Well, despite AR apparently not being out yet, hackers and cheaters are starting to make themselves known. I've encountered one today and investigated by racing them for quite a bit before assuming anything. So this is where you can discuss if you've encountered any such cheaters and share their names.
Name: Aimii (Probably pronounced "Amy")
Character: Baby Peach
Kart: The Kamek Kart
Cheating: Regardless of what position they actually finish, the game registers it as 1st place. It wasn't lag as I finished 1st by a good amount and I watched the map for the racers to finish. The person appeared to finish 4th/5th as it was too close to call. There was about a good 7-10 seconds after I finished when they did. When the roster came up, it showed that the person had placed 1st and I had 2nd, yet I gained nearly twice as much VR.
A few races later at Grumble Volcano, I was in 1st place coming to the end of the 1st lap and suddenly the race ended stating the results had been determined. The roster came up, placing me in 1st with a gain in VR while the person in question was registered as 4th with a loss of VR. I think everyone got disconnected as it usually doesn't do that if you alone get D/C. Makes me wonder if it was picked up on and the race dismissed.
I wonder what happens when 2 people with the 1st place hack races...
Quote from: thunderhero4 on July 29, 2008, 05:31:49 PM
I wonder what happens when 2 people with the 1st place hack races...
They tie?
Does Mario Kart record exact ties?
Quote from: Level_9_Chao on July 31, 2008, 08:01:46 AM
Quote from: thunderhero4 on July 29, 2008, 05:31:49 PM
I wonder what happens when 2 people with the 1st place hack races...
They tie?
Does Mario Kart record exact ties?
i don't know, but it is timed, so. IDK
MK Wii cheater/ Hacker spotted:
Mario kart Wii 1st tournament 8/08
World Campion .001 seconds
Rank A
if you click the top 10 button, he doesn't show up there....
Dunno if this even counts but...
Me and my friend played online and were getting ready for the race, the counter goes 3, 2, 1 then GO and I cross the finish and win in 1st...next thing I know, all 8 other players are out of the race, leaving my friend and I.
Quote from: Xenomorphus on August 13, 2008, 09:59:38 PM
Dunno if this even counts but...
Me and my friend played online and were getting ready for the race, the counter goes 3, 2, 1 then GO and I cross the finish and win in 1st...next thing I know, all 8 other players are out of the race, leaving my friend and I.
You probably just got disconnected from everybody, so it was just you two racing.
Anyway, the only cheaters I've seen is the times on the MK Channel. :P
Name: Matt
Character: Mii? (I can't remember)
Kart: I can't remember.
Cheating: He would continually use a Bullet Bill in order to advance his position in the race, EVEN when he was in FIRST. The whole race, he would use the Bullet Bill and would beat everyone by an extremely wide margin, as expected. He did this for about 3-4 races before I quit.
Action replay is out, but they were probably using the ocarina cheat program running from homebrew, the same program on homebrew used for things like brawl hacks
This topic is more than 2 months old, as in, from last reply, so, new information is obviously out there, like the AR being out. Thanks for showing an interest in the topic, and if you have something amazingly fresh to add, such as means of cheating in Mario Kart (or how to counter it), you could consider making a new thread on the matter (either in this board, or Mario), as well as any other boards that may relate to the topic.
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