Comments on: Friday Morning Macro: Macro Basics

By: Dosequis

Dosequis — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:01:05 +0000

Wow Blizzard is a bunch of idiots, have you seen the power you give them on your computer by the TOS? I almost didnt start playing WoW because of it... Give them the right to search your computer, browser history, etc... Dosequis’s last blog post..More Rogue NERFS coming…

By: Zaltu Zen'tar

Zaltu Zen'tar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:41:40 +0000

Yes, blue responses say it is ok to use the G15 keyboard, however, it is not ok to us it’s macro abilities to chain commands.

I know about the official WoW mouse (a lot of people seem to think it sucks apparently) and yes it does have macro abilities, however, Blizzard has said that these macro abilities are against the TOS. Epic Fail on their part.

Source: (http://www.wowinsider.com/2009/01/24/steelseries-wow-mouse-dangerous-in-no-uncertain-terms-of-use/)

By: Dosequis

Dosequis — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:27:18 +0000

BTW Zaltu, you think you could help me finish setting up comment luv on my blog? Im a newb to wordpress. Dosequis’s last blog post..Something Firece…

By: Dosequis

Dosequis — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:13:05 +0000

I've read it a few times, and actually seen people ask about the G15 keyboard, and get blue responses back saying its OKAY to use... The TOS, says you simply can't have something AUTOMATICLY playing the game for you. The G15 doesnt automaticly play the game for you, sure it might attack for you, but its definately, not going to move your charcter around, out of AOE, not going to position. Blizzard even LICENSED a WoW mouse, thats has 15 buttons, and the SAME TYPE of macro capability bulit into. Dosequis’s last blog post..Something Firece…

By: Zaltu Zen'tar

Zaltu Zen'tar — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:30:18 +0000

@Dosequis

Read the terms of service again. It is against the TOS to use a macro system like the G15 has whether you are at the keyboard and paying attention or not. Will you get banned? Probably not, but it is against the TOS nonetheless and I don’t recommend it.

By: Dosequis

Dosequis — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:23:11 +0000

Thimble, excellent point? Hardly.. the G15 also has the ability to bind a "kill macro button" so you could simple stop the macro from executing, and do w/e. I am not saying this is how I play, I have seen a few users play this way. Dosequis’s last blog post..Guilds first 25man naxx run…

By: Dosequis

Dosequis — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:21:48 +0000

Its not a violation of the TOS, the only person that has been banned for using a G15, was HALF AFK at the keyboard, had he been there to SPEAK with the GM that was trying to talk to him, rather than zoning off watching a movie, and just pressing a button without even looking at the screen. Thats why he was banned, because its againt the TOS, to not respond to a GM when your logged in and doing something, and "not playing his charcter" a gm made mutiple attempts to contact him, and he ignored them because he didnt see them because he wasnt paying attention (which I might ad, is against the terms of service) Dosequis’s last blog post..Guilds first 25man naxx run…

By: Zaltu Zen'tar

Zaltu Zen'tar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:06:02 +0000

@Thimble
Excellent point.

By: Thimble

Thimble — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:57:56 +0000

Not to mention, you might be in trouble when you realize that, say, your tank did something stupid and your second sinister strike pulled aggro, so now you want to vanish, but you can’t, because you’ve already decided you wanted to sinister strike 2 more times and then eviscerate…for those who don’t care about the ToS, I feel like that can be a far more compelling argument for not trying to just macro your whole play experience away.

By: Zaltu Zen'tar

Zaltu Zen'tar — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:29:35 +0000

Yes, it can be done with a G15 (I have one and love it) but it should never never never be done because using the macros from the keyboard like that is considered botting, is against the terms of services and can get your account banned.