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3rd Party Programs and Macros - Blizzard Clarifies What You Can And Can't Do

Another example is a custom command I have called Buff Group. I say “buff group” and Dragon sends the following key presses:

Ctrl+Shift+Q ‘Priest Group Fort
Ctrl+Shift+W ‘Mage Group Int
Wait 1.3 seconds
Ctrl+Shift+E ‘Priest Group Spirit
Wait 1.3 seconds
Ctrl+Shift+E ‘Priest Group Shadow Protection.
Wait 1.3 seconds
Ctrl+= ‘Priest drinks
Alt+= ‘Mage drinks

“I believe that there may have been some confusion during your conversation with the Game Master in question.

The custom command you cited, for example, is completely unacceptable, and for a couple of reasons. I am still gathering information on the legality of the voice command software at the moment (by itself, I fully expect that it’s just fine), but you may not, via any method, circumvent our automation or macro rules.

Multiple key presses/uses of abilities from a single command, spoken or typed? Not okay.

Inserting pauses? Not okay.

A single key press or command that issues a command to several different characters? Okay.

For example, you could use that same verbal command ‘Buff Group’ to trigger a single key-press macro (say, keybind c) which for your Mage is Arcane Brilliance, and for your Priest is Prayer of Fortitude. You could not include a step to have them rest. You could not make them drink. You cannot include more than a single step in that command.

If you were hoping to accomplish more than that with this program, then it is a very good idea to revert to more traditional multi-boxing methods immediately.

You can always refer to our policies here:

http://us.blizzard.com/support/artic...rticleId=20309

And this post regarding the G15 keyboard may include some information that is useful to you:

G15 Keyboard Legality
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...geNo=1&sid=1#4 ”

Malkatorix, Blizzard Poster

See below for G15 Responses.

Original Link -
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...eNo=2&sid=1#25

Archived Link -
http://wowarchive.yg.com/thread.html...eNo=2&sid=1#25

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“I use a G11 myself. Just don’t use the macro keys to do anything a normal wow macro could not do in a single press. Think of them as extra storage for normal macros, and you’re fine. ”

Malkatorix, Blizzard Poster

Original Link -
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...geNo=1&sid=1#4

Archived G15 Links -
http://wowarchive.yg.com/thread.html...geNo=1&sid=1#4
http://wowarchive.yg.com/thread.html...=1&pageNo=2#27

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Am I to understand that making an in-game macro using the macro window that does the following:

/cast Nature’s Swiftness (makes next heal spell instant cast)
/cast Oshu’Gun Relic (my healing trinket boosts heals by 200-something for 15 seconds)
/cast Healing Touch (my long 3.5 second heal)

Is illegal?

Please respond.

“Nah, that’s fine – Nature’s Swiftness is a modifier and does not trigger the global cooldown, your trinket does not trigger the global cooldown, and more importantly, there is macro functionality built in to allow this to kind of command specifically to occur within the bounds of the default command language. Given those factors, this kind of macro is fine.

Basically, since this can be accomplished organically according to our macro rules, it’s not a violation – make sense?

As a Rogue, you could

/cast Cold Blood
/use 13
/cast Mutilate

This would trigger the Rogue ability Cold Blood, use the trinket in the top slot on your character sheet, and then use the Mutilate ability, all in a single press.”

Malkatorix, Blizzard Poster

Original Link -
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...=1&pageNo=2#38

Archived Link -
http://wowarchive.yg.com/thread.html...=1&pageNo=2#38

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Basically, im wondering if using Keyclone to send the same signal to multiple clients with one keypress is acceptable.

Im looking for a solid yes or no answer here

Yup, keyclone is fine.

Just make absolutely certain that you’re not making more than one keypress (for the purposes of the word ‘keypress’ this includes a single key press AND release with no delays), or including delays between key-presses with each action.

Essentially, if you could legally create the command as a functional macro within the default user interface, then it should be okay.

Malkorix, Blizzard Poster

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

WoWBlues.com Archive -
http://www.wowblues.com/us/im-still-...765637958.html

Currently, using pre-recorded x,y coordinates (a function not supported by the default UI at all), to target or cast a spell is functionality outside of our Terms of Use.

I would strongly advise shying away from this program, if it is causing mouse moves (even simulated mouse moves) to occur in response to user inputs.

Mouse moves are the purview of the user, not a program.

Malkorix, Blizzard Poster

Original Link -
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...sid=1&pageNo=7

Archived Link -
http://wowarchive.yg.com/thread.html...No=7&sid=1#128