I got a new Dell laptop a little over a year ago. The computer came with a game consul that allowed me to sample several of their games. I played stuff with penguins, and stuff with jewels. Then, I played FATE. It's a silly little game where you complete quests in a dungeon to gain money, fame and experience. You can learn different kinds of weapons, be a magician, and all kinds of neat, dorky stuff. I was dating a gamer at the time, so I thought this would give me something to talk about.
I bought the game once I was past the demo time and quickly became addicted to the game. It is mindless fun, and fairly entertaining. I finished the final quest (though you can continue past that), retired and created an heir. The game starts all over again, except this time, I passed on a magical item, that gave my heir special skills.
After a while, the game became old. I liked playing, but I hated waiting for my character to get cool. I wanted the cool armor, weapons and toys faster. I wanted my character to kick butt faster, and be stronger sooner. Despite my ex's warnings, I went online and looked up the cheat codes.
I can add gold pieces by the thousands, I can type in "god" and increase my levels by 10. I can type in "philosopher's stone" and the stone appears, ready for me to install in my armor to add special skills. And now, I can't stop cheating.
I've tried to go back and play the game the old way, but I end up cheating every time. I try to keep the cheating to a minimum, but I can't stop. The game is so much more fun when my character is cool, and I don't die every five minutes.
I don't know if this is the nature of gaming, or my own nature. Either way, it's probably not good, but I'll keep it up anyway.