Built to Cheat

This whole mess started about a year ago. In June of 2000 the computer company ASUS designed a video card that, when it used the right drivers, let you cheat like a dirty rotten scoundrel. ASUS bragged about the ability to cheat and used it to try to sell more cards. "Never compete in the 3D games with anyone who has an ASUS VGA card. Because the only result is to loose," said ASUS. Not only were they bragging about being serious losers but they couldn't spell either. (It should be lose not loose.)

What these cards do is let you use Wireframe View, Transparent View and Extra Light modes. Using these you can:

Transparent View - Turn this on and everything becomes see-through. Walls, doors, floors - you name it - you can see through it. You'll be able to see guys sneaking up on you. You can spot stuff on the far side of a wall and even through a floor.

Wireframe View - All the models in a 3D game are made up of a wireframe skeleton with a graphic 'skin' wrapped around it. With this turned on the wireframe skeleton shows clearly.

Extra Light - Crank the amount of light in a level. If everybody is crawling around in a pitch black level, tripping over boxes and running into walls the ASUS card user can increase the light so they can see everything perfectly.

If you combine Transparent View and Wireframe View you'll be able to see everybody through walls halfway across the map. Ouch! Wicked to have but totally unfair if only one person has it.

The good news is that ASUS never actually released the cheat. They had it working, the card was built to handle it, the programs were working and they were ready to go ahead. At the last minute they stopped and asked gamers if they wanted the cheat. Gamers said "NO!" so the programs were squished before they made it to the street. But some bright spark figured out a way to do it on his own and his hack has been floating around ever since.

Even though ASUS smartened up at the last minute, the cheat still made it out of their labs and now there are some jerks out in cyberspace who can blow your game.

What do you think about it? Someone tried to make a buck off of ruining your ability to play a fair game. Click here to vent about it.

They cant even spell for crying out loud. They are bragging but they never reached the streets and they tell u cheats on the game when they could look it up on the internet!! I mean thisguys are soo stupid.
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