Guys, don't put words into CCP's mouth. People see big fancy words and pastes from EULA and think that Peligro just said that this or that is banned, when in fact he did not.
He very clearly avoided saying anything was banned or prohibited. All he did was reiterate what was said in CCP's dev blog from April 2014 on client modification. In case you need help finding that, here it is for you: http://community.eveonline.com/news/...-eula-and-you/
Don't miss this part:
Which is reiterated in Peligro's paste:This extends to multiboxing software. Some of the multiboxing software out there is powerful enough to count as “client modification” if used for that purpose. Our stance on third-party software is that we do not endorse such software as we have no control over what it does. As such, we can’t say that multiboxing software isn’t against our EULA. But the same goes in this case, that unless we determine that people are doing things beyond “multiboxing”, we will not be taking any action. We only care about the instances where people are messing with our process for the purposes of cheating, and running multiple clients at the same time is not in violation of our EULA in and of itself unless it involves trial accounts.
Or, in Peligro's words...We do not endorse or condone the use of player-made software or any other third party applications or software that confers an unfair benefit to players. We may, in our discretion, tolerate the use of applications or other software that simply enhance player enjoyment in a way that maintains fair gameplay. However, if any third party application or other software is used to gain any unfair advantage, or is used for purposes beyond its intended use, or if the application or other software violates other parts of the EULA, we may fully enforce our rights to prohibit such use, including player bans. Please use player-made or other third party software at your own risk.
1. "With regards to "round robin" or other features of specific third party programs; We will not authorize or otherwise sanction the use of any third party software. The End User License Agreement and Terms of Service are clear on this subject"
2. "Whether input broadcasting is used, video "overlays" or other features are used does not really matter. These are third party programs which change the way the game is played. This also includes round robin."
That's almost the entirety of his actual post, the rest is a pasted excerpt. But it is very clear that he DID NOT say that round-robin OR Video FX ("overlays") fall under what they consider cheating. All he said is that they will not authorize or sanction the use of any third party software, and that whether broadcasting is used, overlays or round-robin are used, "does not really matter".
So Peligro said literally nothing.
The important takeaway I got from this person is that they were reported by another player, and there was minimal followup observation from a GM. (This was backed up by direct conversation, they confirmed to me that they got banned after a player report.) Players and GMs cannot be expected to tell the difference between input broadcasting, round-robin, video fx with rollover, etc. If you're being observed and look too efficient, they're going to temp ban you. And when your excuse is to show them your uber-clever workaround of the rules "hey I'm not broadcasting, I'm using round-robin" blah blah, they can't verify it and really don't care. All they have to do is agree with the reporting player that an unfair advantage is gained, regardless of your methodology, and temp ban you.
I would still put money down saying there is no automatic detection that people are describing, because a lot more people around here would be banned. Remember, other players have motivation to report you, to get you out of their way. And everyone using multiple accounts, regardless of using ISBoxer or not, is at risk of being banned this way.
More or less cross-posted from ISBoxer forums -- http://isboxer.com/forum/viewtopic.p...&t=6569#p30845
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