So I just found that post on r/Overwatch and I thought it could be a very interesting thing to debate here.
Long story short, OP’s enemy team said they had a cheater, both teams agreed to draw so nobody wins/loses SR, and on the end the enemy team still killed them and got the win. They lied about having a cheater for an easy win.
Do you think that it’s a way to win like another ? Do you find it somewhat unfair ?
Unfair? No.
Sneaky and unsportsmanlike? Yes.
Just like “tilting” someone is a valid tactic, it’s still not something I’d be proud of doing or feel good about.
EDIT:
Apparently someone already posted about it here too:
I know you are going to get mad about this, but it is unfair by definition.
Why would I get mad?
What’s unfair about it?
Personally? I consider it fair game, but the dictionary disagrees with me.
If you’re going to go by the “unkind, unreasonable” part… then yeah. It fulfills one of the strict to the letter definitions. But if we’re speaking about say, equal opportunities and resources available, as you would with most contests it’s entirely fair. It’s just a cruddy thing to do.
I think you also may be confusing me with someone else if you think i’d get “mad” that you disagree with me or have something proving me wrong.
It’s absolutely fair. Agreeing to draw is a nice idea on paper (and very generous of those willing), but once you intentionally throw you’re violating the game’s rules.
It sucks when there’s a cheater, but it’s not the responsibility of the players in that match to deal with it. The cheater will be on to their next game anyway and the only thing that will stop them is a report.
They trusted them and they abused that trust to win an unfair game. Are we so devoid of common decency and morals that we can’t see this is wrong?
It is hard to tell with the story, because they asked their own teammate to verify whereas it is implied they are a stack. Equal oppurtunity seems a bit of a stretch, this is surely a super niche situation. Idk, it is such a weird gamble to begin with. Like, I cannot even imagine the conversation they had to formulate this plan. Rofl. Funky as hell.
The question isn’t “Is this wrong?” or “Is this rude?”.
There’s no debate that it’s really unkind to abuse the trust of the enemy team.
Reddit OP’s team intentionally broke the rules of the game by throwing and set themselves up for exactly what happened to them.
I wouldn’t be surprised if a team willing to trick the opposite team into the loss actually has a smurf or a cheater on their team. So in that aspect maybe it was unfair? Like the teams skill levels were actually unbalanced. That might have been the tipping point of the guys teammates saying the suspected cheater looked “sus”.
But the part that’s in question i think is whether even trying this is “fair”. Which I’d say it is. But again it’s a very low road to take.
It depends how you define fair, but here’s the first defition from Merriam Webster:
marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism
It is dishonest, therefore it is unfair.
I guess if you word it like that then sure; it’s unfair.
Doesn’t exactly make me feel bad for them though.
I mean, with a cheater they’re likely to win ANYWAY, why play mind games too?
It’s not unfair, it’s just plain disgusting and I have to puke just by reading that what players in this game are capable of.