- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I've stated my opinion very thoroughly on another thread of a very similar topic. I'll summarize my points.
No, button glitching is not cheating.
Most people's arguments are:
They weren't intended to be put in the game.
Not everyone can do them.
They create an unfair advantage (falls back on the previous argument).
My arguments:
No, you're right, they weren't intended to be put in the game. But they're still in the game, and every person that has a copy of Halo 2 for XBOX can button glitch. They're there. There is no manipulation of code, no hacking, nothing against the XBOX Live code of conduct. It's an exploitation, all the same as super-bouncing, that so many people hate because it's not always used in regular gameplay.
No, everyone CAN do it. If you "can't" do it, send me a damned friend request and I'll teach you. If you persist in saying that not everyone can do it, go home child. I just offered to teach you, and your copy of Halo 2 has the same glitch in the code as mine does. Yes you can, so either send me a friend request or SHUT THE F*** UP (blast your censors, Bungie).
It doesn't create an unfair advantage, just an advantage. Again, the same as superbouncing. It's knowledge and a different skill that some players have learned. If you can't do it, learn it. If you learned it, but choose not to, again, SHUT THE F*** UP (again, blast you Bungie). You can do it, so it's not an unfair advantage.
Here's some examples of an unfair advantage:
Oddball, Warlock, your team gets host. You walk into the corner by the portal with the oddball. You die by ANYTHING, and the ball falls under the map so only HOST can pick it up. Luck of the draw, cheating; unfair advantage.
You get host. Your team is losing, so you press that big button on your router/modem that says, "STANDBY". You're manipulating the bandwidth properties, creating lag and an unfair advantage.
You download some mods and install them on your XBOX. You fly across Terminal with the bomb before the other team can even get their weapons, and you arm it without them realising it. Unfair advantage.
Not everyone can standby/mod/pull off host reliant glitches. Therefore they are unfair advantages.
I've stated it several times; I'll say it again. If you're going to whine about people using a double-shot here and there, but you're too self-righteous to learn it yourself, go home child. Go. Home.