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Originally Posted by DeathsSilkyMist
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Any real life sports analogy is irrelevant. There is no internet between Armstrong and his Bike, Armstrong and his muscles, etc. That is why online gaming is different. There is an intermediary between the player who is at their computer, and the other observers on different computers. That is why gaming tournaments are always done as a LAN party, to remove those factors as much as humanly possible.
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But the analogy was based on psychology, not technology or a lack thereof. Still, even between these two very different settings there is one glaring similarity—the unknown that exists between competitors and those officiating over the competition, to ensure that there is no unfair advantage; whether that advantage is gained through doping or coding is irrelevant. Accountability? Soon™
Human behavior on the internet affords each user more opportunities to do what they otherwise might not in person, because of the relative anonymity. Game and forum accounts not being connected on here allows for some of that anonymity, despite the fact that this is a relatively small community. Players recognize that most punishments can be circumvented and they absolve themselves of any guilt because, according to them, it's just a game, so it doesn't matter who does what here. That dismissive attitude towards the importance of a community leads me to believe they will do anything to win. The only concern for the community they might have would be to ensure that someone, anyone shows up to be outperformed and mocked. This might be due to the fact that they're bored with decades-old NPCs in a PVE setting.
Even this thread has been turned into a competition by those who would have gained more credibility and roused less suspicion if they had instead treated the OP's evidence as an opportunity to work with others, rather than against.