I am a warrior tank and I have been running into some pretty significant RSI issues during bosses. I am not wanting to give myself any kind of unfair advantage, but I am starting to run into a significant disadvantage which I have no control over.
Given the role I play in-game, I need to regularly use nearly my entire spellbook, and I just want to setup a hardware macro to hold down for the more spammy ones. We all joke about facerolling on the keyboard for a reason.
I was in the process of setting up a hardware macro to deal with this, and then it dawned on me that it could potentially be against the TOS. So I read the TOS. I will paste the section down below.
One could easily argue what I am wanting to do would be significantly lower on the automation teir than what everyone already does with ingame macros. I would still need to manually hold the same buttons instead of pressing them repeatedly. If anything, this should be a built in accessibility feature.
Is it against the TOS to use a hardware macro for the buttons which I would be manually spamming constantly anyway? It seems like the kind of thing which is becoming a necessity since most of the people I meet on this game work in IT and are in their 30s or 40s.
If it is against the TOS, is there any form of ingame macroing that could help to reduce RSI? I have managed to cut down on some of it with macros that combine mandatory chains into a single button, but I am just wanting to be able to hold down keys to get repeated presses to do the same thing that I am currently doing.
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To put it simply, anything used to automate via hardware or software is against the rules and will get you actioned. Macros must be setup and used within the game system. Remember blizzard banned automation for a reason. FYI the warden will detect such software or hardware and alert blizzard
Hmm, I thought you can use hardware but must follow the same in-game macro functionality - ie, if it can’t be done via the in-game macro system, don’t use it.
I’m pretty sure a hardware macro could easily get you in trouble. However, if I’m understanding right that part of the problem is portions of your rotation where you need to use the same ability over and over, a new option was just induced to the official in-game options menu that allows you to press and hold a keybind in order to cast the spell or ability bound to it over and over as long as you’re holding down the key.
That doesn’t help with chains of abilities, but I hope it’s something that can grant at least some improvement. In the morning I can give clearer directions about where it is if you think it might be helpful but have trouble finding it.
I might have wires crossed thinking about just using keyboard/mouse programmable keys for keybinding to in-game macro (thus avoiding the hardware macro programming itself).
That article addresses input broadcasting, sending commands to multiple clients with a single input (keystroke). OP is asking about being able to send multiple commands to a single client with a single input.
Since the in-game option is not there for classic, then it would still be against the rules of 1 keypress per action. During WotLK original, a friend of mine was banned for using a Logitech keyboard to be able to hold a key down and it continue acting.
it’s similar i guess but that ban is specifically talking about multiboxing and doesn’t apply here. you can use hardware macros so long as they don’t do anything in-game macros can’t do.
I think there is a restriction on it. At present it can only be used on spells from your spell book, not on macros.
I don’t think this permits you to do the same with an external program. Meaning you can use the in-game functionality but not do continuous press using a keyboard program and macro system. I think Blizzard wants control over how it is used and operates in-game.
I thought the same thing, but it doesn’t work that way. It is for the dragon breath ability that has 4 power levels. You can either press and hold, then let go at the desired setting.
Or you can tap to start it, then tap when it is at the desired setting.
I think you might be talking about the “Empowered Spell Input” setting, which can apparently be found in both Options > Accessibility > General and Options > Gameplay > Combat. That was what I found first when I was looking for the option I mentioned.
The option I mentioned is a checkbox called “Press and Hold Casting,” which is in Options > Gameplay > Combat, down near the bottom.
I think Rufflebottom may be right that it doesn’t work with macros, but I haven’t tested that.