That’s the thing though.
Literally anything that is beyond manual, stock, unchanged settings, no extra software, no changes to OS, nothing of the sort, “Press button to cast spell, press alt tab to swap windows, press button to cast spell” is likely going to run afoul of the rules, and even THAT might not be allowed depending on what your interpretation of what I said is.
We have moved on from the topic about when the rules changed, please stay on topic. I concede the rules changed back in 2021, but never once have implied anybody’s take on streamlining is wrong as this states it very well.
Nobody has yet to answer my:
Fireball is R
Mouseball 5 is alt-tab
Fireball is R on second application
Just remapping my keybinding for my alt-tab and yes this functionality is found in many operating systems as my example above linux ( ctrl + > ) swaps application, I read somebody state earlier their alt-tab shows the window you can disable this and I disabled mine ages ago as I use my laptop on the train and don’t want other people seeing my background applications for privacy.
Because every time someone has given you an answer, you’ve tried some clever way to excuse it being streamlining or automation.
So now people are understandably a bit leery of giving any direct answers to your questions. It’s to the point where if someone tells you that’s okay, you’ll interpret it to somehow mean it’s okay for you to change R to alt tab and fireball on windows 3, 4, and 5!
Come on, you got your answers.
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They legitimately want you to play multiple accounts as if you were playing a single account. They do not want you to use any means to make this easier for you to do so. There is no way to make this more clear for you.
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Mate, you brought it up…
YEs, we have… multiple times.
Binding alt-tab to a single key is streamlining.
How many times do you need to be told this?
Alt-tab = 2 keys.
Mouse button 5 = 1 key.
Tell me you understand the basic fundamental difference now. Please!
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This is your answer. Simply don’t change anything, don’t tweak settings, don’t change OS key bindings, don’t change registry entries, don’t use any third party software, don’t use hardware solutions, etc.
It’s all spelled out in that section.
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So my conclusion from this thread in summary is:
There is many ways I can run a foul on the rules, there is no way for saying for certain, my local operating systems can run a foul according to the community.
Can we please answer the following two questions before we walk away.
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Can addon’s get you banned or is there some vetting process ? Again there is functionality I want to keep from those addon’s. No third party objects.
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Does anybody know if my main account can be at least if I have a separate email and have all the accounts separate? As I am going to multi-box and most likely going to do it via mouse clicks with just big buttons ( please don’t focus on this statement ), just want to know the risk my main account has ( different email etc )
My take is for some reason, people tend to have a negative opinion on how I want to engage with the game, I don’t care what you do within world of warcraft nobody should as long as it ain’t botting. I’m at my keyboard doing my individual inputs to play in a way I want to play. Each scenario I’ve given you is unique in nature and has different aspects which merit the question to be answered.
Scenario 1: My operating system has a changed key binding
Scenario 2: My key-binding is my operating system’s default no changes made.
I’ve moved on from this part of the conversation and coming to the conclusion I can do it with individual mouse clicks and just a UI changer when I change my main. As long as all windowed as this is the functionality mentioned as not stream lining.
I want to know about the risk for my main account in the event I get flagged by others as botting/mutliboxing as this would be my second offense ( not on my main account but my second account ) which will happen as people hate multi-boxers which again I don’t care. And do addon’s attract bans or is there a vetting process for addon’s.
Basically yeah, you can’t effectively multibox. Blizzard does not want it to be easy at all. Any streamlining is off the table.
I multibox with one other toon occasionally. I party sync and put them on follow with my main character. I alt tab between the windows when needed. I have never, and will never, get in trouble because everything I do is manual and I’m not trying to outsmart the system.
Edit: add-ons that come from curseforge will not get you banned. Add-ons from some other places, maybe. I have no idea what the ones you listed do but if it makes it remotely easier to multibox, then just don’t use it.
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Both are from curse forge so that’s good. I thought that would the case.
Just for party invites and managing whose leading/following to/assisting ( just it easier to type in macros etc )
If you are caught violating the rules all accounts that are caught in violation can and will be actioned accordingly.
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Keep in mind, I’m not a GM or employee.
That addon could change at any minute to be against tos, but usually the devs would break the addon if it doesn’t something they don’t like.
If any part of the addon needs outside whatever to function, then you could face trouble.
But in general, yeah, add-ons from curseforge would be fine
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One of the addons specifically says to use a third party software. So using the addon itself is probably fine, but using the third party software it tells you to use, probably not.
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Sorry mate, I aint the best at understanding.
Account 1 has a different email, but played on same PC as Account 2 ( has 5 sub-accounts all used for multiboxing ) ?
Can account 1 be flagged as involved, I’m assuming this wouldn’t be a ( yup they are associated ) due to families etc ?
Any account that breaks the rules can and will be actioned.
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Understood, don’t use my main account at all when trying to multibox.
i’m only doing that as I know people will report it regardless if I ain’t breaking the rules, still believe this is what caused my ban on 2/5. As again all 5 used same PC etc, but only 2 got banned so thought this was the case.
Just couldn’t risk my main account ever ahaha
Again, no one replying to you is acting in any official capacity, so that doesn’t mean your other accounts are safe. No one knows.
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Well, I don’t think you created the thread as a discussion on the morality of multiboxing, but for years there were raging debates on the topic. Players were running 5, sometimes 10, characters together and pressing one button to cast 10 fireballs. It was ridiculous. It was ruining the game experience of other players. And it was tolerated by Blizzard for a VERY VERY long time. Until it wasn’t. I think what you’re trying to do is outside the spirit of fair play. Not as bad as it was before, but still not right.
I think that’s a problem only because you haven’t selected the alternate window. If I have multiple windows open and I alt-tab, I have to hold the alt key, hit tab, and select with a mouse click which window I want to be active. Or I can release the alt key and it’ll switch to the last active window. That’s still multiple actions that you are trying to consolidate into a single button press. I think that runs afoul of the policy.
#dfmb
Yup or keep hitting tab until you select the window that you want to focus on then let go of both keys to select it.
There is no such thing as “no risk”. If you even have to ask then you are planning on doing something that is likely to get the multibox accounts penalized.
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Sounds like rule is dont multibox on main account by sounds of it