Can we expect to see a ban on people using third party software for an advantage in arenas? Participation already at an all time low and even if it’s not as big a deal as everyone is making it out to be. It would be nice to see blizzard do something about it. I remember in MOP people were using an afk bug that would increase rating despite losing the game. Also in same season kick bot seemed to be everywhere. Within two weeks, everyone who is using it was temporary band removed of all PVP gear and ability to obtain titles. Don’t remember a single issue after that. it was obviously a harsh enough penalty. Would be nice to see something similar with this issue. Otherwise we will just keep losing people. The Scripts are cheap and easy to obtain so if nothing is done about it everyone’s going to start using them.
Blizzard has confirmed in the past AHK being open is not illegal. Thou that post is vary old you can google it if you want not going to go and find for you as quite old and as such a pain to find. While it being old means like everything may of changed as anything is subject to change.
They did mention based on how you are using it it can be. Its a grey area and as such not up for players to make that call. As such you need a blue to answer that and they wont answer on “will we see”. Either a ban will go out or it will not.
You can email hacks@blizzard.com if you feel someone is doing something that should be considered abuse but just using AHK is not.
For example one example blizzard has given in the past of using ahk that is “ok” is using ahk to make a key “spammable” ie rather than needing to hit 1 every sec can hold 1 to have it hit every sec. Something that could be done with most modern keyboards or mice via there own software. This one with the multibotting change may no longer be “ok” thou.
Its not everyone is going to start using scripts if nothing is done its many players have already been using scripts for a vary long time. This stance from blizzard is nothing new. Prime example the hunter melee weaving ahk script in tbc classic it went a vary long time without blizzard taking action (they never did to my knowledge) only when warcraft logs started to ban players doing that from parsing did it die down thou still logs of it poped up all the way to end of tbc without players that where reported to blizzard being banned.
More people using them is a GOOD thing. As this makes blizzard need to either break them or take action or everyone is on the same playing field. The odd person using it means it easy to not bother with for blizzard.
uhh that just means it can be open in the background…
That is not a carte blanche green light to script the game.
go and read the rest of the post. I specifically even mentioned a example of it being actively used mentioned.
There is a reason I did so as I vary well understand the meaning of what I said.
Really read before you comment.
If it was really such a great counter point, you would have just copied and pasted the original post.
There’s almost no legitimate use for that program. 99.999% of the time, it will be used to cheat.
No I wouldn’t of as again go and read the exact reason I did not was mentioned.
But please do keep making yourself look like a fool.
There vary much is legit uses you feeling otherwise means exactly NOTHING as blizzard has already in the past shown that is not there stance and there stance is what matters.
Not my job to find your sources.
Sadly I doubt this is something that will be bannable unless Blizzard makes a statement anytime soon announcing that it is now something you can be banned for.
People have been using AHK for years and as far as I know nobody has been banned for it.
Trust me I don’t like it being in the game or any game in general but it’s something I doubt will be banned anytime soon.
Not my job either. This post is about if blizzard will take action. As such the only thing that matters is if they will. The only thing that shows that is them taking action or not as we know without question they will only action what they feel like doing so at the time.
As such the only part that matters is exactly what I said. AHK being open is not illegal how it is being used is all that matters and if blizzard feels like at that time its an issue.
As such only reporting at hacks@blizzard.com matters.
Nothing else to this topic dose. If my source was critical to the topic I would go and find it. It is not as like mentioned in the first post its subject to change at blizzards wims. But you lack the basic understanding to even read.
You must really like cheating
You again seam to lack basic understanding.
Never once did I mention my thoughts.
I also in fact outright mentioned the best way to deal with the cheating via reporting it in the correct way.
How is getting reports to happen in the correct place to get the correct response liking cheating.
There is a massive diff between telling someone something is a grey area and often accepted but can be wrong so report them and get it correctly judged and liking cheating.
But keep showing you have the reading comprehension of a 2 year old. Oh wait even 2 years olds are starting to understand right and wrong.
I could be wrong but I think with the new changes to multiboxxing I don’t think AHK is allowed with those new rules maybe I’m wrong.
That sounds reasonable, that would be a nice change to see. I hate seeing all these top rated players cheating and getting their titles, like they’re already really good at the game plus they’re cheating. I also think they should add solo shuffle; I think that’s the reason so many people are enjoying retail pvp according to the forums. And it would make finding partners easier.
The multiboxing changes happened before my example of the hunter melee weaving as a note.
So thou no blizzard statment since there has also been no blizzard action.
But yes by the words of there post it should apply but blizzard picks and chooses.
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