- Mr Orzhov
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Never argue with idiots. They force you down to their level, then win because of experience.
Shadowrun=Halo 1>Halo 3>Halo 2>Gears of War>Nothing.
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Don't be a scrub. Play to win.
Certain glitches are cheating and certain glitches aren't. Superbouncing is cheating, while the button combos are not. Superbouncing is not cheating because it is a glitch, however. It is cheating because it gives a player an unfair advantage. It is possible to superbounce to locations on the maps that are impossible to be killed at because the bullets simply will not travel that far. (its called bullet life, where bullets disappear after a certain distance to decrease lag by making it so the game doesn't have to keep track of as many objects) The ability not to be killed is quite powerful indeed, and the game will devolve into who can superbounce first. This would make the game imbalanced, because one course of action/tactic is significantly more powerful than all the others, and if you want to win you must use this tactic. Superbouncing 'breaks' the game.
Button glitches, however, are not cheating. A glitch by definition is something that wasn't intended in a game. However, that does not automatically make it cheating. The Halo 1 pistol was intended to be a side arm to be occasionally used in campaign. Look what happened to it. Just because it isn't being used as intended, doesn't mean its cheating. Designer intent doesn't matter, its how the game is played. Button glitches are not cheating, because any one can do them at any given time, and they do not break the game. (Yes, even people on PAL TVs. I've seen a montage from a British player before, and he double shotted.) When you look at glitches, they don't do any thing 'new', per se, but simply speed up actions already possible in the game. Do you think it's a coincidence that Bungie designed the game so that you die with one BR headshot after you get bashed? All BxBing does is make you melee faster, and all the double shot does is make you shoot faster (The glitch requires precise timing, so its not broken). The glitches don't break the game, they make the game faster paced and more skillful.
The only definition of someone who is skilled in a game is someone who can consistently win against any opponent within the rules of the game. Nothing more, nothing less.
[Edited on 08.02.2007 5:03 PM PDT]