Cheating in games has been around for a very long time. Even early titles like Super Mario had cheat codes, and figuring out those codes made a lot of players feel great. It was a way to adjust to the difficulty of the game and gaining the opportunity to play an entire game from start to finish. Developers were probably aware some players might not be able to conquer all of the in-game challenges, and it would feel unfair to pay for the game that you don’t get to complete.

The reason why codes were hidden is that the game is not meant to be played that way. And just giving players the option to play with invincible characters would discourage them from trying to master that particular title. However, unlike the players in a multiplayer game, AI does not get frustrated when players cheat. Nowadays, players play with strangers from all over the world thanks to online multiplayer games, and cheating in that environment is becoming a real problem. Here, we’ll try to explain why people cheat in games and discuss the problems that behaviour can create.

Why Cheating Is Bad

In truth when you play casually and you get cheated it’s not something that is difficult to get over, you just move onto a different match. However in esports competitions, or an online ranked play, and especially in casino games, stakes can be pretty high, and knowing there is a cheater at the playing table can provoke rage. This is why developers have to work diligently in order to have means of detecting and preventing that behaviour.

In online casinos, players can often use means of fooling software they made a deposit, and play with fake money, whereas their winnings are very real. In order to manage this issue, casinos often rely on the Interac payment system as it can detect when someone is trying to cheat the payment procedure. As a result, experienced players prefer to play on Interac casinos, since Interac mitigates the chance that other players will cheat during the games. Most of PA online gambling sites include this type of payment into their system to ensure, that frauds do not have any chance in cheating the game.On the other hand, in online multiplayer video games, there is usually a recording of matches. And if someone has a lot of reports, devs will go over the footage to figure out if the player was really cheating.

Why People Cheat in Multiplayer Games

Board games were the original form of multiplayer gaming, and anyone who played these probably experienced cheating or even cheated. This is viewed as childish behaviour, and in truth, a lot of cheaters in online games are in fact kids who might feel mischievous. However, it’s entirely possible that is more than that. Often players don’t cheat just because they want to irritate others or ridicule their passion and emotional investment in the match. Often players who cheat also care about the game.

One of the main reasons why players cheat in an online game or any multiplayer competition is to preserve their self-esteem. Winning makes players feel good about themselves, and it can also make them look good in front of others. The pressure to not feel like a loser, or just a desire to feel superior can incentivize players to resort to cheating. Even if players know the victory is undeserved they can still feel like winners because they managed to trick others, instead of feeling superior due to gaming skills, they feel superior because they used their wits to figure out an alternative route to victory.

Can Cheating Be Justified? 

We all know the story of Robin Hood, an outlaw who took from the rich and gave to the poor. Even though we know stealing is bad, we often feel like his actions were justified, and side with him. The question is can the same point of view occur when it comes to cheating. We would never justify this behaviour during an esports event, but in casual online games, the environment is drastically different. It is filled with over-competitive and toxic players who take out their frustrations on either their teammates or opponents. So, players might want to win at any cost just so they can humiliate those toxic players.

Moreover, there are algorithms that are responsible for matchmaking, and often they pair people with a drastic gap in their skill level. Furthermore, a lot of online gamers make so-called smurf accounts, which allows them to play with beginners even if they outclass them in every way. In all of those cases game might look unfair, which once again creates frustration and a desire to throw the fair-play rules out of the window.

 

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