I tend to disagree that cheats always make a game boring faster. I got the cheats and walkthroughs for Planescape: Torment (old old game, yes, I know) because then it was easier to uncover all the storyline possibilities. The game plays more like a story than other RPGs. If you're playing a FPS, MMORPG, or another game (be it console or PC) where things tend to repeat themselves, then yeah, cheats get old fast and I think they are completely unethical for online games, especially as scripts are used for gold farming. Even if 'bots' are allowed (as they were in an old MUD I played), they drain the game of a community experience. Back on-topic: J-mod powers are there for testing. I was told that this was a large part of the reason why J-mod PCs had PK ability removed. yeah in the MMORPGs you are right that cheats would make it boring. My point is that if you buy a game thats like lets say $40. It lasts you 3 weeks because you buzzed by it with cheats. Or would you rather have a challenge and finish it in two months. Although some games are impossibly hard and they tend to get annoying after a while, I still feel that I didnt beat the game and that I cheated.