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Re:Police bust 'world's biggest' video-game-cheat operation by wodenokoto on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @04:25PM (#26652670)
Can someone expand on why cheats are worth $200/month to consumers?

Is it a way to buy bling that would otherwise cost thousands or?

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Re:Police bust 'world's biggest' video-game-cheat operation by rnestler on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @06:40PM (#26654063)
From the article

> With players able to win millions in gaming tournaments around the world, a crackdown on cheating has intensified in recent years.

Apparently cheats were used to win tournament prize money.

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Re:Police bust 'world's biggest' video-game-cheat operation by blibble on Wednesday March 31, 2021 @11:11PM (#26656242)
the more it costs the fewer people will have it

so your chance of going detected goes down

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