Heh… I think you got me wrong there.
Hey, hold on for a sec. How did I say it should be legitimized or made more acceptable? I said NOTHING like that, only that it’s a social problem and that a technical solution is impossible. That’s not my fault hey, it’s how it is.
I feel I know perfectly well why these people cheat (they lack skill and haven’t the patience or enthusiasm to practise to get better),
Yeah, that might be true, but it’s still a very superficial description. Unless you are a cheater yourself, you can not know “perfectly” well why one cheats. I mean, we derive joy from getting better (or simply concentrating, wether we’re getting better or not). Some might like the ww2 theme etc. etc. But what is the point of a cheater? You only said what they don’t have. Useless. They also lack a 15t satellite orbiting them at 5000 mp/h, your point being? If you know it perfectly well describe it a bit better heh. Maybe you feeling to know it perfectly well is just you thinking what you want to think, and therefore it feels right for you?
and I’ve no desire to make them feel in any way, shape or form even remotely better about themselves and what they do.
Funny that, I didn’t say that either. I’m actually claiming what is going on right now is fueling their fire much more than any amount of openness could. I mean, I even said give them less attention if you can’t communicate, only that I’d personally like communicating better. It’s like writing songs about a group, talking about them everyday, holding meetings to talk about them - but when you meet a member of the group you don’t communicate because you “don’t want to give them any attention”.
Doesn’t sound too clever to me.
I’m sure they are laughing their asses off. I’m sure they get a chuckle out of the finger pointing and infighting and posting demos of alleged cheaters, and I’m also sure for some that dumb “cheaters have small dicks and wear their moms clothes” attitude seen a lot just “proves” what they already want to believe, that the gaming community is dumb and deserves to have their fun spoiled. If you’re really careful you might notice that I’m trying to understand them.
You know, as it is know they have their reasons we can only guess about. I’m sure finding out these reasons would NOT be flattering for the cheaters.
but we can all make a contribution to the cause as well by making sure these people feel as low, dirty and unwelcome as possible.
And how do you know that this is not something that motivates them even more? Why are you so damn sure? Ever had a decent discussion with a cheater? I didn’t, maybe it’s not even possible. But there is only one way to find out, and that is NOT “I know what you’re going to say anyway so I won’t listen neener neener”. Psychology is a more complex subject than that, maybe it’s beyond the scope of a gaming community heh.
