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ELI5: Why is cheating in online games seemingly so prevelant? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by Mandy@sh.itjust.works to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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What do these people think they gain?

Whats the point?

Do they really just want to ruin stuff for everyone?

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

That seems like a lot of time and effort ... what is actually being gained by this?

[-] AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

For the cheaters? A feeling of superiority. For the people that make those cheats? Money from those losers, apparently enough to be worth the trouble sadly.

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