drlava
08-19-2005, 10:07 AM
The Article (http://www.hardocp.com/#14706-2)
Does anyone else find it disturbing that the guy that virtually beat up another player in that online game and took his things (something that the game was designed to allow) was arrested for theft?? As I understand it, part of some online games is actually the possibility of clans going around fighting and taking loot. The only difference here is that the guy 'cheated' and used a bot (he outsmarted the game.) Granted, many people using bots will make the game unfair and less fun, but converting that into real-world arrests just seems inane. Whoever he 'beat up' must ave had connections high up. Or something.
Does anyone else find it disturbing that the guy that virtually beat up another player in that online game and took his things (something that the game was designed to allow) was arrested for theft?? As I understand it, part of some online games is actually the possibility of clans going around fighting and taking loot. The only difference here is that the guy 'cheated' and used a bot (he outsmarted the game.) Granted, many people using bots will make the game unfair and less fun, but converting that into real-world arrests just seems inane. Whoever he 'beat up' must ave had connections high up. Or something.