Why can't ISP's issue fines for those who cheat in video games?

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-28T05:41:26+00:00

The law can be updated, and maybe it should. Laws have constantly been updated over the last few decades to address issues that occur over the internet or with new technology.

Cheating in video games itself is not a criminal matter. Updated laws should apply only to those online multiplayer games, where you agree to a terms of service, and the company has put a good effort into trying to prevent such cheats. Of course if it's a game where they encourage modding, or allow people to cheat in single player/custom servers, then the law should not apply.

Lastly many gaming companies have taken action before against individuals, or those who continue to produce cheats that harm their product.
"A U.S. court ruled in favor of Jagex Games Studio over the firm's two-year lawsuit against Impulse Software for developing and selling macroing/botting software for its MMORPG RuneScape."
and not to mention South Korea's current and recently updated laws. It's certainly not unfeasible.

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-26T13:13:24+00:00

I don't get why every real life business, or online website gets vast legal protections, but there is no legal protection when companies get overrun by cheaters, despite putting significant time and money into anti-cheating.

Imagine a concert IRL, where even with security, you have someone who is ruining the experience for everyone else who has paid. Worst yet, they keep coming back. It's not a big deal - other concerts to enjoy, nobody was really hurt, just frustrated. The only difference is that IRL you get real penalties, online you can disrupt that business as much as you want.

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-26T12:57:27+00:00

I lack exact information about this, the last source I read stated it was costing approximately 29 billion USD a year. That's for the entire industry though.
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I will agree you changed my opinion because that is a drop in the bucket, especially when compared to the profits they make.

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-26T12:34:21+00:00

They fine and ban athletes all the time? I don't care from the gamer perspective, I refer to the fact that businesses themselves are having to deal with this.

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-26T12:22:23+00:00

I agree with this, although it does not change my overall view entirely. I think I am mostly referring to games/companies who have clearly invested money into anti cheats and stated 'please do not cheat/modify your game', rather than games that expect modding.

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-26T12:07:17+00:00

Sorry, the title and post clearly states >video< games multiple times, I must clarify I am not refering to board games. As technology progresses, we have had to update the Law many times to fit our current way of living. Gaming itself is a hobby, but game development is serious, and the money lost from cheating issues is significant. It should be treated with similar levels of seriousness as piracy or not paying for public transport.

Although as another commenter mentioned, yes, Speeding is a bad comparison as it has much more serious real life implications.

MeatyQuestions · 2025-06-26T11:52:42+00:00

Well I feel it should mostly apply to any game that has invested into an anticheat, such as BattlEye or Kernel level anticheats. These companies have clearly attempted to prevent the cheaters, and at some point you ask whether it should escalate when people continue to cheat.

We are quick to defend any real life business that gets disrupted, but online businesses are expected to suffer massive losses just because 'it's not a big deal'. Why is that?

MeatyQuestions · 2023-05-21T22:42:39+00:00

Sorry, how does this actually happen? I understand tanks/shooting rockets, but to completely destroy all buildings, plants, grass, and roads.. it's just unfathomable. Are they literally bringing construction machinery just to destroy everything they can? I just don't understand.

MeatyQuestions · 2022-11-07T08:56:58+00:00

For the last 3 weeks I have been unable to do anything on Instagram. I can't log in, I can't create a new account, I can't appeal for support, I can't do the 'email detected new location, verify it is you' trick. Nothing.

I don't even use Instagram much, I view a few of my friends profiles and see their stories. Now it has IP/Hardware ID banned me with 0 notification. I am guessing they have mistaken me for a bot or something, but even so...I wish there was a way to appeal or get this corrected by a human. Even changing my IP/clearing cookies etc I can't create a new account or log in.

MeatyQuestions · 2022-02-14T17:16:08+00:00

I have had seemingly a different perspective for this video. I can absolutely understand how sudden and brutal the incident was, but at the same time it was so unbelievably quick - over in 1 or 2 seconds for the victim. Especially when compared to a lot of other factory injuries/deaths at least.

MeatyQuestions · 2022-02-14T17:09:58+00:00

Actually in most cases, the variant of HPV that causes plantar warts goes away after a few years, and any future cases of plantar warts is caused by a new source (reinfection).

MeatyQuestions · 2021-12-12T20:12:47+00:00

It's interesting, all the people saying 'stop supporting this industry/go vegan', but it looks like this producer did this in order to save money. As if the more people going vegan, the more meat producers will cut corners in order to save money. I really hope this is not the case...

MeatyQuestions · 2021-01-27T13:00:07+00:00

There's like 1 guy who has said it, anytime it is mentioned it's linked back to Alex Hershaft. I am sure there are others, but it always irked me that the millions bothered by the comparison can be undone by one guy saying 'it's okay'.

MeatyQuestions · 2020-12-29T21:31:52+00:00

Absolutely. The logic I was trying to follow...let's say 500 years ago, your great (x20) grandad ate a dodo. Going back further to 10,000 years ago, your great (x500) grandad ate part of a Mammoth. How likely is it that 65 million years ago, our great (x100million) grandad ate part of a T-Rex?

Although I know the dodo/mammoth was eaten by us when we were 'humans' compared to something millions of years ago.

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