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TheBJ
Profile Joined March 2010
Bulgaria906 Posts
June 09 2011 16:58 GMT
#281
On June 10 2011 01:57 EmilA wrote:
Very peculiar as Steelseries works so closely together with Blizzard. I know it's cheating, but are macros even detectable?


yes and no , if that makes any sense to you. =]
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ineq
Profile Joined March 2011
Sweden376 Posts
June 09 2011 16:58 GMT
#282
Anyone who has followed Grubby for more than a couple of months knows that he had no idea about this beeing illegal. It's still not okay, i just think some of you should cut him some slack.

SteelSeries on the other hand failed pretty hard.
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Sina92
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden1303 Posts
June 09 2011 16:58 GMT
#283
On June 10 2011 01:57 EmilA wrote:
Very peculiar as Steelseries works so closely together with Blizzard. I know it's cheating, but are macros even detectable?


Yes, I don't know how but they are.
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Slardar
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada7593 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 17:04:21
June 09 2011 16:59 GMT
#284
On June 10 2011 01:50 Kiante wrote:
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On June 10 2011 01:48 Slardar wrote:
On June 10 2011 01:25 Jibba wrote:
On June 10 2011 01:25 Chinchillin wrote:
Nice slanderous title

The title is the exact situation.

Regardless of whether Blizzard does it too, Grubby is promoting a way to cheat in SC2. The counterarguments about Blizzard are just a red herring (although as I said before, Blizzard's actions are dubious as well.)


I'm sorry I had to log in from work just to debate this. How is Grubby promoting cheating in SC2 here Jibba, are you serious? Not only that, this title is horrendously misleading and slanderous, Grubby doesn't deserve that. He's not TELLING you to go macro-cheat, what I got from this is this; he's condoning the use of macros and showing you how to use them. Everyone has already pointed out Razer & Blizzard sell similar type of keyboards which can do the same thing, SteelSeries is just putting that in motion here by showing you how to go about using these functions present on the keyboards.

I can best relate this with an analogy like this one: You are being taught how to use a Rifle. Does that mean the teacher is condoning the murder of human beings or animals? You can stretch that border of accusation, and if anything we can agree it's controversial; therefore this title should err on the side of neutrality/caution in the matter. Obviously the intent here isn't to promote "cheating", SteelSeries isn't an ignorant company to promote something illegal.

When you get taught how to use a rifle, you shoot at targets.

They dont show you a video of how to aim at someones head from a clocktower and pull the trigger


What's your point here? If I show you how to pull the trigger on a fake target-dummy deer, am I condoning killing deer? I'm merely the instructor doing my job, same with Grubby & SteelSeries doing their job showing you how to use their product. Your actually arguing a company as big as SteelSeries condones cheating. Blizzard isn't all clean on this either as people have pointed out, same with Razer. They aren't morons guys, can we be realistic? It would be nice if the title was something neutral so we could shift the conversation to something productive and focused instead of pointing the finger at Grubby.

*Edit* - Personally, I hate that any of these functions even exist on any of the modern keyboards they are pitching it cheapens RTS and true skill. Exactly the same thing as the use of performance enhancing drugs.
Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
June 09 2011 16:59 GMT
#285
On June 10 2011 01:57 FMJ wrote:
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On June 10 2011 01:31 Kiante wrote:
did grubby install sc2? If he did he would've agreed to the TOS. For something as shady as this the responsibility is his to go back and check that it's allowed.

Maybe he didn't read the ToS.

In which case Steve Jobs is entitled to transforming him into an all-in-one human interfacing machine: the Human CentiPad.

Once you click the agree button its your responsibility to follow them.
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xBlest
Profile Joined June 2010
United States52 Posts
June 09 2011 17:02 GMT
#286
I'm sure he doesn't use it but he does use the money he made from it. Also he might be obligated to do it because he is sponsored by steel series.
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TBO
Profile Joined September 2009
Germany1350 Posts
June 09 2011 17:03 GMT
#287
On June 10 2011 01:58 TheBJ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2011 01:57 EmilA wrote:
Very peculiar as Steelseries works so closely together with Blizzard. I know it's cheating, but are macros even detectable?


yes and no , if that makes any sense to you. =]


Macros leave a pretty clear signature as they will create action sequences which have a totally identical pattern and delay (action 1 -> constant amount of ms delay -> action 2 -> constant delay -> action 3 ...).

Of course there is ways to obfuscate those patterns by using a variable delay but I doubt any keyboard does this (hacks might do it though)
JustPlay
Profile Joined September 2010
United States211 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 17:06:14
June 09 2011 17:05 GMT
#288
(1) It won't get you banned.
(2) What's the point in macroing this stuff anyway? It doesn't give you an unfair advantage.
(3) Why hate on Grubby for explaining the features of a keyboard created by his sponsor?
(4) Macros can easily have random delay.
(5) You can do this without the stupid keyboard and people have since beta.

So many people are uppity here.
ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
June 09 2011 17:05 GMT
#289
Why is this thread still open? I don't see anything good coming out of this as some mods would say.
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Sprungjeezy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States1313 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 17:11:59
June 09 2011 17:06 GMT
#290
Wow, at first I thought people were over reacting. Hahahahaha, when I read "macro cheating" I thought some software that auto-produced units when the resources were available and could not believe they would promote this. But the fact that they are actually supporting a custom-macro keyboard for SC2 is unbelievable retarded. Well done Steelseries.


On June 10 2011 02:05 JustPlay wrote:
(1) It won't get you banned.
(2) What's the point in macroing this stuff anyway? It doesn't give you an unfair advantage.
(3) Why hate on Grubby for explaining the features of a keyboard created by his sponsor?
(4) Macros can easily have random delay.
(5) You can do this without the stupid keyboard and people have since beta.

So many people are uppity here.


1. It will get you banned if caught.
2. It can EASILY give you an unfair advantage especially at high levels.
3. Yea, we shouldn't bash Grubby at all for this, its his responsibility to do this for his sponsors, but his sponsors responsibility for not doing something this retarded.
4. Umm, not sure what you're talking about, there are several ways of making macros, but as far as I know, the software used for the keyboard doesn't have delay commands.
5. Duh.
Sensator
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia377 Posts
June 09 2011 17:06 GMT
#291
It's just a commercial, he gets sponsored and payed by SteelSeries, so he's promoting the product.
Kiante
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia7069 Posts
June 09 2011 17:07 GMT
#292
On June 10 2011 02:05 JustPlay wrote:
(1) It won't get you banned.
(2) What's the point in macroing this stuff anyway? It doesn't give you an unfair advantage.
(3) Why hate on Grubby for explaining the features of a keyboard created by his sponsor?
(4) Macros can easily have random delay.

So many people are uppity here.

1) Yes it will
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2) it gives you an unfair advantage by allowing you to peform menial tasks with many less clicks, artificially raising your apm above that of a normal player
3)because he shouldn't be promoting cheating. its against the TOS.
4) keyboard macro's wouldn't have delay assuming the keyboard and software aren't shit
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Jayjay54
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
Germany2296 Posts
June 09 2011 17:07 GMT
#293
On June 10 2011 01:59 Kiante wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2011 01:57 FMJ wrote:
On June 10 2011 01:31 Kiante wrote:
did grubby install sc2? If he did he would've agreed to the TOS. For something as shady as this the responsibility is his to go back and check that it's allowed.

Maybe he didn't read the ToS.

In which case Steve Jobs is entitled to transforming him into an all-in-one human interfacing machine: the Human CentiPad.

Once you click the agree button its your responsibility to follow them.


oh come on if you are grubby and see that you can execute 20 actions by clicking at a point and holding one button than you think either

a) wow that doesn't seem right. looks like cheating.

or

b) hey this looks nifty. I wonder how I can use it at my next tournament.


I'm 100% convinced that pros would find great ways to use macros at tournament play if it was allowed, despite all the guys who said that it is not that good. Wonder how much use IdrA could draw from this. So Grubby either knew that this is illegal or would try to use it.
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FMJ
Profile Joined February 2011
United States169 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-09 17:09:16
June 09 2011 17:07 GMT
#294
This argument is pointless. This is a lot like arguing whether German soldiers and low-level officers had responsibility for their acts in WWII.

On one hand, even if they didn't like what they were doing, they could face severe punishment for disobeying their superiors. A soldier can't offend his commander, and Grubby can't offend his sponsor.

On the other hand, it's not guaranteed that the soldiers didn't enjoy performing atrocities. Just like it's not guaranteed that Grubby actually had qualms with doing this commercial. If you ask me, the BOOM SANDWICH seemed overly enthused.

So unless you can read Grubby's mind, there's little point in arguing here. There's no point in trying to figure out the foot soldier. All you can conclude is SteelSeries made a terrible mistake, which is the equivalent of agreeing the heads of Nazy Germany were bad people.
Excessive
Profile Joined April 2010
Denmark151 Posts
June 09 2011 17:08 GMT
#295
Bad move by Steelseries
Pixel.
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands287 Posts
June 09 2011 17:08 GMT
#296
On June 10 2011 02:05 JustPlay wrote:
(1) It won't get you banned.
(2) What's the point in macroing this stuff anyway? It doesn't give you an unfair advantage.
(3) Why hate on Grubby for explaining the features of a keyboard created by his sponsor?
(4) Macros can easily have random delay.
(5) You can do this without the stupid keyboard and people have since beta.

So many people are uppity here.



U will be bannend for it. There are already people that are bannend for macrokey

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=146760
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Zarahtra
Profile Joined May 2010
Iceland4053 Posts
June 09 2011 17:08 GMT
#297
On June 10 2011 00:19 aristarchus wrote:
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On June 10 2011 00:14 s.a.y wrote:
Nobody is blaming Grubby, the faulty part is on SteelSeries side.

I'm blaming Grubby, and I think some others are too. These things are against the terms of service. The disclaimer is wrong - they're illegal in any play of starcraft 2, whether it's a competitive tournament, ladder, campaign, whatever. Celebrities don't make any commercial anyone offers to pay them for... They're expected to have some editorial discretion and not endorse things that are harmful, illegal, unethical, etc. Fans (rightly) hold it against them when they do otherwise, and that's why professional athletes and so forth are usually so careful about it.

Basically this. I'm quite stunned really, moreso of Grubby than Steelseries. Atleast I can say I am not certain if Steelseries knows this is considered cheating(they probably do) but Grubby surely knows that.

Reputation > the money he makes from that commercial, so yer...
Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
June 09 2011 17:09 GMT
#298
Grubby is promoting a product that is made by his sponsor SteelSeries, and it is also sold at the Blizzard store, if grubby is wrong then so are steelseries and Blizzard. I don't understand how anyone can blame Grubby for this.
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Backpack
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States1776 Posts
June 09 2011 17:11 GMT
#299
On June 10 2011 02:08 Zarahtra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 10 2011 00:19 aristarchus wrote:
On June 10 2011 00:14 s.a.y wrote:
Nobody is blaming Grubby, the faulty part is on SteelSeries side.

I'm blaming Grubby, and I think some others are too. These things are against the terms of service. The disclaimer is wrong - they're illegal in any play of starcraft 2, whether it's a competitive tournament, ladder, campaign, whatever. Celebrities don't make any commercial anyone offers to pay them for... They're expected to have some editorial discretion and not endorse things that are harmful, illegal, unethical, etc. Fans (rightly) hold it against them when they do otherwise, and that's why professional athletes and so forth are usually so careful about it.

Basically this. I'm quite stunned really, moreso of Grubby than Steelseries. Atleast I can say I am not certain if Steelseries knows this is considered cheating(they probably do) but Grubby surely knows that.

Reputation > the money he makes from that commercial, so yer...


Doing a commercial is different than actually being caught cheating.

I highly doubt this will impact Grubby's reputation at all.
"You people need to just generally care a lot less about everything." -Zatic
PigglyWinks
Profile Joined May 2011
364 Posts
June 09 2011 17:12 GMT
#300
If he doesn't want to promote the product, no one is forcing him to. If Steelseries broke his contract over it and Grubby made a statement that his contract was broken because he didn't want to promote a product that's against the battlenet ToS, that wouldn't exactly be stellar PR for Steelseries so I very much doubt it would happen. Even if they would break his contract, it's still Grubby's responsibility.

The other big problem here is that Blizzard probably don't give a fuck if people cheat a little or gain unfair advantages as long as they make money from it.

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