Wow...
Thats a whole of venting don't you think Occhi? In my opinion, the line between cheesing and cheating is very thin, and can be changed by the ideas of the player. I think that the Terms of Use says exploiting a bug in the game is illegal and considered cheating. Therefore, you have to determine what is a bug. The Andy/Duriel bug IS a bug, and thus (if you want to feel good about yourself) can be fixed by leaving the game before you travel to the next act.
But to get a quest drop from a boss is not a difficult thing to do. Personally, I have no problem with the bug and exploiting it to its fullest. If you join a game where a certain act boss has not been killed, and you have not recieved that quest yet, the boss will drop as if it were a quest drop. It's probably another bug in the game, but the case is still the same.
I think it really depends on who you play with. If you play on the realms with gobs of idiots and are looking for specific stuff that is not in the "norm" uber runeword class, go ahead and use the bug. If you dont want to cheese, then don't. If you play alone and are sick and tired of seeing all these incredibly rare items that you will NEVER see, go ahead and use the bug to try and get some. If you are fine with your equipment now, then don't. If you play with private games on the AB or other areas that are as anti-cheating as they come, dont bother. There is no reason to use the bug to get stronger because everyone else is just as weak as you.
To sum it all up, cheese if you want to. The main goal is to have fun while respecting other people.
Seems I did a bit of venting myself...
Neat! I never played D1 to the extent of D2 even though I got it when it came out. Probably because I was like 10 and had all the gpows in the world... Never heard of the bug either. Did your Vit decrease, allowing you to put more into your vit, increasing your overall health or did your health decrease to the point where it loops back around to 65535? I know in Baldur's Gate II, there is a way to "beat yourself with an ugly stick" up to the point where you become godly beautiful and your charisma loops around to the highest.
Thats a whole of venting don't you think Occhi? In my opinion, the line between cheesing and cheating is very thin, and can be changed by the ideas of the player. I think that the Terms of Use says exploiting a bug in the game is illegal and considered cheating. Therefore, you have to determine what is a bug. The Andy/Duriel bug IS a bug, and thus (if you want to feel good about yourself) can be fixed by leaving the game before you travel to the next act.
But to get a quest drop from a boss is not a difficult thing to do. Personally, I have no problem with the bug and exploiting it to its fullest. If you join a game where a certain act boss has not been killed, and you have not recieved that quest yet, the boss will drop as if it were a quest drop. It's probably another bug in the game, but the case is still the same.
I think it really depends on who you play with. If you play on the realms with gobs of idiots and are looking for specific stuff that is not in the "norm" uber runeword class, go ahead and use the bug. If you dont want to cheese, then don't. If you play alone and are sick and tired of seeing all these incredibly rare items that you will NEVER see, go ahead and use the bug to try and get some. If you are fine with your equipment now, then don't. If you play with private games on the AB or other areas that are as anti-cheating as they come, dont bother. There is no reason to use the bug to get stronger because everyone else is just as weak as you.
To sum it all up, cheese if you want to. The main goal is to have fun while respecting other people.
Seems I did a bit of venting myself...
Quote:Deliberately standing there (in D I ) while black deaths whittle your Vit down to nearly nil is an extreme case of the MS exploit, and if tha is not cheating, which I deem it to be, it sure is close. Cheesy at best in any event.
Neat! I never played D1 to the extent of D2 even though I got it when it came out. Probably because I was like 10 and had all the gpows in the world... Never heard of the bug either. Did your Vit decrease, allowing you to put more into your vit, increasing your overall health or did your health decrease to the point where it loops back around to 65535? I know in Baldur's Gate II, there is a way to "beat yourself with an ugly stick" up to the point where you become godly beautiful and your charisma loops around to the highest.
What is the judicial system coming to when child molesters get 5 years and cottage cheese gets 30.