Counter-Strike, Gamer Culture, MMORPGs, World of WarCraft
God Mode and NoClip: A Brief History of Cheating
There’s that old saying, “it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.” Of course, losing isn’t a whole lot of fun for anybody, save for masochists and deadbeat dads who never really wanted custody in the first place. However, savvy gamers ’round this big ol’ world of ours all know they don’t have to lose, provided they play the game right: with a whole slew of codes, hacks, and exploits, as well as a defunct moral compass.
From the comfortably familiar to the understandably obscure, here’s a quick look at cheating throughout the ages.
In this increasingly competitive world we inhabit, cheating the system has become almost as American as mom and steroid-laced apple pie. Every aspect of our existence has been taken advantage of by people willing to do anything to get ahead. From sports to the stock market, our headlines are full of frauds and swindlers. So it makes perfect sense that our video games are similarly exploited by cheat codes and glitches.