Which players cheat the most? A study analyzes the most popular tricks

The data published by time2play collects the techniques used by Spanish players to gain an advantage.

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the traps are one of the usual challenges faced by video game companies, especially when it comes to online games where hacks can ruin the experience. Recently, we have met some of the ingenious Methods used by companies like Activision to punish cheaters in Call of Dutycoming to remove their weapons in the game.

But how many players actually cheat? A study published by Elena Plaza Labrador for time2play sheds light with some interesting figures: “we have asked more than 1,000 Spaniards because of their playing habits”. The study has revealed that 65% of players have cheated on some occasionfrom the simplest, like looking at the opponent’s controller, to the most complex, like using hacks and mods.

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In terms of platforms, the results point to PC players as slightly more cheaters, with a 67% of PC gamers who have confessed not to have played fair on some occasion, in front of the 60% on consoles. Between PlayStation and Xbox the data is very even, with 60% of cheaters who prefer Sony consoles compared to 58% who prefer Microsoft. Smartphone gamers are also in that 60%.

65% of players have cheated on some occasionAs for the most common traps, the 54% of respondents confessed to using tricks to improve your characters with life, speed or attack increases, while the second most used type of traps are actually ways to take advantage of bugs in the game, such as jumping on objects to access places that you should not be able to access. The third most frequent trick is the one used to revive our characters, make them immortal or get infinite lives.

The most popular reasons to use this type of tricks in video games have to do with help make some games less frustrating, get objects and access levels that would be unattainable, or that would require too much time and effort, or simply to enrich the gaming experience. Hacks have not only become a problem for video game companies, they have also been a very lucrative business, although in some cases, cheat sellers they have had to pay up to 2,000 dollars for each user who used their hacks.

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