new poster, long time boxer, TOS question

[Sean582]

Hi guys, I've been dual boxing WoW for about a year know and I LOVE IT, i can never go back. I play a prot warrior and a lock, pure tank and spank.

Question, I wanna start using rapid-fire on my xkeys, so i can hold keys down instead of tapping them over and over, would this be against blizz TOS? I'm still holding the button, I don't see them throwing a fuss if they catch it.

Thanks guys, great forums.

[Crayonbox]

I think this goes in the gray area which you should avoid.

Putting in delays in your macros is considered automation even if you are pressing the button, thus I believe this is also considered automation and should not be used.

[elsegundo]

i do see where this can be a problem. i wouldnt do it. but if in doubt, open a ticket.

[Vyndree]

I think this goes in the gray area which you should avoid.

I actually read a blue post that confirmed that holding down a repeating keypress was a no-no. I'll find the quote... sec...

Hello Blizzard,

After unsuccessfully attempting to get clarification via an in-game ticket, I would like to see if the rules can be clarified regarding key repeating software. In light of recent bans, it is unclear what is or isn't allowed, and bearing in mind the majority of players want to follow the rules, it would be of great help if a statement could be made regarding key repeating software.

Previously, the apparent community understanding had been: if it doesn't automate gameplay, and requires you to be present at the keyboard playing the game, then it is legal. It seems with recent bans, this may not actually be the case.

My specific question is: is it okay to use software (or hardware drivers, or external hardware devices) that continually repeat ("spam") a key bound in-game to a macro or ability while another key is held down and while a player is present at the keyboard playing the game? For Hunters, for instance, spamming our shot rotation macro. I'm sure other classes have similar needs, perhaps not 10-20 times per second like a Hunter, but the same idea. Many aspects of the game make key spamming desirable, but is it legitimate to use external drivers/software to achieve it?

I'd love to not have to break my keyboard, fingers, and wrist to achieve maximum DPS, but I would also hate to wake up one morning and find I was banned for using a repeater. Please help myself and other Hunters follow the rules

Thanks.

This is not okay. One hardware function = one action, according to standard macro rules. A hardware function is a keypress (including press/release) associated with movement and an ability/item. Obviously, our default macro rules enable you to use 'modifying' trinkets or abilities, such as nature's swiftness, plus a single spell all in a single press.

To clarify: No, you may not use hardware or software to auto-spam your shot rotations - period.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...geNo=1&sid=1#8

[Sean582]

ok thank you for clarification.



I had another button that I make open my bacpack and cast shield bash at the same time (don't ash), since those can both be done in one macro if I wanted to then I guess I'm good.



thanks all!!

[algol]

I had another button that I make open my bacpack and cast shield bash at the same time (don't ash), since those can both be done in one macro if I wanted to then I guess I'm good.

If you do it in a macro, sure. If you do it with a "keyboard macro"...well, that depends how well they programmed Warden.

It's not just what you do, it's also often how you do it.

[Vyndree]

Gota love Vyndree and her Blizzard blue post smack downs!

/flex

[badashh]

Gota love Vyndree and her Blizzard blue post smack downs!

I wonder if when her and Suvega have a argument she has a blue post to counter anything he says...

[Tidomann]

According to the blizzard gm YOU DO THE DISHESSSSSSSSS

[Schwarz]

Gota love Vyndree and her Blizzard blue post smack downs!

/flex [/quote]
I am still confused by this out of game macro stuff. If i use my n52 to send something like

"/assist shaone
/focus
"

is that ok? What I am physically doing is pressing 1 button and having alot of keystrokes sent. So how is this different than having the n52 sending 2 numeric characters every time I press one button? I have a feeling that it comes down to what happens in game (ie one press one action) but i am unsure on this stuff.

I was paranoid as hell when i was messing around with my n52 and was sending keystrokes like "ctrl+1" b/c I was too lazy to change my keybindings ingame. The only way I could figure this out was by recording a macro that ending up looking like

ctrl press down
pause xxx
1 press down
pause xxx
ctrl lifted up
pause xxx
1 lifted up