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Seasoned Ace

Re: Patent for cheats

@DoYaSeeMe

I see where you are coming from. This is beyond my point. However.
You said code is a language. So is chemistry, in a way, as math, etc.
IF EA produces an aimbot (or multiple depending on where they hook or whatever) and patent it, then Cheat makers will be reproducing EA product. The point will be to claim cheats as a product instead of letting it be cheat makers' product.
In the end, Activision has patented a matchmaking system, so has EA, perhaps called EOMM?

https://www.pcgamesn.com/ea-matchmaking-microtransactions-eomm-engagement-patent

I would be curious to see what would happen if, for sake of example, say Ubisoft, were to use the same matchmaking system patented by Activision.

6 Replies

DoYaSeeMe
4 years ago
@Vdstrk an aimbot can be basically a 3d vector that has its values corrected so that it intersects or it's close to a certain coordinate in space (an enemy's head origin coordinates, for example). How do you see this patented?
Vdstrk
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe

Sure, we can superficially describe an aimbot as a 3d vector.
The most basic ones would not work, or would be caught by the anti cheat engine in seconds.
I believe it takes quite a bit more for a real working aimbot to actually work.
But this would stir the conversation elsewhere.
DoYaSeeMe
4 years ago
@Vdstrk that's the core of it.

Anyway, creating, using or selling cheats is already illegal, those who do it would not care about also violating a patent one bit.
Vdstrk
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe

True. In some countries like China and South Korea. Not in the USA for example.
How can cheats prices be pushed up on the market, other than artificially creating a scarcity of it?

https://www.quora.com/Is-the-selling-of-game-hacks-illegal
As long as any of the COPYRIGHTED code is(n't) included in the cheats (depending on whether you go for legal or illegal).
EDIT: I have added an EDIT to my op. The term patent is misleading. I intended more a copyright than a patent (possibly both). My apologies.
DoYaSeeMe
4 years ago
@Vdstrk In countries where there are penalties, hackers won't care if a year is added to the jailtime. They do the hacks because they have ways to avoid jail altogether.

In countries where the cybercrime is not addressed properly, it's up to the legislators to crank it up. But there are critical reforms on their desks that have been sitting there for years, so it's easy to realize how slim chances are for the entertainment industry.
Vdstrk
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@DoYaSeeMe

That is a bit of a speculation, especially the conclusions you reach. But that is ok.