Interesting email from a GM

[rahven32]

Greetings Jason,

Thank you for contacting the World of Warcraft Game Master Department.

Petition: I have a question regarding Multiboxing if you have time to answer. I have a question regarding strafe and movement keys. I don't want to cross any lines in the ToS. Basically what I'm asking is if it is legal to bind strafe and up to one key? I know in game you can hold both down at the sametime and get the same affect. IE holding forward and strafe left will move your character diagonally up and to the left. I can basically use do the samething with one button is that within the ToS?

Answer: Sorry that I missed you while you were online. What you descirbe does not seem to be considered to be a breach of the ToS or EULA and as such is perfectly viable as a game style. Further information about multi-boxing can be found on the forums at http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...88579356&sid=1

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Regards,
Gelraili
Game Master
Blizzard Entertainment


What do you guys think? Think he know's what he's talking about?

[Freddie]

Can you move forward and sideways at the same time with a single keypress using the WoW client by itself? If not, it's illegal to do it with third party software.

[rahven32]

See I dont get that logic as far as movement goes. You use xkeys to do it. Heck you can glue a stick to two keys and do it. I know technically it's still 2 keys I suppose. The gm seems to think the same but GM's all have different opinions on the matter so i never know what to think. This one seems to think it's ok though. Maybe I should just glue a stick to two keys lol.

I just find it kind of absurd to spend $120 on xkeys to do something I can easily do with my n52 or g15.

[Freddie]

I don't think it's a question of logic. The question is, what does the rule mean?

The rule is "one in-game action per instance per physical input."

In order to apply that rule, we need to know what is "one in-game action" and what is "one physical input."

I think the only coherent, objective basis for defining those terms is the WoW client. The client itself supplies the yard stick. If something can be bound on the left side of the in-game bind screen, then it's "one in-game action." If something can be bound on the right side of that screen, then it's one "physical input."

[EaTCarbS]

You shouldn't find any grief doing such a key binding.

After all, you still have to press your key(s) on the keyboard for the character to move.

legit imo.

[keyclone]

you can hit 2 keys at once and all your characters should move diagonal. trying to say that hitting one key should trip 2 keys to all windows would be something i'd stay away from, as it violates the "one key press --> one key received per wow" rule.

[Otlecs]

If something can be bound on the left side of the in-game bind screen, then it's "one in-game action." If something can be bound on the right side of that screen, then it's one "physical input."

This is a truly excellent way to look at this sort of question.

I've added it to my Favourite Threads so I can dig it up and shamelessly quote you in future

[Tehtsuo]

Technically, gluing a stick to two keys would be as much against the rules as doing it with an xkeys, n52, or g15.

Are they not likely to find and prosecute you?
Yeah.

But it's still a no-no. Remember all the contraptions people have shown off on youtube to afk in Alterac Valley? Just because it wasn't software based, it was still against the rules. In this particular case it's a lot harder to detect and very unlikely to get you in trouble, but the fact remains that it's one keypress for two actions - strafe and move forward.

[keyclone]

actually, detecting 2 sticks glued to two keys would be one of the easiest things to detect, as your actions don't change.

[rahven32]

So wait using a 2x2 (believe that's what it's called) cap on xkeys isn't legal? Seems to be pretty common for those that use them here.