oFollow Discussion

[pinotnoir]

I'm in a glass case of emotion!

[Peri Helion]

From Blizz Chat (I changed the CS Name to Blizz Customer Support since I wasn't sure about this sites rules on posting blizz communications)

Blizz Customer Support
at 17:53:21
Hello there, I'm Blizz Customer Support with Blizzard Customer Support and I'm looking over your request now. How are you doing today?

Peri Helion
at 17:54:14
I am well. I am looking to reactivate my account and begin multiboxing, but want to make sure this is still allowed before spending the money

Blizz Customer Support
at 17:54:43
Multiboxing has never been against the rules.

Peri Helion
at 17:55:45
I know /follow was removed from Battlegrounds, I just wanted to make sure

Blizz Customer Support
at 17:55:56
Yes /follow was removed but multiboxing hasn't been outlawed Peri Helion

Peri Helion
at 17:56:19
Great – if there was an addon that allows the follow function in Battlegrounds, would that be allowed?

Blizz Customer Support
at 17:56:28
That I won't speak to as I am not familar with that addon and I cannot guarantee using it will make you safe.

Blizz Customer Support
at 17:56:43
My guess is the developers will disable that addon though.

Peri Helion
at 17:57:38
ahh - understood - thank! I will not use it then

Blizz Customer Support
at 17:57:18
It was removed for many reasons to ensure that players were all participating in Battlegrounds.

So - less time than it takes to make a post, somewhat of an answer. Is it definitive? Nope. Is it indicative of what the CSRs are being trained to say, and therefore a factual insight into Blizzards potential stance on ANY attempt to bring /follow back into Battlegrounds? Each can read for themselves and decide.

[Owltoid]

If you found value in that interaction with the CSR, then I'm glad for you. I did not.

[Peri Helion]

If you found value in that interaction with the CSR, then I'm glad for you. I did not.

As I said

Each can read for themselves and decide.

So your opinion is your prerogative.

Perhaps you should re-read Mirai's post on what the purpose of this site and thread is, and then determine what you can best do with your next post to better inform the community on this subject.

I must confess given the probity and reasoning demonstrated in your previous posts and threads over the months I have been reading this site your tone and demeanor in this thread are baffling.

We both agree oFollow is most likely something that will result in a ban, I just put forth a little more effort to attempt to get further information rather than just rely on opinions. In deference to your seniority I will not post again on is topic and allow you to have the last word with your inevitable rebuttal (I just hope you don't misquote me for the 4th time today )

[Ualaa]

That's not an accurate description. oFollow is not just an addon, but a combination of an external program and an addon. If it was simply an addon that used LUA code, I don't think you'd have anyone opposed.

I agree, if the program is reading information from the game, and then acting upon it... it is something most of us should avoid, assuming we care about retaining our accounts.

But I wanted to point out, just because it is a program + an addon, doesn't make it automatically bad.

IS Boxer is both a program (which you pay for) and it generates wow macros/FTL/etc via its' addon.
Without the program running, your IS Boxer addon won't be much good.

Still, IS Boxer doesn't read anything from the game, and it sounds like oFollow does.
IS Boxer has no way of knowing if a spell fired off or not, if it was resisted or not, if your toons are in follow range when you issue the follow command, etc.

If oFollow reads anything from the game, that's too close to prohibited actions for me.

[Owltoid]

In deference to your seniority I will not post again on is topic and allow you to have the last word with your inevitable rebuttal (I just hope you don't misquote me for the 4th time today )

I think that's pretty funny given that you actually misquote me in that post (hint: you said "Each can read for themselves and decide," not me). Don't worry about the seniority, there are a few curmudgeon posters on this site and I am joining their club.

But I wanted to point out, just because it is a program + an addon, doesn't make it automatically bad.

Good point and good example using ISBoxer.

[zenga]

I dont care about ofollow, follow in random bgs or even random bgs. I just quoted this statement because I could not agree with it more.

You guys that like random bgs might want to pay attention to the ptr. Role checks and the end of oqueue in randoms.

Holinka ‏@holinka30 Mar
@Wiredmana Agreed, Premades ruin unrated battlegrounds. Working on making it difficult to do. Sad a cool addon like oQueue does this


Holinka ‏@holinka30 Mar
@CuddlyKittyHugs @Wiredmana I've said a few times, the only part of oQueue I don't like is circumventing premade restrictions

Oqueue doesn't circumvent premade restrictions as far as I know. You can queue up with a group of 5 players for random bg's, and oqueue doesn't circumvent that restriction. All it does is making it easier to find people to queue up together: it saves you from spamming forums, raidfinder, trade etc ... to find a team.

[Fat Tire]

Oqueue doesn't circumvent premade restrictions as far as I know. You can queue up with a group of 5 players for random bg's, and oqueue doesn't circumvent that restriction. All it does is making it easier to find people to queue up together: it saves you from spamming forums, raidfinder, trade etc ... to find a team.

No idea, as I dont use it. Obviously blizzard has more information than I do since they believe its an issue. I was just linking the tweets from the newly acquired senior pvp developer who has been around for roughly 2 months or so and letting people know about the role check for random bgs on the ptr.

[boxblizzardd]

this is bad ethos for dual-boxing.com, this ofollow subject and especially any form of marketing needs to be removed.

lock or remove/edit this thread please.

[EaTCarbS]

this is bad ethos for dual-boxing.com, this ofollow subject and especially any form of marketing needs to be removed.

lock or remove/edit this thread please.

http://www.dual-boxing.com/threads/4...l=1#post379502

Please re-read the thread. The information in this thread is extremely valuable to the multiboxing community - especially those that may be considering using oFollow.