LuGer33 wrote:
Khodro wrote:
MaxxSpider wrote:
Khodro wrote:
MaxxSpider wrote:
Khodro wrote:
MaxxSpider wrote:
if it doesn't bother them why does it bother you?
hacking the game would completely ruin it for me. if i suddenly had unlimited donuts and could get anything i want i would completely lose interest in this game.
So you think it's perfectly fine that people are hacking the game?
it doesn't affect me at all so i don't really care.
Well, good to know that you support hackers and cheaters then.
yes cause that's exactly what i said :roll:
Glad we're on the same page then.
You'll eventually realize that repetitive sarcasm is not an effective way to argue, and really just makes you sound like a spoiled teenager with nothing important to say to anyone.
Hacking is an issue with The Simpsons Tapped Out, that is apparent. But what MaxxSpider was suggesting--and this is the attitude most people do or at least should have--is that unlike other games, TS:TO isn't a competitive multiplayer game; one person's town has no impact on another's. There are no leaderboards, no competitive matches, nothing that should really get you bent out of shape over the fact that someone else is breaking the rules.
However, I do understand the frustration that comes with having to pay for things that someone else is getting for free. I can tell you right now that EA does care about hackers because Donuts cost money, and hacking the game to obtain premium currency is literally stealing. But also remember that TS:TO is a casual, freemium game, and the vast, vast majority of players are not hacking anything. Just because you've run across a decent amount of them on the web means nothing when you consider how many millions of players have downloaded and played this game legitimately.
If you run across a hacker, and have actual proof, I would suggest PMing a mod with the link and/or evidence. The mod can then take a look and forward the evidence up the food chain to the community manager at EA if it's warranted for possible actioning.
At least on the NHL and Madden forums, that's how we handle cheaters.
I was just replying sarcasm with sarcasm.
I agree with you that technically hacking does not alter the gameplay for others, but it is the principle that counts.
Imagine if you go out on a dinner with two of your friends. Now imagine if one of your friends pay for the other person as a gesture but doesn't pay for you. Wouldn't you find it a bit rude?
My point is that us TSTO players should all be equal. Either everyone pays for the premium stuff or nobody does. Whether premium items should be free is a different topic but the fact of the matter is that premium items cost donuts and as honest players, we spend real money on them. Therefore it's a slap to our face that other people just go and hack the game and expect others to pick up the bill.
Have you ever heard stories of people who cheat the government by not paying taxes? Does it have any effect on you as a taxpayer? Not really. Do you think that they should stop doing this and receive a punishment for doing this? I'm assuming your answer is yes here, am I right? Because your tax money goes to support people on benefits just like our premium purchases goes to support the costs for servers, maintenance of the game, etc.
