Interesting email from a GM

[zanthor]

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.

According to the pure letter of the law - yes.

Pressing 1 button that presses 2 buttons per client would be a violation. Of course, pressing those two buttons by smashing your thumb across both is OK... and for the most part everyone using a spread out macro with diagonals is ALREADY doing this OR pressing 2 keys... so I'd say continue at your own risk, but know that Blizzard can terminate your account for any reason, and using a keycap to merge two keys qualifies as a "any".

[Tehtsuo]

know that Blizzard can terminate your account for any reason, and using a keycap to merge two keys qualifies as a "any".

Same goes for standing one foot while talking to an orangutan about the economic policy of New Guinea.

[keyclone]

Same goes for standing one foot while talking to an orangutan about the economic policy of New Guinea.

dammit, i knew that ape was a fed narc :cursing:

[Otlecs]

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.

But when you put a multi-key cap on an Xkeys it recognises it as a single key.

[Kang]

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 think this may be a moot point. Within the normal WoW keybindings, when you try to bind a key that is already bound to a function (say up-arrow for move forward) to another function (say strafe left), it will unbind the first function. If you are not using a fancy keyboard with extra buttons or other external device, it would be impossible to bind two functions to the same key and therefore not breaking the TOS.

[Owltoid]

Blizzard cares about automation and things that are against the spirit of the game. Moving diagonally does not seem to fall in either of these categories and I doubt they care (just like they don't care if when I hit "g" I have HKN actually send "shift-g").

[zanthor]

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.

But when you put a multi-key cap on an Xkeys it recognises it as a single key.

Only if you tell it to. You can also program a single x-keys to press two keys, not as reliable though.

[rahven32]

But when you put a multi-key cap on an Xkeys it recognises it as a single key.

So it's a software change rather than a hardware? I always thought it was basically the same as the stick analogy. I'm not familiar with it enough to know though just what I've read here. If it's software why even have a 2x2 cap? Or does the software read it as press these two buttons to do this. If that makes any sense. EG: press ctrl c = copy or press x+y = ctrl+v

[Stabface]

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.

We called this 'penny macroing' back in the day (from jamming together keys on your keyboard using coins) and yes, hardware mods like this are technically against the ToS.

[rahven32]

We called this 'penny macroing' back in the day (from jamming together keys on your keyboard using coins) and yes, hardware mods like this are technically against the ToS.

Hehe back in the day I used that to raise swimming in EQ. Just ran against a wall all day while i was at work =p