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noodlesUK
> Subscription prices for users began at around $10 a day, and up to $200 a month.

What? 10*(1 month) > 200...

cmehdy
Likely daily and monthly fees such that monthly is encouraged. The wording is definitely awkward though.
malux85
> Kunshan police found and destroyed 17 cheats and arrested 10 people in connection with the ring.

Ah ha! A cheat! (holds bit of paper). Quick, burn it!

Excellent, one more cheat eliminated from the world.

wodenokoto
Can someone expand on why cheats are worth $200/month to consumers?

Is it a way to buy bling that would otherwise cost thousands or?

rnestler
From the article

> With players able to win millions in gaming tournaments around the world, a crackdown on cheating has intensified in recent years.

Apparently cheats were used to win tournament prize money.

blibble
the more it costs the fewer people will have it

so your chance of going detected goes down

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tomatotomato37
By games do they mean gambling games or literally random videogames like StarCraft? And if so why is this something the police are involved in? What laws were even broken?
gambiting
They were selling cheats, which can(I don't know if it did here) involve selling software ilegally. So no different than busting someone selling illegal copies of windows in the old days.
rnestler
From the article:

> The gang designed and sold cheats to popular video games, including Overwatch and Call of Duty Mobile.