Gilbert Arenas admits to padding Halo 3 stats.

[mobboss1988]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/show_bl...ic_id=25975102

[nebrazca78]

You know, I used to really like Gilbert Arenas. He's so fucken awesome at basketball. Shit like this really disgusts me though. What a filthy bastard.

[exit]

If the new is ridiculously pointless, it has to be from mobboss1988.

[Nesmaster]

Guess I'll be the first to say:

WHO FUCKING CARES?

Seriously. Boosting/cheating happens in every game. Now it's "News" because an NBA player is doing it. OH NOES! END OF ZEE WERLD!

[boatofcar]

You know, I used to really like Gilbert Arenas. He's so fucken awesome at basketball. Shit like this really disgusts me though. What a filthy bastard.

I really, really hope you're being facetious.

[Sothy]

He gets paid millions of dollars for bouncing balls around.

Instead of giving a shit why he cheats at Halo I was kinda wondering what would happen if that money went into cancer research or space exploration.

[200609]

He gets paid millions of dollars for bouncing balls around.

And they're not even his balls.

Regardless, who cares about what this guy did in Halo? Granted, I get irritated when people other than myself cheat. But this isn't particularly newsworthy.

[Oobgarm]

Oh, wait. Who cares?

[spoon]

I myself enjoyed his grasp , or artistic interpretation of the english language. Didn't he attend Arizona Univertsity? Guess they don't hold you got servd spellin' hotness in the locker room.

[heybtbm]

I've never understood what the point of boosting is. OK, so you increase your rank...so what? It's not like you win anything. At best, a high rank only amounts to a fleeting thought of awe in some strangers head for about 2-3 seconds...

"Wow, that person is a level 50".

2 seconds later their mind is on to the next thought. I don't see what the booster gains. You spend hours and hours boosting for that? What a waste of free time.

I love stats and follow mine regularly (on Bungie.net), but they're all legit. Any fake or boosted stats would "ruin" the whole experience for me. I guess it's just the standard "something for nothing" mindset of your average teenager or twentysomething.

[Neil Koch]

I myself enjoyed his grasp , or artistic interpretation of the english language. Didn't he attend Arizona Univertsity? Guess they don't hold you got servd spellin' hotness in the locker room.

You're expecting student/athletes to actually go to class? :b

I did some tutoring in college, and most of the athletes I tutored were decent enough guys, but many of them were dumb as rocks... we're talking grade-school level English. Most of the professors tended to look the other way because of the money they brought into the school.

But back on topic, this is pretty much a non-story. I'll join the chorus of saying "who the hell cares?". It is kind of funny that someone with millions of dollars still feels the need to boost their self-esteem by cheating to pump up their stats.

[walrusmonger]

This is gold. A basketball player, who can sleep with any girl he wants (pretty much), would rather play with his buddies and dummy accounts to boost his stats.

And people look at gamers and say, "get a life!" or "leave the house" or "make friends!"

[Guru of Time and Space]

Big LAFFS @ this thread.

-GoTaS

[GarrettCRW]

The fun will really begin if I post what Michael Wilbon said on PTI today.

[spoon]

You're expecting student/athletes to actually go to class? :b

I did some tutoring in college, and most of the athletes I tutored were decent enough guys, but many of them were dumb as rocks... we're talking grade-school level English. Most of the professors tended to look the other way because of the money they brought into the school.

Oh, I know. It was a joke. I'll bet that was some fun tutoring though.

I wonder if he is also one of those guys that has his buddies watch his ass during online matches in Halo 3?