ELI5: Why is cheating in online games seemingly so prevelant? - eviltoast

What do these people think they gain?

Whats the point?

Do they really just want to ruin stuff for everyone?

  • hperrin@lemmy.world
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    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.