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Re:Guild Wars 2 distributed spyware in order to detect cheaters by pvg on Monday April 16, 2018 @01:27PM (#16850852)
MMO cheating implies for me some damage to other players which I don't see either with botting.

The more you participate, the more stuff you get (for various values of 'stuff') is the central design conceit of just about all MMOs. Breaking it is one of the most drastic and damaging ways to cheat.

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Re:Guild Wars 2 distributed spyware in order to detect cheaters by freehunter on Monday April 16, 2018 @02:33PM (#16851514)
Agreed. And GW2, like other MMOs, has a trading post where players can sell to other players. If you're cheating, you can crash the in-game economy which certainly does have an impact on other players.
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