2011-04-20, 02:44 AM
Problem with hackers: They devalue anything you can obtain ingame.
This leads, of course, to NX inflation... NX is worth more, items/mesos are worth less.
It's okay if you regularly charge up some NX, but it sucks ass if you're trying to earn money ingame.
Of course, trading between one ingame item and another still works, because they're equally devalued. But good luck trading them for NX...
For me it's mostly a question of fairness: I'd prefer the game to be in a position where all players have equal opportunity. Hacking ruins that, because you get this spectrum from 100% straightlace (never buy items from other players) to 100% hacking (never legit??) With people who buy hacked items, hunt them on hacked characters, etc. in the middle.
This leads, of course, to NX inflation... NX is worth more, items/mesos are worth less.
It's okay if you regularly charge up some NX, but it sucks ass if you're trying to earn money ingame.
Of course, trading between one ingame item and another still works, because they're equally devalued. But good luck trading them for NX...
For me it's mostly a question of fairness: I'd prefer the game to be in a position where all players have equal opportunity. Hacking ruins that, because you get this spectrum from 100% straightlace (never buy items from other players) to 100% hacking (never legit??) With people who buy hacked items, hunt them on hacked characters, etc. in the middle.