Eckyman.com

(SEE UPDATE AT END OF POST – Eckyman)

By now I’m sure most people have heard of this clown, iTz LUPO. If not, go catch up

*sigh*

Some kid mods his Xbox to cheat in MW2, admits it in game in front of a moderator, then proceeds to tell said moderator that he fecked his grandma and various other insults only people under 15 think is cool. He gets banned and in the blink of an eye, changes personality to a regular guy, doing nothing wrong, who is being crushed by the mighty weight of corrupt Xbox moderators!

So, he then goes on to create a heavily edited video of his banning, taking great care to remove him admitting to cheating, and also removing the insults towards the moderator, making it look not only like he was banned for nothing, but as though the moderator was out of line…. and a bunch of idiots fell for it. Hook, line, and sinker.

The comments on this kids youtube channel defy logic and reason. Most posters have obviously checked their intelligence and spelling ability at the door, and instead are currently drooling on their keyboards, banging heads against monitors in outrage that someone could be banned for being an obnoxious, mouthy, little cheater.

The most common comment I have seen from his supporters regarding this.

“He paid for his Xbox, he paid for his game, he paid for Xbox live.. therefore he should be able to do what he wants with it”

Right, right… only, a lot of other people paid for their Xbox, MW2, and a Live subscription so they could play online without people glitching, cheating, and modding. See how that works?

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again.. if you want to cheat on the equipment you bought, go ahead and do it offline or in a LAN game where you don’t affect the games of people who also paid and expect a fair game. It’s really not that hard kids. You wont get banned, you wont annoy anyone, and you can muck around with cheats till your little hands cant hold a controller any more.

UPDATE:

Seems iTzLuPo has admitted to lying about everything. Deleted his Twitter account, removed his modding videos from youtubte.. all references to cheating/modding have gone.

Turns out, this has come about as a result of someone posting his personal details online.

While I will never condone cheating (if you are going to do it, take it offline where it does not bother any paying Live subscribers), posting peoples personal details online is pushing it too far.

I sincerely hope nobody takes it as far as to harass the kid or his family over this. He admitted he was in the wrong, I’d imagine he’s feeling pretty worried at the moment. Time to move on guys. Internet bullying is no solution to anything.

I don’t get you Xbox Live players, I really don’t.

Firstly, let me say.. What you do offline with your own game is nothing to do with me as it doesn’t affect my gameplay. But when you cheat/glitch online, it affects my gameplay and I have a big problem with that.

I’ve heard a range of BS excuses in favour of cheating, the most popular being;

I paid for the game, I’ll do what I want with it!

..and that’s fine up to a point. But I paid for my game too, and I have the right to a fair, fun game without idiots cheating or glitching. You have the right to cheat and glitch offline, where it doesn’t affect other people that have paid money for the same game.

Offline = Good / Online = Bad

Why am I ranting about this old topic you might ask? Its been discussed to death by millions of gamers, across multiple platforms and games and the debate still rages on..

Well, last night I was playing a few rounds of Team Fortress 2, and three games go by with nothing to speak of. Until the fourth game. We were playing the attack/defend game type, with us defending, and about half way through the match I notice my entire team is floating in the air above a ledge. Meanwhile the opposition run right by and cap our last control point.

*sigh*

Correct me if I’m wrong but the idea behind glitching/cheating is to gain an advantage you would otherwise not have? So explain to me the point in throwing a match away by floating in the air while the enemy runs past to cap the control point?

Giving these idiots the benefit of the doubt, lets assume an Engineer made a teleport trap and everyone floating in the air was simply duped.. you realise you can suicide and get back in the game right? I stood watching once I realised what had happened and none of you did anything to get out of the glitch so I assume you know what you were doing. Plus I could see two members of the enemy team in the air too.

So screw the benefit of the doubt, you were all morons!