Cheap is Relative

Let's face it, "cheap" is actually relative. There's a few things that are wrong and actually are cheating such as modding or using networking things (pretty much anything that isn't a part of the game in the raw)... I have a few choice things I'd say about how dumb it is, but I'll save that for another post. Don't get this blog post wrong, I'm talking about techniques that are attainable with a plain Xbox and a plain Halo 2 disc, nothing added.

This one is about how anything that gives you an advantage can be considered "cheap". One that quickly comes to my mind is using the shotgun. When a player grabs the shotgun, what runs through his mind is probably "That's a good weapon, and I want to help my team or myself win." So, since he is playing to win, he will of course, pick it up, unless he doesn't like the weapon. When people become angry that someone uses the Shotgun, it is because using the Shotgun goes against their own homemade rules that they want to put on everyone else. Another example is the n00b combo, slide jumping, tactical jumping, sweep-sniping, using a particular strategy... well, let's face it, if it works, it can be considered "cheap", and people can get mad at you for it.

The only reason they're mad is because it works. Anything that works. Using a shortcut when taking the flag home instead of taking the long route like the enemy wants you to. The reality is that excepting things that are not a part of the original game disc, or maybe at some LANs , you have no place to decide what is legal or not and cannot expect the opponent to simply stop "crouch-meleeing" just because you told him to.