[Trajan]

The "Why cheat" discussion is always a painful one. I think any long-term on- and offline gamer has had the displeasure of dealing with the specter of cheating.

In every Online gaming experience (except this one) I have encountered cheating. What makes the major difference is how it is handled. The best experience was with the now defunct Starlance Mechcommander league, where the league administators moved quickly to eradicate any cheaters from the league.

The worse experience was either with Diablo or Starcraft. Both of those games had me running to other games within a few weeks as I found the cheating to be tooooooo pervasive.

Everquest is another example of a community where "Cheaters" are dealt with quickly. Though I have only seen a real cheat occur once and the individual was quickly Banned. Do I think others cheat in some format? Probably, though I don't really care anymore. Long-term EQ players have put it all behind them and are there socialize as much as they are to kill.

Anyhow, this (SEIVG) is by far one of the cleanest environments I have ever participated in.

Cheers!
Trajan