Is password guessing cheating?

Lupusman · #1 June 29th, 2002, 09:51 PM

If I may just offer some advice. Those playing on PBW should not use the same passwords for their empires if they are playing different games.

If you take over an empire of someone who dropped out, thereby learning that persons password. It's possible that you could encounter that same person again in another game. I don't think I need to go into further details.

Grandpa Kim · #2 June 29th, 2002, 09:53 PM

By "guessing" I mean actively selecting another player's empire and typing in a password... and I think that's what we are all talking about. To sit back in your easy chair and "guess" passwords but do nothing with them is perfectly okay, and about as productive as selecting lottery numbers in your head.

Terran C, I think you mean the second type, but if you DO mean "active guessing", I'll be glad to add you to my blacklist.

TerranC · #3 June 29th, 2002, 11:07 PM

Whoa.

I didn't mean active guessing, as in keep typing random words into other player's empire and trying to crack it.

I meant as in just guessing. In your head. Nothing wrong with guessing in your head, but if you take that one step further, then it is cheating.

Also, DavidG, I didn't try to actually compare what hacking would be like to real world, but only compared examples of what the cheaters would do if they did hack it.

Sorry if some of this sounds back-flaming, as I'm only speaking what I think of this whole unpleasant matter.

Edit: Just so that wasn't clear...

Hitler = Empire Emperor
Luftwafer = Empire Fleet
Rommel = Empire Minister

[ June 29, 2002, 22:14: Message edited by: TerranC ]

Gandalph · #4 June 30th, 2002, 12:34 AM

I believe that anyone who would consciously choose an empire other then their own for the purpose of anything, not just limited to password guessing, is low, and attempting to then guess the password is most definitely cheating.

Grandpa Kim · #5 June 30th, 2002, 01:37 AM

No flames felt here, Terran C. I thought armchair guessing was what you meant and I'm glad you clarified it. Thanks.

Atrocities · #6 June 30th, 2002, 03:40 AM

Yes, yes it is. Firmly, YES. Hell yes. It is cheating. Fun, but cheating non the less.

StarJack · #7 June 30th, 2002, 04:20 AM

Of course it's cheating! I certainly wouldn't want to waste my time in any game with some chump that felt they had to cheat to compete...