I'm steaming....

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Wtf....

So if a Pk'er in Diablo 2 asks me where I am, and I lie, does that mean I am cheating? :D

Am I cheating if someone asks me what my cards are and I tell them a lie?

But your reasoning throughout your posts suggests that it's perfectly accetepable for me to steal and scam items from people. If one can scam others for real money, then certainly cheating fools in a video game becomes a trivial thing. If I take advantage of someone for their greed, then that's ok then, right?

Bluffing simply is a bet that is a guess that your opponent is weak and will not call. Sometimes it doesn't require deception; maybe the opponent's holding is so weak that he cannot make a feasible call.  It is no diffrent from creating a diversion, or a false attack in a strategy game. You certainly do not want your opponent to have an accurate idea of where you are.

Perhaps gambling is a shady buisness, but really, which buisness is perfectly honest anyways?
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Cheating at Diablo is bad. It's a game. It has goals. And you play. For fun. You play with skill and daring. But it is an honest game. There is nothing at stake except your own pride.

Gambling is an intentionally dishonest act. For money. A lot at stake. You are attempting to seperate a fool from his money. There is somebody with money at the end of the game, and there is the fool. It is a shell game.

When playing with friends, that's one thing. You play for kicks and giggles.

When you are out to make a buck, you bring that money home.