"This has all happened before and it will all happen again", those the words of the first hybrid found in Razor an epic straight to DVD release of Battlestar Galactica Razor. This week I chatted with sol about some cheaters and who was playing with cheaters and who got banned for it, and it rang through my head how completely unavoidable this situation has become and how it happens again and again.
Just like in Battlestar Galactica the ET world is unable to see human from cylon (cheater). I was contemplating asking for a mix in the #crossfire channel, prior to realising I haven't played in forever and am crap, I looked through who was active in the channel thinking well I don't know everything about these guys,could one of them be a cheater? And yet that question was being asked against Crossfire regulars.
The usual lot were chatting away during the day, alexL for instance everyone knows hacked back in the day but has been welcomed back into the community. Then there was Worm, I couldn't remember whether it was him or another belgian that cheated (after consultation, Worm didnt cheat), then there was plekter a seemingly lovely chap but then so was zodiac...
You see where I'm going with this, the element of doubt is everywhere. It is shrouded by acceptance (a point I have softened on) - can you honestly say anymore that you're 100% sure of the people you play with? Look around the front page of Crossfire, we openly accept a movie from Lunatic a great yet busted player. A journal about alexL, a busted but now bodybuilding hero of Crossfire. Look at Killerboys column previous to this and look at how hard he finds it to legislate against cheaters.
God works in mysterious ways (another BSG quote), but to find strength this community has reached out to those that were exiled - how many will attend CC6 with the slightest question mark next to them? Should a team like SNB replicate their online form on LAN they could take home a cash prize from the event despite their history.
My point is not to knock the recovering cheaters, nor to alienate them or anyone. My point is simply to ask where is the line drawn these days? In the old days it was a simple black and white scenario, but thats no longer the case because we live in doubt of so many.
I look at myself with such a grey line, I openly despise cheaters yet I look forward to seeing what Meez makes of my BSG references and now-a-days I'd even happily play a mix with several busted cheaters because they're nice on vent. Do we live in a second chance world? Someone like sup3r, zodiac or hype who have cheated several times I wouldn't touch with a barge pole but those who have done it just once? I seem to find some of them ok. The volume of people who replied on Lunatic's movie post in awe of his ability seem to agree, or the volume of people who have accepted the previous flaw in their teammates seem to agree?
The line between right and wrong has moved, changed colour and now find's itself right down the middle of the community. But is it now ok?
Just like in Battlestar Galactica the ET world is unable to see human from cylon (cheater). I was contemplating asking for a mix in the #crossfire channel, prior to realising I haven't played in forever and am crap, I looked through who was active in the channel thinking well I don't know everything about these guys,could one of them be a cheater? And yet that question was being asked against Crossfire regulars.
The usual lot were chatting away during the day, alexL for instance everyone knows hacked back in the day but has been welcomed back into the community. Then there was Worm, I couldn't remember whether it was him or another belgian that cheated (after consultation, Worm didnt cheat), then there was plekter a seemingly lovely chap but then so was zodiac...
You see where I'm going with this, the element of doubt is everywhere. It is shrouded by acceptance (a point I have softened on) - can you honestly say anymore that you're 100% sure of the people you play with? Look around the front page of Crossfire, we openly accept a movie from Lunatic a great yet busted player. A journal about alexL, a busted but now bodybuilding hero of Crossfire. Look at Killerboys column previous to this and look at how hard he finds it to legislate against cheaters.
God works in mysterious ways (another BSG quote), but to find strength this community has reached out to those that were exiled - how many will attend CC6 with the slightest question mark next to them? Should a team like SNB replicate their online form on LAN they could take home a cash prize from the event despite their history.
My point is not to knock the recovering cheaters, nor to alienate them or anyone. My point is simply to ask where is the line drawn these days? In the old days it was a simple black and white scenario, but thats no longer the case because we live in doubt of so many.
I look at myself with such a grey line, I openly despise cheaters yet I look forward to seeing what Meez makes of my BSG references and now-a-days I'd even happily play a mix with several busted cheaters because they're nice on vent. Do we live in a second chance world? Someone like sup3r, zodiac or hype who have cheated several times I wouldn't touch with a barge pole but those who have done it just once? I seem to find some of them ok. The volume of people who replied on Lunatic's movie post in awe of his ability seem to agree, or the volume of people who have accepted the previous flaw in their teammates seem to agree?
The line between right and wrong has moved, changed colour and now find's itself right down the middle of the community. But is it now ok?
