To cheat or not to cheat?

[Count Duckula]

I'm delighted to find other people who actually read Playboy instead of trying to read it vertically, if you know what I mean. ;) Especially other women. What's really interesting is that sometimes I have to wait for my mother to finish reading it first. (For some reason, the males in the household never really read it.) How's that for liberated parentage?

Anyway...

One of the players engaging in this automated counterfeiting, a 29-year-old financial planner from Texas, said he did so without apology (although he did not want to be identified by name). "I think the bots actually level the playing field for people who have day jobs," he said. "When I play an online game, I can't be the best because there are some college kids out there spending 14 hours a day."

I read a similar article from some online gaming site that cited the exact same reason. I remember reading at PlanetDiablo's forum about a poor poster who suggested that if people proved they weren't selling items online, they should be able to cheat on Battle.net to their heart's content. Roundly and soundly flamed by one and all.

All of these techniques depend on users' having full control of the software running on their home machines. Adept programmers can rewrite the game or insert new instructions. The other players can either play fair or join the arms race.

Is this a Quote to Live By or what???

Also good to know that rampant cheating and item selling is not limited to Battle.net or D2.