An endless list of traps surrounds Schmooey, who at one time was considered the king of Activision’s game.
If you are one of those who rocked your head while sweating trying to hit the keys to the rhythm of Through the Fire and Flames, this story may disappoint you. The Guitar Hero franchise experienced a golden age where our houses were filled from one day to the next with plastic guitars that, although they seemed like the toy of our little nephews, made us feel like real rock stars while trying to get those desired perfect scores.
If you follow the exploits of the gaming community, you will have been able to verify that this is still very active, raising players to the category of heroes. This was the case of Schmooey, which has been considered for years the best guitar hero player and that has now been exposed by the community, after having detected numerous cheating in your videos.
Schmooey broadcast a pre-recorded video on his liveKarl Jobst has detailed in an extensive video some of the irregularities found in the Schmooey videos. As you have pointed out Kotaku, the player had been dragging some accusations for a while, although nothing so obvious as to uncover his lies. In December 2021, Schmooey played a version of the song 9 Patterns Of Eternal Pain really impressive, however, some of the expert players noticed some broadcast inconsistencies.
In some sections, Schmooey’s fingers they did not play the guitar keys that were reproduced on the screen, this set off all the alarms, added to a moment at the end of the video where the Windows Media Player. The accusation of falsifying the direct through a pre-recorded video was not long in coming, leading the player to confess the deception.
Players found numerous cheats in his videosAfter this first lie, the players did not take long to search through Schmooey’s videos, finding endless traps, from videos with cuts to songs played at a much slower pace than the one that was subsequently broadcast. Finally, Schmooey issued a public apology, deleting all his videos, closed his social networks and left the community after return the rewards worth thousands of dollars that he had been receiving for years.
The saddest part of the Schmooey story is that he is a really good player who has shown his ability numerous times live, in situations where there was no room for cheating. Regarding the franchise, although it is not going through its best moments, the purchase of Microsoft from Activision Blizzard has opened the door to see rescued many franchises that Activision currently has in the drawer. Phil Spencer himself pondered some sagas to bring back, pointing squarely at Guitar Hero.
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