How to make Perform macros(?)

[Dustytome]

Just to note, you're talking about 3rd party software to control input commands. This is prohibited:

Third-Party Programs or Tools. SQUARE ENIX strictly prohibits the use of third-party programs or tools – including programs and tools that permit automated or “absentee” play – in FINAL FANTASY XIV. Accordingly, the following activities are prohibited:

· Modifying, analyzing, integrating, and/or reverse engineering game software or data.

· Creating, distributing, using, or promoting utilities that interact with the game.

· Exploiting SQUARE ENIX programming bugs or glitches.

· Automating gameplay processes.

[Malzian]

Just to note, you're talking about 3rd party software to control input commands. This is prohibited:

In so much as ACT is against TOS and the vast majority of Raiders still utilize it openly to evaluate their performance while SE turns a blind eye as long as you're not harassing others.

There's a lot of items in the TOS which are basic 'cover our butts' things and other items that are in there that are more "spirit of the law" items. In this case, that automation is spiritually meant to cover things like movement bots for mass gathering (which notoriously even the bots that use teleport warps don't get banned). I find it highly unlikely that they would invoke this ban for the specific use to script songs for the Performance system. Also in that, it's very difficult for them to prove that you were using a utility that sends keystrokes to the game as they are simply emulating actual keypresses. They would have to go through a lot of work to make that case and for something like the perform system that doesn't give any inherent benefit to the player it's unlikely that they would care to persue it.

However... it's still a "use at your own peril" kind of thing.

[MOZZYSTAR]

Just to note, you're talking about 3rd party software to control input commands. This is prohibited:

Thank you, I wasn't formally aware as someone else spoke about it casually/publicly. XD I should've guessed it but didn't occur to me it was more-or-less on the same note as RMTs.

Interesting comments, everyone. Thank you for responding. (You're all too tech savvy, my goodness. I can barely follow. XDD)

Since posting things, my FC leader has come to learn a few songs by hand and they're brilliant. He uses the keyboard/mouse, though, whereas I use a gamepad controller. Thus far, the more incredible lute players in the game I've seen (youtube & on my server) use keyboard/mouse. I'm thinking I can put like a song or two worth of notes on each available crossbar (if the song is simple enough), but I don't thing Performance seems as gamepad friendly?