User blog comment:MadCrayolaz/How Hacking Created a Volatile Community/@comment-1242640-20130130223558/@comment-3019062-20130131012249

I'm pretty sure the battle is still going as Game Anarchy, the website and their hacks are still up and running. Most likely, Nexon would win the case and GA shut down. Because GA is a LLC, a limited liability company and do not have the money or means to win the case, they will most likely be shut down and forced to pay compensation to Nexon for their loss.

As an ex-hacker, with deep ties with infamous hackers, I know for a fact that hackers do not create hacks just for the money or 'to ruin the game' as everyone else assumes. All hackers alike, share the same intention, which is, to enhance their own gameplay and have an edge over everyone else; only a slight advantage.

It began with minor hacks which weren't as distruptive or angered the other players. If you have bothered to read my 'About me and Combat Arms' you would've read that when I started hacking, I didn't use it to harm or anger other players. I used it to explore and experiment with the maps. Sure I used chams and esp boxes but they only gave a slight advantage, much like the rest of the hacking community.

In the beginning, hackers often just create chams, wallhacks and maybe a minor speed hack. It was all just to have a slight advantage over other players. That's what started the hacking community.

Take it from me, I've had past experience with hacks, but this is only coming from my point of view.

The hacking community began with the sole intention of giving players an edge over the others. The destructive hacks, such as Aimbot, OPK, Ghost, Lifetaker and Server Crasher were only implemented by the people who joined later. I won't mention names; because I sitll want to be in good standing with the rest of the community. But the original hackers, who started the whole trend in Combat Arms did not intend to 'ruiin the game, rather they just wanted to do good.

People might see the occasional OPKer, Lifetaker user or aimbotter, but in all honesty, these 'blatant' hackers are the destructive ones. They are the 1% of the hacking community. The rest of the Combat Arms players, however, misinterpret and misunderstand the hacking community as a whole and choose to represent the entire community with the blatant and hurtful hackers.

The hacking community, is now divided into two groups: Closet Hackers and Free-roaming hackers, where the Closet hackers represent 95% of the community.

Closet hackers, are those, who use hacks to have a slight advantage: Chams, minor aimbot and maybe even superbullets. They tend to keep to themselves and not attract attention.

Free-roaming hackers, are those who most coders and hack makers hate. They are those who cause destruction, uses blatant hacks and are the sole cause of hack detection. They don't utilise hacks to have an advantage, but instead choose to be hurtful and ruin the game, creating anger and rage among the other players. They use the hacks which were created to be hurtful such as OPK, Telekill, Lifetaker and Server Crasher.

As such, the free-roaming hackers, known as blatant hackers, are one of the many reason which lead to the detection of the hack.

However, I digress. Hacking is against the Terms of Use and End User License Agreement and therefore, is not allowed and/or condoned.

Thank you for letting me rant and maybe change your views on hackers slightly, if anything at all.