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SOCOMICEPICK
Profile Joined August 2010
87 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-24 08:17:12
August 23 2010 19:00 GMT
#1
have to give credit to ipan as he was the person who posted this for me to see

now this third party stuff may seem suspect, especially since there are map hacks among other things, but i guess just take it with a grain. but bliz may be warming up the pimp hand for all these cheaters.

check it out this guy in this link was banned for "macro keys" or so he claims.

http://sc2armory.com/forums/topic/18951/page:1

"So i was banned last friday for using " Third party hardware that creates an unfair advantage"

i was using the g19 logitech keyboard.

aparently bliz has a way to find if you macro onto keyboards.

I was using it for build orders, very simple macros to pop out some units with one button instead of 2.

wtf.

had to buy the game and recreate my account..... i talked to bliz over the weekend to try and unban my account. they eventually caved and just wiped my leauge record. although the cd key was still banned so i still needed a new game.....

basically everything multiplayer was wiped and they warned me that if I use a macro enabled keyboard in multiplayer again they would ban me.

then i asked about the sc2 keyboard out on the market right now, dont have the link, but its basically supported by blizzard.

they said only 3rd party hardware/software is bannable.

i have lost some respect for blizzard.

AND I WAS JUST PROMOTED INTO PLATINUM!!! I HAD A 82-45 w/l ratio

FU blizz FU big time"

**edit** Thanks Merikh

Here Is an update from blizzard on the matter in response to a question from Merikh.....if you do use a macro keyboard that is fine but using the macro features in the game is not.

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"Whoever said "Money can't buy happiness" never had money in the first place."
Iggyhopper
Profile Joined July 2010
United States259 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-23 19:04:16
August 23 2010 19:03 GMT
#2
Macros are cheap. I support Blizzard's decision but only if they are overbearing and not abusive. Banning his key so he has to spend another $60 is not right. No warning either? For shame.
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
August 23 2010 19:04 GMT
#3
pretty awesome if that's true. kind of doubt blizzard would ban macros without warning though seeing as how they endorse macro keyboards for WoW and such.
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
Badjas
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Netherlands2038 Posts
August 23 2010 19:04 GMT
#4
You really ought to be more informative of what's going on in your op.

Aside from that, since I haven't bought the game, is there a clear warning for users that tells them that they can't use 'key macros'?
I <3 the internet, I <3 you
heishe
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Germany2284 Posts
August 23 2010 19:04 GMT
#5
This is a good thing imo. I wonder though if they ban everybody who uses these keyboards or just people who actually program macros and use them on these keyboards. After all there could be a lot of copper-platinum players who had this keyboard for a while, didn't use it for macro and didn't know it was against the terms of service.
If you value your soul, never look into the eye of a horse. Your soul will forever be lost in the void of the horse.
Snowfield
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
1289 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-23 19:05:35
August 23 2010 19:05 GMT
#6
I bet he is lying. I don't really trust a guy who uses an epleptic Llama as his avatar.

He probably did something else.

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green.at
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Austria1459 Posts
August 23 2010 19:05 GMT
#7
lol, make sure you cheat only with blizzard support!
Inputting special characters into chat should no longer cause the game to crash.
im a roc
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States745 Posts
August 23 2010 19:07 GMT
#8
Good, people shouldn't be allowed to use macros of any kind. I do wish that Blizz would send them a warning of some kind that said if they were caught using macro enabled hardware again they would ban them rather than just have the ban hammer come out of the blue, but regardless, a step in the right direction.
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Jarvs
Profile Joined December 2009
Australia639 Posts
August 23 2010 19:07 GMT
#9
I call fake. There is no way Blizzard would ban on macros, ever.

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RoyalCheese
Profile Joined May 2010
Czech Republic745 Posts
August 23 2010 19:07 GMT
#10
Hmm i have been using logitech g15 since the beta and was not banned. I don't use any macros for starcraft 2, though. Still the story god me kinda worried, since as far as i know blizzard has rights to ban any account anytime they want. Perheps what they do is they check repeating fast squences of "keystrokes" rather then type of your keyboard(if thats even possible) and one is safe as long as he is not using them macros
Kennigit: "Chill was once able to retire really young, but decided to donate his entire salary TO SUPPORT ESPORTS"
TheNihilist
Profile Joined May 2010
United States178 Posts
August 23 2010 19:08 GMT
#11
"then i asked about the sc2 keyboard out on the market right now, dont have the link, but its basically supported by blizzard.

they said only 3rd party hardware/software is bannable."

The fact that they are only enforcing it on third party hardware while allowing Blizzard-supported products to remain in use is pretty damning if true.
Sfydjklm
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States9218 Posts
August 23 2010 19:09 GMT
#12
On August 24 2010 04:04 mahnini wrote:
pretty awesome if that's true. kind of doubt blizzard would ban macros without warning though seeing as how they endorse macro keyboards for WoW and such.

Awesome? Awesome in what way? That they seem to be more lenient towards drophackers like ownage then people who employ macros?
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VanGarde
Profile Joined July 2010
Sweden755 Posts
August 23 2010 19:09 GMT
#13
On August 24 2010 04:07 RoyalCheese wrote:
Hmm i have been using logitech g15 since the beta and was not banned. I don't use any macros for starcraft 2, though. Still the story god me kinda worried, since as far as i know blizzard has rights to ban any account anytime they want. Perheps what they do is they check repeating fast squences of "keystrokes" rather then type of your keyboard(if thats even possible) and one is safe as long as he is not using them macros

Heh, they are not going to ban you for having a G15 keyboard That would be quite a few people.
War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
Disastorm
Profile Joined January 2008
United States922 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-23 19:14:54
August 23 2010 19:12 GMT
#14
lol if this is true then it looks like Activision strikes again.

hilarious that they only let u use supported macro keyboards but not 3rd party. Does that mean at some point they will only let u use supported regular keyboards and mice? What about monitors? Next thing you know, you will only be allowed to play Starcraft 2 on a blizzard endorsed pc model from some blizzard supported brand name.
"Don't worry so much man. There won't be any more zergs left to QQ. Lots of QQ about TvT is incoming though I bet." - Vrok 9/21/10
TheAngelofDeath
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States2033 Posts
August 23 2010 19:13 GMT
#15
Haha, wow. Guy got owned!
"Infestors are the suck" - LzGamer
Vokasak
Profile Joined July 2010
United States388 Posts
August 23 2010 19:13 GMT
#16
I don't believe him. Either he isn't banned and is making shit up just to stir shit up, or he got banned for some other "third party" violation.
Practical wisdom is the combination of moral will and moral skill
caution.slip
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States775 Posts
August 23 2010 19:14 GMT
#17
Man with location hotkeys + macroing mouseclicks you can really do entire production runs with one click. Seems pretty ridiculous
Live, laugh, love
Moa
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States790 Posts
August 23 2010 19:15 GMT
#18
I don't support the ban but a warning is a good idea. I do doubt thus is true because of the Marauder keyboard's existence.
^O^
a176
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada6688 Posts
August 23 2010 19:16 GMT
#19
I find it hard to believe this one guy gets banned yet there is no news on other blatant ladder hackers. (unless those guys got banned and I missed the thread )
starleague forever
LaughingTulkas
Profile Joined March 2008
United States1107 Posts
August 23 2010 19:17 GMT
#20
I hope they keep banning (or wiping accounts) of people who use macros, it's just cheating plain and simple. You want to have better macro, do it yourself!
"I love noobies, they're so happy." -Chill
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