A poll for Daiblo player

[Nystul]

But my rogue usually shoots her bow, so she would have to answer "no" to hacking (and slashing) for the most part, even though now and again the S/S set up does come out . . .

So you hack every now and then, and go around masquerading as a non-hacker the rest of the time?! I see how it is... :D

Seriously though, the word 'hack' has way too many meanings and subtle variations without the hack = cheat sense that has developed. I hesitate to use the words hack or hacker in any sense because frankly it's hard to tell what someone means when they throw those terms around. Would someone with extensive knowledge about all aspects of the game be a Diablo hack? Did Blizzard programmers hack Diablo when they linked certain monster abilities to specific monster slots? If I fire up my hex editor and change 'Wizardspike' into 'Superkiller' or make magma-spitting gargoyles (done both, for what little it's worth) does that make me a hacker? Maybe if I spoof packets or mess with the D2 servers, or do we call this cracking instead?

Even without the hack'n'slash references, it's enough to make someone's head spin :)