

People have also been manually creating their own crosshairs for years, so unless you also get mad at the existence of dry erase markers, tape and stickers then this is just a reality of shooting titles.

I slow my connection down to have a higher ping, I use slower hardware, I don't tape up my monitor when playing in BF3 hardcore mode because I like leveling the playing field when online.The thing is, a crosshair or any kind of visual assistance is a fantastic accessibility feature, and not every game needs to be viewed with the scrutiny of tournament competitions. There are those who play fairly with others and those who do not I guess other players using faster hardware then yourself gets you all bent out of shape as well? It's just a game, no need to get your panties all in a bunch just because someone has a slight advantage over you. The crosshair is available to the public, only problem is you gotta buy a new monitor. It may be unfair but it's not cheating at all. If playing in-game with others where a crosshair is -designed- not to be present, use of one is a blatant cheat -period. There are no excuses or explanations to be made. Its not about getting caught, its about cheating when playing in multiplayer games with othersĮither you Cheat or you dont Dont. If you cannot recognise that difference, you should not play multiplayer games with others. >This gives you a advantage and is of course cheating. It -is- of course cheating if YOU have a crosshair (for whatever reason) in BF3 hardcore mode, as there is NOT supposed to be one. There are those who cheat, and those that do not. Using a monitors OSD to display a crosshair will NOT get you banned, as the crosshair is not modifying the game code at all. What the OP is talking about is NOT cheating. If used, a cheating ban would be warranted

This is fine for single player games, but doing -anything- that gives you an advantage and is not available to other players in Multiplayer games is considered blatant and intentional cheating and should never be done. Use of external software to run a crosshair is of course, cheating if running a game that does not have one (like BF3 hardcore mode)
