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Revision as of 05:31, July 15, 2008
Cheap is a word that has been used to complain about almost any aspect of a game. [1] Because of this, it has no clear meaning. The closest definition is, "a strategy that someone can not figure out how to beat" or "a strategy that is seen as unfair or in poor sportsmanship".
Examples of Tactics That Have Been Claimed to be 'Cheap'
Tactics that one player sees as cheap can be seen as fair to another, and vice versa. This list is not complete, official, or accurate for judging a player in any way.
SSB
SSBM
- Box glitch
- Chain grabbing
- Edge-guarding
- Edge-hogging
- Freeze glitch
- Infinite Super Scope Glitch
- The kamikaze glitch
- Ken combo
- Projectiles
- Short hop laser
- Spikes
SSBB
All Games
- Sacrificial KO
- Camping
- Stale Moves/Spamming (prime example being the overuse of Pikachu's thunder)
- Abusing glitches
- Ganging up on one player (e.g. uneven teams)
Outside of the video games
- Constantly/randomly pausing
- Distracting other players
- "Accidentally" knocking down controllers or the entire console
See Also
References
- ^ "Cheap" in Playing to Win, by David Sirlin, First Edition, 2006.
