The game ‘Shaiya’ comes bundled with the Game Guard client, which is designed to be an anti-cheat program.
After my son downloaded a game called ‘Shaiya’ I discovered first-hand the lengths Inca Software’s Game Guard program went to try and wreck my PC. I’m all for an application that levels the playing field, but I draw the line at software which attempts to intrude itself onto my PC to a level where the game is unplayable. To combat this, some server operators began running anti-cheat software on their servers.
No-one likes someone who cheats while playing games online, and for many players, having a player cheating during a game is enough to spoil everyone’s fun and can sour the online gaming experience.Ĭheating in online games is nothing new Counter-Strike, for example, was blighted on many public servers by players using cheats such as Aimbot (which automatically aimed the player’s crosshair onto an opponent), Wallhack (which allowed players to see through walls) and a host of other applications and codes designed to give unscrupulous players an unfair advantage.