Pokemon Go

I should have shared this story back in July, but I felt that Overwatch was more important at the time. Haha.

Well, as you can see, this is clearly a picture taken in a hospital bed. I suffer from a neurological disorder called Vasovagal Syncope. It's a very frustrating condition that causes me to pass out/ faint / collapse due to multiple triggers. Some of these triggers are dehydration, prolong standing, blood pressure dropping, claustrophobic environment. I've been fighting this misdiagnosed condition for almost ten years now and I've been doing my best to keep it under control. When this first started, I was having episodes at least twice a day. Now I managed to have it under control where it happens like every six months or so. But this one time... It was a little different.

So back in July, my cousin was having a graduation party on a mildly Summer day. I was under a tent the entire time, keeping myself hydrated and was thinking about hopping into the pool soon. I also had like a full meal for dinner since they had a taco bar. But out of nowhere, as I stood up, I just collapsed to the ground. 

Now, sometimes when I have these episodes, my body shakes. Some might think that I suffer from Epilepsy, but I can assure you, I don't. When my body shakes, it's got something to do with my blood pressure. But this time, my entire body was shaking so rapidly, my eyes were fixed on something, I was not talking, and this lasted for a good two minutes. 

My two cousins, who are nurses, truly believed I was suffering from a seizure that one of them was about to perform CPR on me because I was not waking up from it. I don't even recall the entire scene, all I can remember is my boyfriend holding me, my mother's hand by my head, and my uncle asking me if I wanted a straw in my water bottle.

Then off to the hospital I went.

This game... kept me from going insane. When I have to go to the hospital after these episodes, I cannot tell you how long it takes to get blood results or any results from whatever they wanted to check on me. Usually I don't have my phone all the time when I do go to the hospital. But this game just kept me from losing my shit.

I'm okay now, just extremely frustrated because that syncopal episode was the first one for this year, and the first in the last nine months of being Syncope free. I have yet to last a year without having an episode.

I'm going to defend people playing this game because I don't think they understand that it definitely can change people's lives. I also have some nasty anxiety to fight, ever since I had a disastrous relationship with a guy who will always be known as a dickface. It's kind of hard to talk to new people, be in a crowd of people, and just be myself without having to think, "Okay, is this person going to judge me harshly on my first word to them?" This game makes me completely forget that I'm shy towards new people, and just go out there and have fun. There have been countless of stories that talks about how this game has changed someone's life and such. Whenever I see someone just bash the crap out of this game, it makes me wonder if this person is happy behind their computers. Is their life really enjoyable or are they just miserable and can't stand to see people enjoying something?

Seriously, this game is fun. This game helps bring people out of their shells. It has done for me, it has also kept my sanity from going insane at a hospital. If you truly hate this game, no one wants to hear your opinions. The good always topples those who are unhappy in life. So enjoy your life, and throw some Pokeballs every once and a while.

I will fulfill my destiny in owning a gym with a strong ass Marowak or Persian! One day!

Overbanned!

So Blizzard has gone through Overwatch's players not too long ago and decided to do a huge banhammer on everyone that has gotten caught cheating. The responses to this action is really freaking hysterical. Let's go through some of the ones I found to be funny and sad at the same time.

Complaints 

The original site where all the complaints that I found to be extremely funny/sad/pathetic/etc. can be found.

Cheating In Overwatch

Overwatch forum that clearly states that anyone caught cheating will be gone instantly.

Let's enjoy some of the funny ones:

1.) Two Comments In One

"Sigh another banwave within 24 hours. I suppoed it wouldn't hurt to form a union against Blizzard and sue them somehow? How can they detect these cheats unless they are using some trojan which is legal?"

"It's simple, we can dm Anonymous on Twitter and ask them to hack Blizzard serves and see how they are spying on us what Blizzard is doing is illegal how do they even known we are using triggerbot which isn't even a hack?"

- Response to the first comment -

Blizzard is not the first gaming company and it is certainly not the last gaming company to do something about cheaters. And you can't sue the company when they have made it quite clear before the game even came out that cheaters who are caught will be banned permanently.

- Response to the second comment - 

You really think that group is going to help a bunch of cheating Overwatch players? What Blizzard is doing to you cheaters is LEGAL, as they have every right to ban anyone who is playing unfairly and are using third-party programs to help out. Triggerbot IS cheating, kay? Just because it might not be a "hack" towards you, it's still a program that is used to cheat, which you have just admitted to using so...

2.) Why Now?

"I'm actually so pissed right now. Why did they decided to start banning now?"

-Response-

Um, this actually isn't the first time they've done a ban wave. And why now? Maybe because there's been a lot of people reporting hacks and cheaters and Blizzard decided that now is a good time to put an end to it.

3.) War!

"We are at war... War with Blizzard. Ever day they persecute us for our beliefs. We have done nothing wrong, we are merely using our code to make certain colors on the screen get altered. There's no harm in that. What's important is the banned users are ot victims but (blanked out) is. If you want to SUPPORT our cause, you have to buy some CoreCoins. If we get enough users buying CoreCoins, this site with grow and we will be able to hire agents with this that can help us protect us. Maybe is a court battle eventually. My people don't have to take any persecution any longer, we must stop this great evil called Blizzard. For a better future! Invest in CoreCoins!"

- Response - 

I don't even know what to really say to this.

4. ) I Deserve A Second Chance

"Can we make a petition or something? I deserve another chance if I spent extra to buy the pre-order edition. This is unacceptable. It's 2016 Blizzard, cheating happens. A slap on the wrist is always better than lynching the person."

-Response-

This comment actually got me a bit agitated for multiple reasons.

A.) Petitions do jack shit now and days when it comes to video games.

B.) You don't deserve a second chance just because you paid a bit extra for a game. You got caught cheating, so why should you be allowed to slip through the cracks all because you spent more?

C.) Yes, cheating happens in video games, but Blizzard isn't the first gaming company to do something about it, nor are they the last either. You deserve to be lynched because you made the game quite unfair for other players who are playing fairly. Cheating ruins the game, 'nuff said.

I think it's insulting to read that you think you should get a "slap on the wrist" instead of being lynched because you decided to play Overwatch unfairly. The Olympics don't slap cheating participants on the wrist, they blatantly ban them from the entire competition. Just because you spent a little bit more money than other people have doesn't give you special "get out of being banned" cards. You're treated as how any other cheater gets treated.

5.) My Brother Is Going To Kill Me

"Wow, wow, WOW BLIZZARD REALLY AGAIN BANWAVE WTF IS UR PROBLEM BLIZZARD JUST LEAVE US ALONE WE ARENT EVEN DESTROYING THE SEERVER ***** NOW MY BROTHER IS GONNAKILL ME"

-Response-

Their problem is that Blizzard has specifically stated that they are not going to tolerate any kind of cheating and if you get caught, you're done. I'm sure you were using your brother's account, and even though I feel sorry that your brother no longer can play this game anymore, maybe he should kick your ass for deliberately losing the ability to play Overwatch.

6.) I Paid Money!

"I just got banned too, wtf Blizzard you're really gonna punish people who paid you MONEY for this game???"

-Response - 

Just because you gave them money doesn't mean they can not ban your account if you're caught cheating. It doesn't work like that, kid.

7.) I Only Used It Twice!

"</3 Blizzard Why you you let me cheat in piece I only tried the triggerbot in 2 games I don't deserve ban for that. The ahk aimbot is still working and superior but sad that I can't use it anymore :-("

-Response-

*Peace

And no, they most certainly will not allow to to cheat in "piece". 

8.) It Was Just A Bot

"what is blizzards ****ing problem?? it must be ilegal to do something like this just banning us for urnning an external program that doesn't even hack the game. it was just a mouse bot zzzzzzzzzz ARE THEY GONNA BAN ME FOR USING PAINT NOW TOO"

-Response-

"IF A PLAYER IS FOUND TO BE CHEATING - OR USING HACKS, BOTS, OR THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE THAT PROVIDES ANY SORT OF UNFAIR ADVANTAGE - THAT PLAYER WILL BE PERMANENTLY BANNED FROM THE GAME. FULL STOP." - Lylirra, community manager

9.) Can I Sue?

"Can I sue Blizzard for this unfair ban?"

-Response - 

Except it's not unfair.

10.) My Skype Group Is Banned

"Everyone in my triggerbot coding skype group is banned. What the **** Blizzard."

- Response -

Oooh... 

Final Thoughts:

Cheaters look, it said specifically long before Overwatch came out that if anyone is caught cheating will be gone for good. Even if you buy a brand new Overwatch game, they still can find you and ban you again. Some of the comments had people saying that they're hacking still and have yet to get caught, give it time. You will be once they find you. I think it's hilarious to see reactions like this mainly because you have a bunch of sites that were psyched to see Blizzard going to do something about cheating, if you didn't see this well that's your own fault.

Plus, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that cheating in online video games is bad. People get very angry about playing with people who cheat. I play with a friend who looks for these kinds of things and instantly report them if they find something incredibly odd about a death or an ability or whatever. Sure the guy sometimes overreacts a bit to these things, but this is what cheaters basically do to those who want to play the game fairly. Any kind of player who seems like they're extremely freaking good, are looked at as those who are cheating. Hell, I've gotten people claiming that I'm hacking when I'm Widowmaker. This sucks that cheaters make this game sometimes unbearable to tolerate at times.

Maybe you should stop, and just get good?