Time for yet another story about what great people we gamers can be. Some nefarious new hackery has been wrecking the PS3 version of Modern Warfare 2, allowing cheaters to scale the top of the leaderboards with ludicrously high scores. Not ones for subtlety, the cheaters have awarded themselves impossible statistics, such as gameplay time running into tens of thousands of days.
The problem appears to be incredibly widespread, with hacking information readily available online for people with so little self-esteem that they need to cheat in an online videogame to make themselves look like they've accomplished something in life. So far, neither Activision or Infinity Ward have responded to the this new issue, although a fix shall surely come soon.
So, why is it that the PS3 version is suffering all these hacks? Perhaps because they know Sony won't be doing anything about it? Looks to me like the PlayStation Network could well become a haven for the scumballs of online gaming.
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11:20 AM on 12.07.2009
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Plus I think it's done on PS3 because you can manipulate the save files on the removable hard disks, but don't quote me on that.
Because thanks to the internet, everyone suddenly started using that martyr glitch conveniently same day as the news posts.
You used to be entertaining but now you are just like a broken record.
Going on and on about this being sonys problem. It's one fucking game you moron, they are plenty more that work just fine.
Please go eat a twinkie and calm down.
When you use these kind of methods in multiplayer, you must absolutely hate fun. Sure, it's a rank and a number on a videogame. You did nothing to actually earn it. You didn't even really play to get this. I thought that was the reason you bought videogames? Oh well.
Protip: Accusing me of this while throwing the same insults at me that I've heard for three years makes you sound like a hypocrite. If I were you, I'd pick one or the other and not try both, kid. <3
You might want to take that salient little piece of advice yourself, bro.
on topic, if you consider being at the top of a leaderboard, regardless of it being hacked or not, as the one thing that is proof that you've accomplished something in life that makes me kind of sad. :(
It'll be interesting to see how this plays out in the end. Ultimately I don't give 2 shits because all I care about is having fun and getting trophies(leaderboards are neat but I care more about friendboards). Also my MW2 boycott is running strong so I couldn't care less about the specific issue.
i really dont think this is sony's problem.
Jim did say:
"neither Activision or Infinity Ward have responded to the this new issue"
He didnt slate sony at all.. just suggested that unless it gets fixed psn will suffer. I personally think its a bit shit. what microsoft do is fucking well out of order. But, sony and ourselves will suffer unless this gets fixed!? Its slack of Activision and Infinity Ward to be ignoring it [if they are] as it is entirely their problem. But, hey.. since when did Activision give a fuck about us?
brilliant!
Besides... the only people who have their day "ruined" by not seeing their proper placement on a leaderboard need to get themselves a life. Leaderboards are almost always filled by glitchers and cheaters. It's the rare dev that looks after their leaderboards and even devs like Incognito, Insomniac and Guerrilla who try to retain the integrity of their leaderboards by resetting stats of those that cheat still have a hard time telling the difference sometimes.
The truest "leaderboard" is skill shown in the game... not on a leaderboard.
hypocrite
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Main Entry: hyp·o·crite
Pronunciation: \ˈhi-pə-ˌkrit\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai
Date: 13th century
1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings
(http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/HYPOCRITE)
He believes that being a stuck record is bad, but violates this by being one himself. Simply morality maths.
How is he being a stuck record just because he shares an opinion your "readers" have had about you for 3 years now? Are you saying he's been following you around for 3 years accusing you of the same thing? Or do you somehow believe that this one guy is every single person that has ever been on the internet for the last 3 years?
I don't think you actually meant to choose the word hypocrite at all. That just doesn't make any sense in the context of things. Maybe for once, instead of fumbling for insults, you should just try ignoring people or better yet, responding with intelligible debate to get dialogue moving forward.
Oh oh, let me guess. This advice will be met with negativity. Or maybe it'll be met with something smarmy? You have two sides to this record. Which shall it be?
Sorry Jimmy boy but this is not Sony's issue.
While i do agree with some points,however this is like saying,anything released on PS3 that has Giltches,bugs,pronlems,etc is Sony's fault. No its not,its the developers fault.
On topic:I took a look at the leaderboards and i'm one of those people that like to get to 1st place,look i know that i won't be first on the leaderboards,ever. But Still,would you rather have them hacked or play a fair game?
Twist it however you want, but you know it is bullshit, furthering the proof that you are a glorified TROLL. I can't believe you get paid to do this shit.
He is not being a hypocrite unless HE HIMSELF has been posting that exact same thing for 3 years (if he has, you win, Jim, you win). You admittedly say that you have been hearing it for 3 years (and I can guarantee that it has not been from him only), maybe you should TAKE A FUCKING HINT. You hear it every day for 3 years because you are a waste of fucking space and a glorified fanboy troll.
Your satire was funny the first time, not the 300th time. Your little spins on each article to cause controversy to cause more hits (because there is no other reason someone with half a brain would think this is a SONY problem) indeed works (look, here I am posting!). But if that is how you/Destructoid's business model works, I find that pretty sad. Stop with the troll bait.
I realize that I have been saying this for a while now myself. Every so often chiming in to give you the business. I am part of the problem That still doesn't make me a hypocrite though. It makes me consistent. And so are you. And so was George Bush. I hated his ass too.
Hypocrite is exactly the right word for it. He has used the insults more than once. In fact, he made the same insult twice in one comment within this very thread. He is a stuck record. He criticized me for being a stuck record. Hypocrisy.
Sean007s:
It is and it isn't. The point here is that the PSN will get a bad reputation if Sony doesn't try and stop this kind of bullshit happening. Right now there are few consequences for griefing and hacking on the PSN and this makes it look bad. MW1 suffered from issues exclusive to the PS3, and older games like Killzone 2 have fallen apart with no moderation.
I don't think the PSN is a bad service -- far from it -- but Sony's hands-off approach is giving the cheaters and griefers free reign. If I had to choose between PSN and XBox Live for my online gaming, I'd go for the network that has far less tolerance for cheaters. So, while technically a game-specific problem is not Sony's issue, it could have long-term affects on Sony's service. Ergo, Infinity Ward's problem IS Sony's problem.
Anyway, this type of hacking is done just to show you it CAN be done.
The kind of "game hacking" I hate is leaderboard fixing in games where it means something. Like SF4. The top 3 or 4 people (besides the first on the list) got there by match fixing. They are all part of the same crew, and none of them have the skill to do so. Or at least it was like that when I played religiously. It was funny because even the one dudes girlfriend was up there.
Get your people under control, TPL!
I agree,and yeah PSN is far from perfect but its not bad,i mean for a free service,its good.
I never have dropped connections and rarely get lag online(Heres a tip:Forward your ports...it helps greatly to those who have issues)
I am dissapointed at Sony's ignorance when it comes to their service.
But i feel IW should be the ones doing something about it more than Sony should.
But I do thank destructoid for posting this article.
I was on the playstation forums asking to perhaps get sony's attention but they don't listen. Lets hope a patch sorts this out,hell Nintendo do a great job at stopping homebrew in their updates.
I think it's only funny that a guys girlfriend would be good at something to a sexist cunt like you.
Most people have come out of the dark ages and can except that women are good at things.
Cretin.
I also never said being a stuck record was BAD. I said you have to STOP. Big difference.
Let's say you were a stuck record advocating world peace for example then more power to you. Your not though, you just harp on about how the psn needs to get a grip blah blah blah, how the world will end for sony, because one over hyped game that 'THE MAKERS' fucked up dosen't work properly.
You sir are a drama queen. We all know it will be patched.
Therefore enjoy your twinkie, and stay out of the kitchen if you can't stand the heat.
As others have pointed out. FAIL.
The Girl doesn't play Street Fighter. You are jumping at conclusions from your on delirium.
let me cruise control it for you.
3 MEMBERS OF THE SAME CREW WHO HAVE NO SKILL (INCLUDING HIS GIRLFIREND WHO DOESN'T PLAY THE GAME) HELD THE TOP SPOTS IN SF4 ON RANKED BECAUSE OF MATCH FIXING.
If you don't know what you are talking about, kindly shut the fuck up, you clearly don't know me, and to shot from the hip while jerking off thinking how awesome you are for finding a "sexist cunt" like myself is a bit ridiculous.
God... I just... you are a moron.
bro, you are missing out. Twinkies are rather good. AS hare Little Debbie Swiss Roles.
If Infinity Ward cared, they'd have fixed this issue with MW2 rather than carrying it over from the first game.
@Jim, you know you paint a target on your back for these posts. Don't get upset when people like me take aim.
I enjoy this site, and your writing, even though I don't agree with it all the time. You do a good job.
I will quite it with the fat jokes. If you can 'try' and avoid the end of the world bullshit with Sony. Otherwise your new name will be Fat Princess in every post from now on cake lover.
Deal or no deal?
It would be for the PSN's long-term benefit if Sony looked after its online games more. I love the PS3 and I would love for it have more multiplayer games, but right now multiplayer games have a limited lifespan on PSN without attentive moderation.
I ask that you do not write off the stuff I say merely as flamebait and try instead to understand why someone might have the opinion they have.
But see, I can explain this to you, and to everyone else, yet it won't phase most people, and the next article Jim writes about how Nintendo is this, or Sony eats sushi off of what, or microsoft rabble rabble those, the same people and a slew of avatarless people come out of the woodwork.
Jims articles are more of a multiple entertainment package, then a single solitary written piece. If you take the seriously, you will get angry, because that's what he does. If you separate yourself from the article, and watch the multipost car wreck that unfolds afterwards, its pretty fucking amazing.
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