it all boils down to the fact that there are players out there that do know how to go into files and change settings , like monstar said. having infinite stamina, quick reload, no recoil, things of this nature are possible to set. all it takes is someone who knows what they are doing to be able to open up files and set cheats. i personally know a player (who will rename nameless to protect any kind of accusations against him) who is a genius when it comes to this kind of stuff. he's shown me how and where to do this, but from everyone who knows me, why would i need to hack? i think i can dominate enough on my own, not to brag of course
. the majority of servers have enough anti-cheat programs and scripts to protect against this, but there are still some players who find ways to bypass them. a really interesting thing that this guy told me about is this program that you can run that will identify any player that has changed any of these settings, which would be an indication of a hack, and you can actually jump into their first person mode and see exactlly what they are seeing. with any game recording system, like fraps for example, this could all be recorded. the only thing is that it is technically a hack to find hacks!
if our league gets going, and this program really exists like he says, we will impliment it into servers for referees to admin matches and have them recorded if any issues occur. if the league doesn't work out and we join ROLadder, we would be glad to give the info about it. on the matter of hipshooting, it takes months of playing 15-20 hours a week and practice on individual weapons to get good at it. for example, i usually use the SVT40 or a bolt and have practiced enough with them so that i can hipshoot people from across the map, and of of course there is always some luck involved
. anyway, the point is there are always gonna be people that are computer "geeks" that can find was to hack, but luckly there are only a few. but as players continue to play RO there will be accusations, while many of which are false, there are some that are true, the trick is just being able to have definitive evidence to prove it.................