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Is this legal? It's obviously against TOS, but I don't think breaking a TOS is illegal..
You could make a case that making a cheat is copyright infringement as Blizzard did [0] so yes, it can be illegal. [0] https://torrentfreak.com/blizzard-sues-overwatch-cheat-maker...
How long until you can point another computer at your game pc or console, to play for you? That’s game over for anti-cheat IMO.
By installing spyware.
I wouldn't call this spyware; it doesn't seem to reach outside of its own process (though I guess it does report back what you could call analytics).
Back in 2005/2006 Sony where installing rootkits on PCs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk... - this is why to this day I try make sure very little with "Sony" printed upon it touches my network. IIRC the best we got by way of an apology was "we are sorry Sony BMG embarrassed the group by getting caught" and "we promise not to do exactly the same thing again in the near future" (weasel words that meant they could do other equally crappy things immediately and as now is not the near future from then that could do the same thing now without breaking their word).
That was to try to protect content in audio CD tracks by breaking things that might allow copying, I'm sure similar methods can be (and probably have been) used to try block game cheats too.
How long until you can point another computer at your game pc or console, to play for you? That’s game over for anti-cheat IMO.
Or you just write your own game client like china has been doing for WoW for ages.
Client v1 sends packet A for command Attack
So does China Client v1
Developer updates client to v2 and now packet A is non-existent, so no legit user is going to send it
so after patch everyone who sends packet A can be banned
Serious question for you gamers out there: Why would a person go to such great lengths to cheat at a video game? Is there a monetary incentive? Otherwise, it seems like a lot of effort just to increase one's standing on a leader board.
also skills, resume?
Serious question for you gamers out there: Why would a person go to such great lengths to cheat at a video game? Is there a monetary incentive? Otherwise, it seems like a lot of effort just to increase one's standing on a leader board.
Also game streaming is big now and being "good" attracts more viewers so there is also a lot of money to be made by cheating.
I have completely stopped taking video games seriously in any capacity as I am pretty confident the entire culture of competitive gaming is completely infested with cheating.
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Is this legal? It's obviously against TOS, but I don't think breaking a TOS is illegal..
You could make a case that making a cheat is copyright infringement as Blizzard did [0] so yes, it can be illegal. [0] https://torrentfreak.com/blizzard-sues-overwatch-cheat-maker...
Is making an overlay a derivative work?
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People make cheats for money, for online infamy, and for the challenge of it People use cheats because it makes the game more enjoyable. In FPS, someone can shoot you before you have time to react. In RTS, someone can step out of the darkness with an army that traps yours at just the right moment. Cheats replace those unpleasant experiences with pleasant ones where you ambush the enemy and fight them with an advantag…
"People make cheats for money, for online infamy , and for the challenge of it" In all seriousness, I think there's a non-trivial aspect to it where human psychology is misfiring in the modern era. Certain people, mostly younger, have a drive to show off to potential mates, some more so than others, and superficially, spending lots of time creating cheats like this looks like it's leading to social approval and stand…
Some people do it just to challenge themselves or to learn
Free software wouldnt exist if everybody used your approach.
You sounds as if you tried to say that putting effort into something without $$ as result is bad?