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I do not understand the appeal of cheating in MP games. What is the point of being invincible in a FPS or unlimited gold in something else etc? It takes all the effort and skill out of it. It's like it's a buncha 12yos who cant stand "to lose".


In a popular esports title like Dota, people can make an income on the black market by selling accounts that they've ranked up.

Accounts that are in the higher brackets of matchmaking can fetch a reasonable sum.

So using hacks (provided it has gone undetected by anti-cheat software and other players) can make this process easier.

I'm certainly not condoning the behaviour, of course.


It's just a form of griefing.




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