EPTBliz warming up the pimp hand? - Page 11
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ZidaneTribal
United States2800 Posts
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mangina
United States230 Posts
i have a gamepad that i use to macro things to but stuff like music and all so i dont have to minimize and create lag and loading time but damn... i kinda dont like what blizzard did here :T | ||
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SilentGem
Norway1 Post
I did not know there actually was (mentally impaired) people around that would consider this as 'cheating'. HAH! Good thing I don't give two shits. I'll continue using my macros and key re-mappings via script as I please. | ||
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Kambing
United States1176 Posts
On August 25 2010 02:29 SilentGem wrote: I use a macro that hits CTRL+F1 = select all idle workers because it's far too stressing for my hand to hit CTRL+F1 on my keyboard manually. I did not know there actually was (mentally impaired) people around that would consider this as 'cheating'. HAH! Good thing I don't give two shits. I'll continue using my macros and key re-mappings via script as I please. This is not cheating according to the current policy. One keystroke = one action. Wish someone would put that in the OP or something... =/ | ||
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Ryuu314
United States12679 Posts
However, I think completely banning you with no warning and forcing you to buy another CD-key i sa bit much imo. They should've just warned you, gave you time to comply, and if you refused, wiped ur ladder stats. Then if you continued to use macros, then erase your key/ban you. There needs to be a process not an insta-ban imo. | ||
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pikezeppelin
Sweden27 Posts
 Ofc you could buy non gaming gear, but these don't have as good response/precision as gaming ones. | ||
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Rea
Germany88 Posts
On August 24 2010 04:00 SOCOMICEPICK wrote: So i was banned last friday for using " Third party hardware that creates an unfair advantage" news next week: "blizzards bans million of sc2 accounts for using 16: 9 monitors which gave an unfair advantage over 5:4/4:3 user" | ||
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kickinhead
Switzerland2069 Posts
Okay, they could've at least warn you or sth. but using Macro's IS cheating and IMHO not much better than using some kind of hack... | ||
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I_Love_Bacon
United States5765 Posts
Rule #1: Don't do stupid shit that could bite you in the ass. Rule #2: Repeat rule #1 until you don't forget it. | ||
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Craton
United States17250 Posts
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. You're actually completely prohibited from using the kind of macros many people are doing. Many people have had their WoW accounts banned for attempting it and that dates back years. | ||
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Kambing
United States1176 Posts
On August 25 2010 03:07 pikezeppelin wrote: Can someone make a list of gaming keyboards/mouses with no macro support? Whitelist or something Ofc you could buy non gaming gear, but these don't have as good response/precision as gaming ones. Merits of gaming gear aside, any keyboard or mouse with macro support is fine to use with sc2. Just don't use the functionality of your hardware/software to break the 1 keystroke = 1 action rule. Besides, macro functionality is considered common place in gaming peripherals (and medium-to-high end computing input devices in general) so you'll be hard pressed to find a mainstream "gaming" input device that doesn't support macros either in hardware or software. (There are exceptions to this, of course, notably the steelseries 7g/6gv2 and other mechanical keyboards sold by elitekeyboards, deck, das, etc., but don't let macro functionality keep you from buying a product.) | ||
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ZomgTossRush
United States1041 Posts
I am pretty sure they way blizz detect macros is when they detect a keystroke from you and see that 2 actions are going on with millisecond delay. Even the highest apms have milliseconds between hitting their macro button and their units. When blizz sees a game where someones gateways and zealots are being built with near 0 delay between keystroke they get suspicious. So if you are using "fishy" hardware, i'm sure you have nothing to worry about. | ||
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Tone_
United Kingdom554 Posts
On August 24 2010 04:03 Iggyhopper wrote: Banning his key so he has to spend another $60 is not right. No warning either? For shame. If I was using a macro keyboard and got an insta-ban I'd shit a brick. | ||
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Orange Goblin
218 Posts
On August 25 2010 02:04 -zoom- wrote: You deserve a punishment put a ban is by far too harsh. Maybe a suspension for like a day with a warning would be fine but that it a bit over the top. For cheating? Are you kidding me? Cheating should result in a permanent ban the instant it's found out. Nobody cheats without knowing what they're doing is detrimental to the game, and that it's a complete dick move overall. You always know it's an unfair advantage. | ||
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wacksteven
United States139 Posts
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Kokosaft
Germany172 Posts
On August 26 2010 22:44 wacksteven wrote: I wonder, does this apply to mapping a key to one of your mouse buttons, too? I have alt mapped to my thumb button on my mouse to see health bars. O_o according to the pic in the op: no as long as you press 1 button and get 1 action it should be fine, at least i hope so, binded the key next to the "1"-key to backspace (Town Camera) today ... | ||
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rezzor
El Salvador64 Posts
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Jimb0v
11 Posts
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Orion_2kTC
United States80 Posts
Example: First hit selects your grouped engineer bays. Second hit types 'A' for the armor upgrade. Third hit types 'E' For weapon upgrade. You still have to hit the key 3 times but you only have to worry about one key instead of 3. *shrug* Just a thought. | ||
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EvilAlien
Sweden1 Post
(Please note: I did this research for the sake of the debate, I do not use macros myself.) ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/T1K3O.jpg) Even if it doesn't the mention the keyboard of the OP I still hope this information could be useful, just passing it along. As long as it puts money in blizzards pocket, huh? | ||
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