Who said cheating isn't a part of paintball? :(

[Head knight of Ni]

Which brings up a question. Does the Smart PArts "patent" cover electronic triggers to the point of "virtual" paintball guns? Will they be able to sue, say, Sony (PS) for infringement of their electronic triggers?

:rofl:

-Tyger

XBOX ='s Microsoft and SP has neither the balls nor money to sue Microsoft. All this over a game which will likely be sub par. It is from Activision after all

[Miscue]

Nascar = Rubbing is Racing

Paintball = Rubbing is Erasing.

[ntn4502]

No matter what I will buy this game, but there some things that I dont under stand, that would kill the game.


Say you play front in the game...1/4 of the time your out in the first 5 seconds.

What happens after that, Game Over?

[gibby]

No matter what I will buy this game, but there some things that I dont under stand, that would kill the game.


Say you play front in the game...1/4 of the time your out in the first 5 seconds.

What happens after that, Game Over?

My guess is, they will probably handle it like the HL paintball mod or like CS. However, if it's in "clan" match mode, probably just keep you in the deadbox waiting for the next round so you can't cheat and relay messages to teammates during the match.

[gc82000]

How about playing five or seven man formats of the game. I know that more then likely you could play on Xbox Live but what about at home w/ friends.

[paullus99]

Wow - paintball has really come a long way.....now a whole new group of people can cheat off the field too

Seriously, is this something that the sport really needs? I love the idea of a paintball game, but why incorporate all the worst parts of the sport as well?

[gibby]

Wow - paintball has really come a long way.....now a whole new group of people can cheat off the field too

Seriously, is this something that the sport really needs? I love the idea of a paintball game, but why incorporate all the worst parts of the sport as well?

My guess is, to reduce the "shock" factor when new players really come out and play. That way, people won't be surprised to see how nasty some players can be like in real life.

[Bulldog]

What I'm curious about is weather a player will need to use the cheat function in order to get to through the higher levels of the game....I too would like to see players reactions when an NPC cheated.

[DarkRipper]

I'm not going to buy it if there's a cheat meter in the damned thing.

They can kiss my hairy white arse.

/edit

I wonder what Activision's stance on illegal copying and downloading of software is?

Just curious at the double standard.

[gibby]

You know...it's interesting to see that the big name players featured in this game didn't try to go against the idea of the cheat meter. Some might say that most of the time, the pros endorsing the games aren't involved with the development. But with Activision games, they actually are. So does this mean the pros don't care about the overall opinion on how real paintball is played? I'm sure these pros will get royalties from the sales of this game.

I doubt putting a cheat meter in the game is the same as stealing. I think the designers of the game needed to come up with features that would make the game more interesting. The cheat meter just seemed to be a "neat" thing they thought would make the game fun. Granted, I'm sure the designers of the game had to learn how to play paintball, but that doesn't mean they really know what's best for paintball.

Who knows...maybe the pros did step up and speak up against the cheating...and that the "suits" didn't care and told them that it would make the game "fun." Afterall, the suits are the ones putting up the big bucks to produce this game so ultimately, they've got the final say. Sad but true. OR! The pros endorsing this game also believe that cheating is a part of paintball regardless of what the rules state.

[DarkRipper]

I doubt putting a cheat meter in the game is the same as stealing.

It sure is... it's stealing my fun, stealing my game from me.

You could turn it around and say that illegal downloading of Activision's software is cheating them out of money.

[Evil Bob]

Hmmm.... they left out the complain and yell at the ref mode, should be an intimidation meter for attempting to get your way when you dont like a call regardless if you're really out or not. I dont see the appeal to the head ref option either. They also seem to have left out the fist fight option or the ever popular spoiled brat throw the marker on the ground option. And what paintball game would be complete without primadonna mode where the "pro" players strut around self absorbed? Definitely needs to be a Jeremy Salm option because everyone knows little kids like ninjas...

-Evil Bob

[ilikePB]

Easy level = Computer plays fair
Medium difficulty = Computer wipes effectively.
Hard difficulty = Computer also shoots from dead box.
Super Tourny Mode = Computer uses refs affiliated with their team, and refs wipe down players.
Impossible Mode = SP sues you and takes electros away - you now have to throw paint. Opponents also use aim-bot and wall hack.

Mmmmmmmm aim-bot. Now paintballs can actually be accurate.

[Enos Shenk]

You know...it's interesting to see that the big name players featured in this game didn't try to go against the idea of the cheat meter.

Why would they? The game is tourney ball unless im misinformed.

I give them 10 points for realism at least.

[1ofkind]

Once or twice in the entire day thier are a few times where it would be dumb not to whipe because no one could tell at all, and thier are also times where you shouldn't even think about it.