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Re:Valve bans 40k accounts after laying a trap for cheaters ... by vintermann on Friday February 24, 2023 @04:11AM (#34922587)
Well, if gamers gain that much satisfaction from other people's frustration, it's no mystery why they cheat too. I don't think that feeling is especially dependent on having achieved it "legitimately".
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Re:Valve bans 40k accounts after laying a trap for cheaters ... by cauthon on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:08PM (#34927669)
What? No, the satisfaction was from having done something so well someone literally didn't believe it was possible.

Not sure how you think you could get that from actually cheating.

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Re:Valve bans 40k accounts after laying a trap for cheaters ... by vintermann on Friday February 24, 2023 @01:54PM (#34928347)
Who says they didn't believe it was possible? They just didn't think it was possible for you, i.e. that you did it honestly.

We all know cheating is a problem in online games, so it wasn't an unreasonable belief. It's certainly possible to play chess at Magnus Carlsen's level, but if I play against someone random online and they play at that level, then of course my default assumption is going to be that they're cheating, not that they're Magnus Carlsen.

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