Question regarding your views on hackers.

[Rage VG 4033]

Now, make sure you actually read this post. I don't fee like reading "no shit sherlock hackers r bad burn them all"

I know that there are literally tonnes of hackers constantly killing people right now, and that sucks. I don't blame anyone for hating the guts out of these hackers.

I'd like to know, what you think or would think if you happened across a hacker who wasn't hostile? By that I mean, Someone who spawned in a Golden revolver, or a skin, but otherwise wasn't doing anything else? Personally I'd be fine with it. I used to be that type of hacker on a lot of multiplayer games (Not ARMA, I stopped like a year ago 'cause I got fed up of the stereotype that hackers=douchebags). I found, before and after becoming one, that the interesting little things you can do that don't hinder anybody at all do add enjoyment to the game. I still recieved hate for it, but not nearly as much as I got laughter from random people, which really made it worth it.

I'm just curious as to the community's view on it. If you saw someone who was clearly a hacker, Let's say they had a rainbow fart trail behind them, or they were a bunny, literally anything that didn't really put themselves at an advantage how would you react?

Also, I expect nobody to pick the friendly hacker one, it's just there because I can.

[Eazy-Makaveli 33]

the game is already fucked up. no need for hackers. as you said burn them all

[daze23 549]

I hate them almost as much as red text

I don't want a ride in your boat that drives on the road. don't spawn a helicopter next to me. don't teleport me to an item box. don't teleport next to me and offer me these things. and don't not die when I shoot you. I just wanna play the game the 'right' way

[wookiesxs 9]

<------------ good guy hacker :D

Hackers like that makes the game much more fun, but unfortantly most of the hackers are kids trying to skip the survival part :/

[g12oome@hotmail.com 6]

But when you see someone obviously hacking, how do you know they are harmless? They might be funny, but whats to say 30 seconds down the line, when the jokes worn off they aren't going to kill you and ruin your game..

[Rage VG 4033]

I hate them almost as much as red text

I don't want a ride in your boat that drives on the road. don't spawn a helicopter next to me. don't teleport me to an item box. don't teleport next to me and offer me these things. and don't not die when I shoot you. I just wanna play the game the 'right' way

OH GOD A COLOR THAT ISN'T GRAY KILL IT WITH FIRE. WAIT NO THAT'S RED TOO

No, but really. I'd consider teleporting people or spawning things and especially godmode, for helping or killing, to be considered as gaining an advantage. I would agree with you that good intentions or bad, people doing those things can sod off.

I'm referring to mainly cosmetic things. It makes no difference to me if their weapon is gold or not, as long as it's the same as the one I have. And they can poot rainbows as much as they like as long as they don't rage when someone inevitably shoots them in their head.

[daze23 549]

idk, I haven't encountered much 'cosmetic hacking'. it seems like a slippery slope. if they want to have certain servers where all this fuckery takes place, that's fine with me

[HappyMushroom 68]

Hacking is wrong in any way, but in some (very) isolated cases, where you were killed by a script from someone, and you couldn't do anything to prevent it, then a friendly server owner (say he's already banned and just whitelists himself) and gives you all of your hard earned stuff back.

That's nice to have done by him and I appreciate that. I'm okay with that because, if I wasn't killed by a script, or if hacks themselves weren't as prevalent, then he probably wouldn't have his own hacks in the first place.

[CM LEGION 29]

I don't really mind the hackers who spawn in a bunch of hacked crates and start killing for no reason, i'm good enough to avoid that.

The ones that suck are the teleporters.