. However, it also raises the ceiling for entry; to compete at the highest levels, mastering the configuration of your clicker is just as important as your gear score. Conclusion

The relationship between tool developers and server administrators is a constant battle. As soon as a clicker is updated, anti-cheat systems are often updated in response. For example, on the Darksteam.net forum, a developer once released a "Elite Clicker Blocker" DLL file designed to be hooked into the game's main executable to prevent the clicker from functioning at all. These cat-and-mouse games illustrate the adversarial and unstable nature of using such tools.