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[Behold the Void]

So I was playing Tetris DS and I noticed someone using a cheat to get all straight blocks.

CHEATING. IN TETRIS. WHY!?

Anyway, I've encountered this kind of thing before, (mineral hacking in Starcraft being another prime example), and it never fails to infuriate and annoy me, especially since there's nothing I can do about it.

Have you guys encountered cheaters playing online? What do you do? Personally, I tend to swear fairly profusely. And if possible sever my connection to get a disconnect.

[Laddy]

I play with someone else, I hate cheaters! This includes running all-tank parties with sprint. ^_^

[Tavrobel]

Disconnects in SC melee is worse for your record than losses, imo. I run into cheaters all the time; some games worse than others. As for what I do, I've learned to accept it, mostly because there's nothing stopping people from cheating in the games I play, not even the company itself that manages the game. It's been a long time since anyone cared. I then proceed to either thank them for having the hack, or beat them into the ground senseless (in the game of course).

[Yaridovich]

All sticks? That's not even fun...

It depends on what game that someone is cheating, and in what manner. I don't mind people cheating on GTA just for the sake of going on a hooker murder spree, but when they cheat in Final Fantasy, complete the game and gloat, I get irked and defensive. "No, you did not beat the game. You just wasted your time. Try again. "

[Roto13]

When I worked for Xbox, I once got a call from someone who said that he had video proof that someone was cheating at Halo on Xbox Live (actually, I got a bunch, but one of them stands out for some reason) and he wanted to know what I was going to do about it. I told him there was nothing I could do about it. It's against Microsoft's policy to actually do anything about it.

The guy was being way too dramatic, though. I thought he was going to cry or something. He was taking it way too seriously.

Fun fact: Xbox customer support has this ridiculous script they're supposed to read when someone calls in about cheaters on Live. It's so bad it's funny. It's all like "Oh, it's really too bad that there are cowards on Xbox Live [they actually use the word 'cowards'] who have to cheat to make up for their own lack of skill. When you run into a cheater, give negative feedback. It can be frustrating, but keep in mind that some day, they'll lose!" and crap like that. Yeah, like the thought of another player losing on Live is going to make everything better. xD I refused to read that script.

[Momiji]

Cheaters piss me off to no end, but what are you going to do about it? Nothing. There's nothing one can do unless the cheater is nearby.

Cheating is one of the reasons I quit playing Halo 3. When you get two point-blank shotgun shots and three beat downs on a person (I am NOT making this up) and they take you out with one melee attack, something is messed up.

[Germ Hamee]

Originally Posted by Behold the Void ^

So I was playing Tetris DS and I noticed someone using a cheat to get all straight blocks.

CHEATING. IN TETRIS. WHY!?

What the hell. Why would anyone do that? I didn't even know you could cheat on DS wifi. Then again I've never bothered to look.

Playing against a cheater is annoying in any game, but this Tetris thing boggles my mind. I'm picturing some warty kid laying in his bed cackling as he drops a million blue blocks, and now I'm just worried. o.O

[Laddy]

You can't cheat this Tetris, it cheats you.