"Although previous work has indicated that gaming in general
is a social activity, one might question whether cheaters,
easily considered as anti-social actors by their very nature"
Treated as a whole,
cheaters lost nearly twice as many friends as they gained,
and non-cheaters gained twice as many friends as they lost.
While non-cheaters continue to gain new friends, cheaters,
while not overtly ostracized, appear to be unable to make
new friends and may lose a few of their previous ones.
However, when we examine the transition from non-cheater
to cheater, we observe the e ects of the cheating brand.
First, cheating behavior appears to spread through a social
mechanism, where the presence and the number of cheater
friends of a fair player is correlated with the likelihood of her
becoming a cheater in the future. Consequently, cheaters
end up having more cheater friends than the non-cheaters
have. Second, we observed that cheaters are likely to switch
to more restrictive privacy settings once they are caught, a
sign that they might be uncomfortable with the VAC ban.
Finally, we found that cheaters lose friends over time compared
to non-cheaters, an indication that there is a social
penalty involved with cheating.
thast mainly whats interesting out of the article in my opinion.. not anything "new"..
is a social activity, one might question whether cheaters,
easily considered as anti-social actors by their very nature"
Are Cheaters in Disgrace?
Treated as a whole,
cheaters lost nearly twice as many friends as they gained,
and non-cheaters gained twice as many friends as they lost.
While non-cheaters continue to gain new friends, cheaters,
while not overtly ostracized, appear to be unable to make
new friends and may lose a few of their previous ones.
However, when we examine the transition from non-cheater
to cheater, we observe the e ects of the cheating brand.
First, cheating behavior appears to spread through a social
mechanism, where the presence and the number of cheater
friends of a fair player is correlated with the likelihood of her
becoming a cheater in the future. Consequently, cheaters
end up having more cheater friends than the non-cheaters
have. Second, we observed that cheaters are likely to switch
to more restrictive privacy settings once they are caught, a
sign that they might be uncomfortable with the VAC ban.
Finally, we found that cheaters lose friends over time compared
to non-cheaters, an indication that there is a social
penalty involved with cheating.
thast mainly whats interesting out of the article in my opinion.. not anything "new"..
to non-cheaters, an indication that there is a social
penalty involved with cheating.
not true :) i got more friends after i got busted in 07 ^^ (they only wanted to befriend me to get the public bot i was using... still counts)