How the ESP hack sexed up my game

[nic0 14]

the other day i'm trotting my way through the woods, about 2 clicks south east of NWA. low pop server, maybe 4 people including me. i've been trotting along in the same direction, aiming to the north, petrovka, not NWA itself, when a shot rings out, very loud, very close, one shot kill. didn't sound like a 50cal (and anyway, the bullet hits you before the sound does) so i'm guessing a headshot did for me.

now, it put the buzz on me, because i couldn't guess how i could be that unlucky. i scan all around as i run, and i didn't see anyone moving. and if they were moving, how the hell did they manage to chase me down, without me seeing or hearing them, and get close enough and keep still enough to fire a perfect shot into my head?

then i heard about the ESP cheat, and saw it in action on youtube. to me, this is the most insidious hack of them all. if i'm dumb enough to keep heading in the same direction, and you've got ESP and are within range, you can get in front of me, settle in, and just wait for me to come within range. no teleport, nothing obvious. except, of course, the extremely unlikely nature of the encounter.

and man, for a while i thought i'd love to have this too. not to grief, but just to be able to see the griefers coming. to be able to spot someone inexplicably homing into my position, and outdo them. or to watch for impatient hackers suddenly appearing close by. ahh, but that way madness lies. and curse their souls for tempting me to become like them.

anyway. i've a better strategy. i now find that i get more out of the game. i never run in straight lines. i never run any more than it takes to get out of breath - stopping constantly to regain my ability to aim. i turn and watch my back in the woods. never, ever take it for granted i'm alone. assume that i'm visible at all times. allow the paranoia to settle into my game and keep my heart constantly racing.

i admit that it's a lot more tiring, but i feel like i'm in the endgame now. just desperate to survive, totally paranoid, never firing a shot and jumping at every sound. it turns every inch of the game into white-hot excitement.

still, i frikkin hate the hackers.

Edited September 23, 2012 by LVG

[Inception. 9443]

I was just about to verbally destroy your self esteem out of pure ignorance when I saw the title, until I read more, haha.

Glad to know something good happened.

[Paddy0610 278]

Oh my god, this wans´t was i thinking i will read after opening the Topic.

Hacker´s are DUmb and let them pay and get banned again. I think nobody really know whats going on in there Minds.

[[email protected] 31]

Amen brother, that's the way.

If only you had a squad and a your point man and rear guard had an L8.

[nic0 14]

I was just about to verbally destroy your self esteem out of pure ignorance when I saw the title, until I read more, haha.

Glad to know something good happened.

yeah, sorry - that was a mean trick i pulled with the title ;).

glad you enjoyed the post.

[nic0 14]

Amen brother, that's the way.

If only you had a squad and a your point man and rear guard had an L8.

would having a squad have made a difference? watching the hack in action (and i recommend everyone watch the vids - know your enemy!), you can imagine that a single player, in the woods, could outflank any squad. it puts a box around your avatar at close range, shows distance to target. they could pick us off one by one or, more likely, avoid entirely. but i think you're right - usually these cretins are poor players, overconfident and reliant completely on their hacks - a properly organised squad should be able to overwhelm those turds.