[miser]

When I was a kid I used to use them a lot, especially on games like the Tomb Raider series because I was terrible at completing the levels. It was more fun using the grenade launcher anyway. As for cheating in multiplayer games, you have a prisoner's dilemma type scenario where cheating gives you a distinct advantage, but if someone cheats that's not you, the game is spoilt. People can't be trusted to not cheat if they think they can cheat and get away with it (it's a psychological thing that applies to pretty much everyone - not having a go), so there's a large burden for game companies to have to spend time and money preventing cheating. It sucks but what else can be done?

[...mo...]

It is cheating

[briesandwich]

'The hospital administrator is cheeeaaaating.'

[jeddows]

(Original post by techno836)
ohhh yes ... and spawning an army copter ... and tank and everything hahaha

Or seeing how fast you could go before the train derailed...

[Astronomical]

I don't use cheat codes; they make the game easy, and so you finish it more quickly, which in turn gives me worse value for money and less enjoyment.

[Darkphilosopher]

Heh, I remember when me and my mates used to run a cod4 server with sv_cheats enabled (a server setting that allows various console commands that are usually locked). We would noclip around the map trolling people who joined the server

[A.J10]

(Original post by SecretDuck)
I use teleporting cheats in Morrowind as a way for fast travelling. Noclip is excellent if you're stuck. Reset actors command helps a lot if NPCs are stuck.

Elder scrolls commands to fix glitches and bugs do not count as cheats in my opinion, you're just making sure you can play the game.

I have skyrim on ps3, 3 quests I anf complete

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my E15i

[jordltfc]

GTA is one of those games where you can cheat and have a bit of fun, not taking the game seriously etc. but I'm sure it then stops you from completing missions/achievements so you don't really get an advantage e.g. completing the game using cheats and then bragging.

People buy games so they should be able to play how they want. If they want to use cheats then that's fine, it's just not my cup of tea. However, I have a problem when the player(s) cheating are doing it online - why ruin it for everyone who's playing fairly?

[strategist]

Skyrim. for the darn lockpicks and enough gold for my first horse + first house to store my things.

[SnoochToTheBooch]

what's the point? If I'm playing a game I want it to be difficult as ****, or it just gets boring.

[Arran!]

I complete the game first then use them after if it is a free roam game like GTA or Saints Row

[A.J10]

(Original post by strategist)
Skyrim. for the darn lockpicks and enough gold for my first horse + first house to store my things.

Really? In skyrim I have more money than I can spend, each dungeon tends to give more loot than I can sell at the moment, even after hiding the more valuable and interesting pieces in my house.

[AlmostChicGeek]

For sims absolutely! I don't know why they actually expect me to work!

[Hugues*]

I've only ever cheated on the GTA series (singleplayer). There's nothing better than giving yourself a rocket launcher and an M4 and going bat-**** crazy in Times Square.

[Lipvig]

Depends on the game. Some games I prefer to be difficult, others like Saints Row I play with cheats for added entertainment.

[OrangeUK]

Used to use them a lot on the PS2, never on the 360... But i alwaaaaays used them on the Sims!