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There is an article on BBC about how Everquest battles cheat software, Cheaters in MMORPG are spoilers of fun (well, they aren't the only ones, but they are), so companies interested in satisfied customers are well advised to take measures against that:
The program that has sparked the row is called ShowEQ. It gives EverQuest players a detailed map of their location with all the monsters, computer controlled characters and other players marked on it.
Sony has sought to stop ShowEQ working because, as the name of EverQuest implies, searching for helpers and tracking down monsters is the central part of the game.
With ShowEQ players can walk directly to the helpful characters, ambush monsters and find out how powerful foes are.
ShowEQ works by listening in to all the packets of data sent to a player and drawing the map with the information they contain but which is usually denied to players. Well, this tool is like getting a strong sixth sense in real life, IMHO, and that is something that seriously unbalances the game. My respect goes out to those who write programs like that, my disregard goes out to the people who use it. But maybe I am just plagued by the moral standards that a thinking person develops when he grows older :-) - what do YOU think? | | Source: Bluesnews |
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Everquest Battles Cheat Software
