Rockstar Creates 'Cheaters Pool' For Game Hackers

itwbennett writes "Rockstar Games announced yesterday in a newswire post that the company has created a 'cheater's pool' (sort of like the populating of Australia with criminals) where players who have hacked the game to give themselves advantages will only be able to play against other cheaters. Although, Ars Technica points out that players may actually prefer the 'special' world."

Just like Australia

[busyqth]

the company has created a 'cheater's pool' (sort of like the populating of Australia with criminals)

And just like Australia, the cheater's pool will become a lawless hellhole, where might makes right, as biker gangsters fight for supremacy in the irradiated wastelands.

Re:Just like Australia

[Oxdeadface]

Two bots enter! One bot leaves!

Re:Just like Australia

[skuzzlebutt]

Stay tuned for "Crocodile Leeeerooooooooooooy Jennnnkiiiins"

hrumph, what what?

[Thud457]

I'll have you know I look quite dashing wearing my monocle while giving some dirty privateer a through spreadsheet-lashing.

flying to Australia soon?

[at10u8]

Knowing of previous incidents, I suspect that itwbennett may have an interesting time when next dealing with Australian customs.

Has anyone else noticed?

[erroneus]

Has anyone else noticed that the water in the cheater's pool is always a bit warmer and greener?

cheaters pool

[Cyko_01]

watch out for the first graders. They always pee in the water

Re:Just like Australia

[lennier]

And just like Australia, the cheater's pool will become a lawless hellhole, where might makes right, as biker gangsters fight for supremacy in the irradiated wastelands.

Australia does have *some* other places than Canberra's Parliament House, you know.

Re:WoW

[History's Coming To]

Agreed. I play Battlefield with a mate who's actually very good, but will rage quit out of a game if we're losing because "the other players are cheating". His definition of cheating so far includes:

Using shotguns
Sniping
Being good with helicopters
Pinning us down and mortaring us
Being better than us (probably)

It's a war simulator, there's only one thing I can think of in the game that breaks the Geneva convention, and that's shooting people on parachutes before they hit the ground.

Re:Interesting

[SimonInOz]

Hey - no talking about my family like that!