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Also, there's no direct competition/PvP, so does it really matter of someone cheats?
People have cheated in the samples and req slips and such and ruined progression for others. It's not the same as competition cheating, but the "point" of the game is the grind, and some lost out on it. I think AH rolled back most of the effected accounts though, but it's a little deeper than just no PvP = cheats sorta fine
How does that ruin progression for others? It could only ruin progression for themselves.
Like, congratulations, you bought all the things without working for it. Now what?
Because it's group rewards. That person gets 2k super samples, you also get 2k super samples. It, by definition, ruins progression for others.
Might not have been clear in initial comment; on launch, people were joining open groups and cheaters were spoofing the rewards. So when a mission completed, you got a bunch of mats and stuff and your account was basically bricked for "progression" unless AH did a manual rollback.
Ahh okay, that could fuck you shit up.
I've only played with friends, so I guess I don't see this side of it.
It's much less of an issue now, likely due to anti-cheat and also the current bans in other countries so it's not really spoken about much anymore. Honestly, if people wanna cheat, go for it, especially in a game like this. There is a bit of worry about effecting major orders an inordinate amount, but even then, it would probably be a small amount.
If you purchase something, shouldn't you be able to determine your own point of that purchase?
Two sides of it 1)due to the multiplayer aspect, these cheats may end up affecting other people directly who join the hacked game. 2) It's not going to be all hackers, but it is kind of a community problem when people hack their way to quick completion, and then start complaining about a lack of challenge and/or end game.
I guess that would depend on the cheats applied. If no checks are in place, griefers could for example make themselves invincible and kills teammates.
Sure, but they'd start to get booted from games pretty quick.
There's the paid currency that you can farm in game. I imagine Sony wouldn't want people getting that all easier.