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I'm going to buck the trend and say I love to cheat. I'm into the bragging rights for games, I just want to finish them.

Having said that, I don't cheat in RPGs (Except FFX, but I did beat it first), I cheat in first person shooters and the like. Unlimited ammo, God mode, you name it, I want to use it. Not walking through walls, though. That's gotten me into heaps of game-crashing situations when you try to walk through a wall to nowhere.

But then, when I play certain games, I just want to kill stuff, not mess around with low health and that sort of thing.

Sooo, my point is, I like to cheat, but I'm impressed with people who can play the games through without doing so. I've never acquired the skills to play certain types of games. (Could there be a connection here? Nah, I didn't think so. wink )

To cheat or not to cheat: It's up to the player! However, if you're playing multiplayer with someone, unless you're both cheating, no way!

I can't bring myself to cheat at games. lol There's something satisfying about achieving something on my own without the help of something. It's like "yeah I did that" ^_^

Like everyone else, I'll use a walkthrough occationally when I get stuck. But actual cheat codes, no way. If I beat the game and have done everything possible and I'm just playing just to pass time then I will.

red_moon_wolfess: Different people, different ideas of fun, I guess. mrgreen

It drives my partner nuts that I cheat at just about everything. He wouldn't let me use cheats in Diablo II until I'd successfully beaten normal mode lol But it turns out that's one of the games I like to play without cheating. Sometimes, anyway. mrgreen

Peole who use cheats just so they can say they've beaten the game annoy me, because I don't think you've earned any sort of bragging rights by doing so. What's to brag about, really? Oh, yeah, I've killed by using God Mode and Unlimited Ammo. Easiest fight I've ever had. rolleyes

And I won't be driven into the abyss because I've got an unpopular opinion. blaugh

i dont cheat unless its super mario and i just cant get through a certain level. but really whats the point of cheating? especially in games like pokemon. whats the point of playing when your just going to cheat your way to get everything question

I confess, I do cheat. I cheat, but usually I don't cheat (except for walk-throughs occasionally). I try not to use walk-throughs-most of the time- except when I'm absolutely stuck and don't have a clue about what to do next. However with some games I feel that in order to fully appreciate the game I'd like to be able to complete as much of the game as possible. I feel that without a walk-through sometimes then you can miss key elements in the game. For me, gaming is not just about the gaming experience, but also about the story. However, let me re-iterate: Most of the time I try to play a game *without* a walk-through. Furthermore, after I finish a game once sometimes I want to play it again, but this time obsessively. That means finding every side-quest in a game, not too easy without a walk-through.

Also, some games like "Age of Empires" are a blast to play with or without cheats. On it's own, the games are extremely addicting, that is most definitely true. But, some of the cheats are just so ridiculous that it's too fun not use them. I can't remember every cheat in Age of Empires at the moment, but I do remember there being such cheats as a rocket launching car, catapults that launch people, and the ability to transform bowmen into trees that walk on water. Sometimes it's just fun to blow things up in a game where you usually don't. I did cheat more when I was younger, but now I try to cheat less.

Sweet! now we have both sides to the arguement! Now it isn't a one sided thread anymore!

Come on we need more cheeters to even out the balance! I know there are more of you! there is a whole thread divoted to cheet codes around this guild somewere!

I can't get through games with out a walkthrough @_@ I know how sad! I just get so lost!