In this thread I would like to create an open discussion of cheating. Here is the kind of format I would like, feel free to deviate.
- *A quick summary of the method for cheating.
*Further explanation, if such is felt necessary.
*Specific reasons for the consideration of such a method as cheating.
As an example:
Slabs (and other "transparent" blocks) prevent spawns, something which normally is only prevented by lighting up an area.
More specific reasons for why this is cheating:
- *Slabs don't require coal, thus skipping the need to acquire this resource.
DNoved1 wrote:Slabs are cheating in BTW
Though slabbing an area does in fact require no coal, and achieves the same effect as lighting an area up, I would like to point out that in most cases using slabs actually requires more resources.DNoved1 wrote:Slabs don't require coal, thus skipping the need to acquire this resource.
More specifically, one torch can light up an area of 169 square meters on level ground. Admittedly, this is rarely the case, but for the sake of arguement I will continue. Such a torch requires, as resources, one stick and one coal, with a stick being in the worse case equivalent to half a plank. In comparison, slabbing the same area requires 84.5 solid blocks of material, in the easiest case this might be dirt.
The question I suppose is this: would you consider 84.5 blocks of dirt to be cheaper than, and easier to acquire than, one coal and half a plank? 84.5 blocks of dirt is a bit safer, but requires much more time, while a coal and half a plank can be acquired comparatively quickly but with slightly more risk. Also worth considering is the time required to deploy slabs versus a torch.
Ultimately, I would like to say that the greatly increased time requirement outweighs the reduction in risk, and therefore this method shouldn't be considered cheating.
Edit: and as a side note, please keep the discussion in game, and preferably keep to the game being discussed. It is difficult to compare different games, and as such I'd prefer not to even go there.