LogFAQs > #966131502

option 2 is the closest for me. I don't go out of my way to cheat and I don't really play multiplayer. If I do, I won't even try to look for cheats. Even in single player, I only look for cheats when I'm familiar enough with the game to be able to play it normally but end up hitting roadblocks due to glitches and unforeseen issues, or when I am so used to a game that I just don't have the patience to always play the legit way (example: Skyrim, turning on god mode temporarily to negate encumbrance for convenience purposes, or using console commands to fix a perk regret or to fix a follower that is not behaving properly or to compensate myself, such as paying for skill training only for said skill not to level properly in the process). Typically, a game has to have a reputation for being buggy and/or I need to be familiar enough with it to be impatient about things I already know and thus want to take shortcuts in further playthroughs... only then do I think about cheats.