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A "hack" is a form of [[cheat]]ing that exploits some aspect of the game to grant a user an unfair advantage. Hacks differ from [[exploit]]s in that hacks are almost never achieved in-game, but usually require an external technique; often a third party program.
 
A "hack" is a form of [[cheat]]ing that exploits some aspect of the game to grant a user an unfair advantage. Hacks differ from [[exploit]]s in that hacks are almost never achieved in-game, but usually require an external technique; often a third party program.
  
The term is in common use and can be combined with the another word to detail what it's doing. Players might refer to a way too cheat a character as a "a charhack," and the "[[maphack]]" program is notoriously common on Diablo 2's Battle.net.
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The term is commonly used for every sort of in or out-game cheating, and can refer to a cheated character, item, account, or something else. The word "hack" can be combined with the another word to detail the particular type of hack: Account-hack, Char-hack, maphack (a 3rd party program that reveals the entire level map in Diablo 2), etc.
  
  
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"Hack" can be used as a verb, to describe the process of cheating.  
 
"Hack" can be used as a verb, to describe the process of cheating.  
* ''"I hacked his character."''
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* ''"My character was hacked."''
  
 
Or as a noun, to describe the program or technique itself.
 
Or as a noun, to describe the program or technique itself.

Revision as of 18:16, 7 February 2011

A "hack" is a form of cheating that exploits some aspect of the game to grant a user an unfair advantage. Hacks differ from exploits in that hacks are almost never achieved in-game, but usually require an external technique; often a third party program.

The term is commonly used for every sort of in or out-game cheating, and can refer to a cheated character, item, account, or something else. The word "hack" can be combined with the another word to detail the particular type of hack: Account-hack, Char-hack, maphack (a 3rd party program that reveals the entire level map in Diablo 2), etc.


Word Usage

"Hack" can be used as a verb, to describe the process of cheating.

  • "My character was hacked."

Or as a noun, to describe the program or technique itself.

  • "I used a hack to steal his gold."