Cheating - A Research Thread

[StBishop]

"Breaking the rules"

I can't explain it much better than that. I will give an example of something(s) I consider cheating and something(s) I do not consider cheating.

Cheating:
Using glitches, stats, positions, quantities etc are changed (eg. Missingno)

Not Cheating:
Using work arounds (Buying archery lessons from your companion in skyrim, asking to see his stuff, and then taking your money back.)

Cheating:
Becoming invincible, getting unlimited something, godmode, flight when it's not intended etc. (Cheat codes)

Not Cheating:
Exploits or min/maxing (Buying "perma-stun" builds in MOBAs; huge health regen from items, provided they are obtained through "proper" channels eg, looted, bought, upgraded etc)

Feel free to ask questions, I feel I didn't explain properly.

Ok because you asked:

Apparently, in your opinion if you use exploits is not cheating... but glitches are cheating? Arent glitches exploits as well? Well at least IMO.

Glitches are things which aren't supposed to happen. Work arounds are creative uses of things which are.

So having a gun which regenerates ammo, and selling the ammo = work around.

Having a gun which doesn't deplete ammo when held in your left hand, but does in your right (and it's not made clear that this is on purpose) = cheating.