07-06-2004, 10:25 AM
From m-w.com:
cheat- (verb, intransitive sense)
1b : to violate rules dishonestly (as at cards or on an examination)
This is usually the sense of "cheat" that gamers use. Note that a poker player can bid high on a bad hand in a deliberate, dishonest attempt to swindle his fellow players out of money. That poker player would generally not be considered a cheater, because he followed the rules of the game.
In computer games, the fundamental "rules" are layed out by the way the game is coded. And so, this is the central point in determining what qualifies as cheating.
cheat- (verb, intransitive sense)
1b : to violate rules dishonestly (as at cards or on an examination)
This is usually the sense of "cheat" that gamers use. Note that a poker player can bid high on a bad hand in a deliberate, dishonest attempt to swindle his fellow players out of money. That poker player would generally not be considered a cheater, because he followed the rules of the game.
In computer games, the fundamental "rules" are layed out by the way the game is coded. And so, this is the central point in determining what qualifies as cheating.