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Originally Posted by loramin
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One thing is 100% external from the game, except that it reads a log file which is generated by the game (although technically once it generates it, that file is external to EQ itself; it's not like the program keeps a read lock on it or something, even though it could).
The other thing is messing with the game itself ... ie. cheating.
The two are separate because while you can lump together whatever you want, there's a natural dividing line between stuff that changes the game and stuff that just reads log files.
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You're doing the exact same thing though. There is no "natural" boundary between these two, it is a boundary that makes sense to you so you see it as natural. You
can lump together what you want, but that doesn't mean its the only relevant way of thinking about it.
I could just as easily assert that they are in the same category because they are "3rd party programs that give you an in-game advantage, benefit, or change in game play" and (to great wonder) they are now in the same category instead of "naturally" seperated.