joker5

Cheating in games... I dunno. If you bought a game that's just kicking your ass all over the place, or you're just getting into gaming, it can be good. But, on the other hand if you're playing online, cheating is basically saying "Ok, so the game developers figured out how to balance this game. All these other people have trained long and hard to get as good as they are now - I.E, better than me. But I think that it's OK to go download some script to invalidate all that and score some headshots. Why should I bother getting good/working for that great item in an MMO? I think it'd be more fun if I had it NOW, and I don't care who I piss off in the meantime."In first-person shooters, it's not much of a problem - the usual response is "Screw this; I'm off to a different server." In MMOs, though, I'd imagine it's a real pain if you max your character's level, get a bunch of good gear, work up a decent amount of cash, and then see a retard duper prancing around in better gear and with a fatter balance.In a single-player game... well, you bought it, you figure out how you want to play it. But seeing as most single-player games have an interesting plot which is better experienced immersed in the game, and an online multiplayer component, single-player is at the very least good practice. And if you've ever played any sports - how often do you purposely make practice easier than a real match? "Yeah, my opponent in tennis will be playing his best... so I'll only practice for a bit, and only volleys while I'm at it.". There is a good, fun experience to be had for most games playing through without cheats, and if you haven't got that, it seems like you're reducing the game down to a boring little toy. :/On the other hand, especially in GTA, even if you're not done with all the story missions, yeah, just grabbing a chopper, some big guns and a lot of health and cutting loose can be exactly what you need >:3

Same as the above poster - F.E.A.R scared the crap out of me, which is ironic because A: You are a pretty much a bullet-dodging superman, and B: Dead Space, which has much less friendly controls and such, and much more hideous monsters, and just more reasons to be scared? Scared me a lot less.F.E.A.R is just remarkably good at the whole 'creepy' atmosphere.Other than that... a few games, but nothing memorable.

I prefer CS:S. The guns feel easier to use, which cuts both ways - it's also easier for people to shoot you. The mods are more interesting, the playerbase is generally more fun, and the grenade physics are much more intuitive than that floaty BS you see in 1.6.The one thing that pisses me off about CS:S is the lack of riot shield. It was underused in 1.6, but it's exactly what the game needs, and it's really stupidly good if you're playing as an actual team. Nothing frustrates an AWPer like getting psyched by a shield-user.... except getting psyched by a shield user and then getting counter-AWPed by his pal hiding behind him. Good times.Plus, I like more precise headshot detection and such.

Not sure if this counts, but I've seen the AI do some pretty stupid stuff.Best war story ever: Call of Duty 2, that one British level where you're taking a German town in the middle of the rain. Attacking the church; I peek in and pop back, having seen four Germans. Four Germans yell, having seen me. Four Germans throw grenades out the doorway, having seen me. Four Germans charge out, having thrown their grenades. :/ Synchronized backflips.I dubbed it the German Defense, because damn, that kind of brilliance just needs a name.

Far Cry 2. :3 It's actually remarkably fun. It did fall victim to Ubisoft's "Lol grind" philospohy, but they managed to offset it by ensuring that all the weapons handle, feel and act differently. In addition, the upgrade system is just plain good. Getting a fully upgraded silenced MP5 + stealth suit + a few other tweaks, waiting 'til night time and just going and doing awful, awful things to their camps.Plus there's the moral side of it. I can't help but agree with the Jackal's viewpoint - The biggest problem with the region is _not_ the guns. It's the people holding them, and the guns are a remarkably neat way to make it a self-solving problem. Bleeding the region for its money while wiping out both factions at the same time becomes appealing. Being quite as thorough as I am destroying their resources might seem excessive, but if I only wiped out one faction then the other would stay and just make the problems worse, and as long as there is a semblance of order at least one faction will survive, meaning that it's arguable that burning everything to the ground is in the interest of order.>_> Plus the AI is good. And the sound. And the... yeah, I like Far Cry 2.