Why Do We Cheat? (Just a discussion for fun)

We're all cheaters (and some are coders/hackers) here. So why do we cheat or find holes in the game? Let's have a little sharing just for fun.

Personally, I cheat just because I love experimenting with stuff, especially things that affect the environment. Of course everytime I cheat is private so it's all more about personal fun. I love the gravity stuff because it somehow adds a cool matrix-like effect to the game. Just imagine killing monsters in slow motion and then running towards another monster while the other one is still in the air. It's like some John Woo flick lol!

Another thing is that although I like gaining the benefits of cheats, I also enjoy helping friends in a "legal" way. When I played my character legit all the way to 70, one thing that stayed constant was the need to collect materials and money to create what I needed. The thing is, I also like helping friends, so my time was divided. What I did was I cheated for my own gain to get everything that I needed first. I then "bought" and "got" the new armor parts from the marketplace and the raid boss, so everything seemed like a natural progression for me. Now when somebody asks for help with quests and stuff, I can play with them legitimately (I change my binds back to default of course lol!) and we all have fun. Now, there's no more itch or pressure to get stuff for myself because I have everything I'll ever need, at least until the next few episodes show up.

Cheating actually gives me time to appreciate the nice graphics of the game. In my 6 months of playing this game, I never really noticed how beautiful the monsters were. I only realized how nice they looked when I slowed down time and I saw how detailed they were actually.

Another good thing about cheats is that it lets me practice how to fight solo. When "god mode" was still around, I used the time to fight those new bosses alone. Even if I couldn't be killed, it surely made me learn about their weaknesses as well as how to deal with a giant boss and his army. Nowadays, even without cheating, I'm happy that I can handle my own because of what I practiced and I can be a functional member of any party.

So in short, I cheat because I like getting the nice stuff without having to deal with too much wasted time, which then frees me to play with others legitimately without anyone being suspicious.

Time to share your reasons!