Cheats forgotten once again?

[IntX]

I solely buy this kind of games for the replay-value with cheat-codes - As far as I can see, no cheat-codes are included, just like in "Shadow Warrior 1".
Why...???

[OpTricky]

Cheating ruins it.

[IntX]

Originally posted by Doctor Tricky:

Cheating ruins it.

Noone is forcing you to use cheats! Cheats can deactivate achievements, and will not be usable in multiplayer.

[Ben]

Use Game Genie or Actionreplay.

[It's Dunk]

I will dust off my old GameShark cartridge for this one.

[Morgalad]

Most games just don't have cheats anymore. The first thing I did when I launched the new Doom was try iddqd and idkfa and to my disappointment nothing happened.

Some devs think it ruins the game (but as you said, no one forces a player to use them, it's just fun to have the option) others just outright charge you for the cheats.
In MK trilogy (a game that had characters from MK1,2 and 3) you could enter a cheat that would make it so you would only have to press one button to do a fatality. What have they done in MKX? Decide to charge 1€ per token for 1button fatalities.
Deus ex, instead of a cheat for more money/skill points what do they do? Sell you that money/skill points with microtransactions and the kicker, it's only valid in one playthrough, if you start again it won't apply.

So short answer, either misguided logic or greed.

[Ben]

I'm glad they removed cheats from the games so that cheaters like you feel cheated.

[Lord Farquaad]

Originally posted by Ben:

I'm glad they removed cheats from the games so that cheaters like you feel cheated.

, why does that matter as cheating is only possible in singleplayer?

I think the reason is that devs are moving cheats is as others above have pointed out that its misguided logic or perhaps there are afraid it destroys possible lame dlc ideas (pay to start with x or to get x).

[Ben]

That was just a pun...

[Lord Farquaad]

Originally posted by Ben:

That was just a pun...

, well it could have been that it was a pun and that you were serious :p

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by MeinLeben:

Originally posted by Ben:

I'm glad they removed cheats from the games so that cheaters like you feel cheated.

, why does that matter as cheating is only possible in singleplayer?

I think the reason is that devs are moving cheats is as others above have pointed out that its misguided logic or perhaps there are afraid it destroys possible lame dlc ideas (pay to start with x or to get x).

To add cheats you also have to remove all social features, leaderboards, high scores, everything. This isn't 1999 anymore, cheating on modern games hurts everyone.

Not to mention that some idiot would take offline cheats and find a way to take them online...

[Lord Farquaad]

Okay fair point about high scores, though I personally never look at them but others probably do. Still it should be possible to completely prevent it in multiplayer usage (e.g. like in Starcraft 2).

[Lorelei Ni🐼]

its Unreal engine 3, try the console commands.

[Endalrin]

I also tried IDDQD but alas. :( the new DOOM has cheats through the console command but I decided to play through the old fashioned way without them.

Also Serious Sam 3 BFE had console commands that worked in multiplayer but since multiplayer was 4 maps, 2 of which were basically the same, eh who cares.

[zoid]

IDKFA > IDDQD

[ToxicKookie]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Originally posted by MeinLeben:

, why does that matter as cheating is only possible in singleplayer?

I think the reason is that devs are moving cheats is as others above have pointed out that its misguided logic or perhaps there are afraid it destroys possible lame dlc ideas (pay to start with x or to get x).

To add cheats you also have to remove all social features, leaderboards, high scores, everything. This isn't 1999 anymore, cheating on modern games hurts everyone.

Only those pathetic souls who's primary accomplishments are made in virtual environments with no actual impact on their lives with the exception of their enlarged ePeens...