why hack?

[NetNomad]

I'll tell you, even though I don't hack. Have you ever put a code into an emulator before? You could have done whatever it is you want to do through persistence in the game, but you decided you just wanted to see the rewards. That's cheating 101. The reason people cheat in PSO is the same reason you'd cheat in any game.

The difference is that PSO is an online game, and thus cheating may indirectly affect people you play with. When I see an illegit player, I may or may not play with them. Here's a scenario: you meet a HUmar using a Black King Bar which he has admitted was illegit. If he's doing damage that seems normal, so what? But let's say he's doing 1000+ damage with every hit and using Megid as well. That sort of affects how you get your EXP, doesn't it? When I see that, I usually choose not to play. This does NOT mean that what they're doing is inherently bad (even though it's against ST's rules); it's really just a different choice they have in playing the game. It's only when they decide to screw people over just for the sake of doing so, that it becomes bad.

The other thing worth mentioning is duping for FSOD backup purposes, which IMO is a VERY good thing to do if you have a non-plus copy (I borrowed a non-plus). My backups saved my major weapons when I lost my first card in a stupid mistake, and they also saved me in a random FSOD I got a few weeks ago. As long as nothing is gained and nothing is lost, you're still legit.