ToS: Third Party Programs and Turbo Controllers

[Risx]

"So, any player who uses third party programs, a "turbo" controller, programmable keybord keys or any other method (such as taping down the enter key) is taking the risk of seeing their Final Fantasy XIV account suspended or closed."

Lol what?

[Antipika]

"So, any player who uses third party programs, a "turbo" controller, programmable keybord keys or any other method (such as taping down the enter key) is taking the risk of seeing their Final Fantasy XIV account suspended or closed."

Lol what?

That is a mistranslation. I'm a native French speaker and the French message says "stuck a key" (i.e. you use a piece of cardboard or paper to "stuck" one of your key so it presses something repeadtly).

What about "automated" hardware? Would using this to press the Enter key be considered botting?

Not allowed either according to the original message.

No. In case of turbo controllers, it's the hardware that does it. You can't distinguish a turbo from a non-turbo controller.

You can't. So only two way to get banned :

1. You admit using it
2. You are AFK when a GM is interacting with you

[Laraul]

You should never attempt to cite a legal document without providing where in the original legal document the said statements are clearly identified.

This looks totally bogus to me.

[Griss]

No don't fix the obvious and glaring problem! Also inconvenience the legitimate users brilliant! I mean Drm is working out so well for ubisoft and ea and the rest of the companys that use it right?

Set off a whole new detection and evasion arms race when it comes to bots, That's far more entertaining! (for me)

[Madruk]

You expect a 18 yr old GM to take out a stopwatch? Only in asian MMO's do I see these debates.

Put in auto-craft and be done with it. The new 1.21-2.0 changes are leaning towards this direction anyway.

[Biggs]

You expect a 18 yr old GM to take out a stopwatch? Only in asian MMO's do I see these debates.

Put in auto-craft and be done with it. The new 1.21-2.0 changes are leaning towards this direction anyway.

TOR does auto craft, and I have to say its a pretty sweet system that still keeps you fairly involved with what your doing without boring you to death. Wouldn't mind a system like that in xiv at all.

Oh lord, I mentioned a different MMO in a XIV forum. I think i can hear the angry mob coming now.......

[TheVedis]

You expect a 18 yr old GM to take out a stopwatch? Only in asian MMO's do I see these debates.

Put in auto-craft and be done with it. The new 1.21-2.0 changes are leaning towards this direction anyway.

you seriously think they use a stopwatch to time people? lol, thanks for the laugh

[Madruk]

No, I dont. Nor do I believe they won't do anything other than the ye olde /tell test, do handstands and flip backwards test to see if you're afk. Timing tests are subjective to server lag doesn't make any difference.

As I said before, instead of making convoluted tests to a retarded system, change it to what pretty much every other mainstream MMO does these days. Crafting should always be about the gathering of materials, not spending 2 minutes trying to get enough quality to push a 2-5% increase chance to +1.

[Sophia]

I use my Thumb always have always will too