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ELI5: Why is cheating in online games seemingly so prevelant? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by Mandy@sh.itjust.works to c/explainlikeimfive@lemmy.world
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What do these people think they gain?

Whats the point?

Do they really just want to ruin stuff for everyone?

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

I’d imagine it’s mostly because of how many players there are. If only 1% of players cheat, and you run into 100 players in a typical session, you’ll likely see a cheater, and if 1,000,000 players are playing, then 10,000 cheaters are playing.