Banning of third party scripts

Back in the day, during wars, having a player who worked for a gun shop company was actually a perk.

That player would open opponents' profiles individually, check what armour and weapons they were using, and excitedly report everything back in faction chat.

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But now? Fuck that guy.

Just install a script and suddenly you can see everyone's weapon loadout without even working for a gun shop company.

I know everyone is benefiting from this, myself included. But let's be honest: if we're judging this purely on whether it's right or wrong, fair or unfair, it's pretty clearly wrong.

It's basically a perfect example of:

"Corruption is bad... if I'm not in it."

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So why don't Ched and bogie do anything about it?

My guess is simple: because it's popular. These scripts benefit far more players than they hurt, and banning them would definitely cause a massive backlash. Nobody wants to be the bad guy who takes everyone's toys away.

We saw something similar with mugging scripts. At first, not much was done. Eventually, people started feeling the negative effects, complaints grew, and action followed.

The fact that most of us benefit from something doesn't automatically make it fair.

Personally, yes, I use these scripts and benefit from them. But I'd still rather see them banned. Working for a gun shop company is supposed to give you access to information other players don't have.

So...sometimes something can be good for almost everyone using it and still be bad for the game. So here's a poll for everyone:

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Can someone share the script, you know, so I can stay away from it?

My vote was 10000% a joke… be nice haly 😢😂❤️👸✨

Haly promised me decent reading material for my next shit. I've been scammed! 

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Mentos and Coke, you say.

KARMA FARMER ALERT

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It's information sharing like FF-scouter, just for loadouts. I don't see a problem.

It doesn't show the plunder 

But people were already selling this info so I mean it was only a matter of time before it was turned into a script. 

Wait are you just mad your faction mate didn't share the script with you during elims lmao

Who is this "third party" that keeps being mentioned, and how can I vote for them?

Its the mentos and coke party

back in the days during wars we get stat spies now there's a script that does the estimate for you

back in the days people find mug targets themselves now a bot does it for them

back in the days there is a functional item market now I need to go to some third party sites to look up deals

Kalends KAL's load out revealer

https://www.torn.com/forums.php#/p=threads&f=67&t=16597240

I would love a ban for all scripts. 

Everybody back to basic, no more advantages over less nerdy players. 

Change the 5* special to something like +5-10% on accuracy. 

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We still haven’t reached the point where the scripters and non-scripters can’t coexist yet.  But yeah for any new/newish competitive type player, they pretty much have to get and use all the fancy tools to be able to compete.  I guess I’m fortunate I’m old enough in game to not ‘need’ the fancy tools to hang with the cool kids but I definitely feel more and more with each passing month that I’m just playing a different game than others by not using the tools.  I know I know, I been called playing caveman style a time or two recently.  It’s a choice.  I may progress at some point, but still kinda wish there weren’t all these different levels of playing fields out there based on what tools and scripts and extensions one uses or not.  Guess that’s the old school in me in wanting everyone in a game to be playing the same game.  New school says fuck that. 

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