Macro-ing with Razer Naga

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Found an explanation regarding this topic with a French-English translation provided by Matsume (Thank you Matsume!)

See thread:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ler#post543973

Original CM post in French:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/36383-Il-faut-faire-quelque-chose-pour-les-logiciels-bot-en-libre-circulation-!?p=543800#post543800

[Dibria]

Are you aware you can initiate auto run by clicking the middle mouse button and dragging forward?

No but I am now, didn't even think to use the middle button - evidently I was being dense.

Cheers.

[Impulse]

Maybe I'm being dense but I've been unable to map any controls to my mouse buttons, obviously OP is using macro software which presumably is mimicking keyboard input but I was wandering if anyone has anything mapped to their mouse buttons (bar clicking on stuff - preempting first sarcastic responses).

I'd love to be able to switch bar pages with the buttons on the side of my mouse, but unfortunately SE hasn't given us the ability to do so yet.

Are you aware you can initiate auto run by clicking the middle mouse button and dragging forward?

You can also drag it other directions to start running that way.

[Dibria]

I'd love to be able to switch bar pages with the buttons on the side of my mouse, but unfortunately SE hasn't given us the ability to do so yet.

I find it an increasing irritation when companies don't allow you to map things to the mouse, the majority of aftermarket mice and ALL decent quality ones are now 5 button or more so why deny people the ability to use those functions. If I can map 'switch to lightsaber' to my mouse buttons in 'Jedi Knight 2 Jedi Outcast' then why the hell can't I do it in a game that came out over 10 years later? Hell when jedi outcast came out 3 button mice were something of a novelty.

[Whax]

This game need a taxi service with chocobos.

[Vassteel]

using a razor keyboard and or mouse is not considered botting or cheating. i use my razor keyboard to macro all my commands for my job classes because the ingame macro system sucks balls.

but if you want peace of mind do what i did. submit a petition / ticket to Sqex and ask them. and they will basically say the same thing

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Going to copy and paste SQEX's response with Matsume's translation in here. For reference.

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L'utilisation de claviers possédant des fonctionnalités avancées n'est pas prohibée en soit. En revanche, l'utilisation de ces fonctionnalités afin d'automatiser certaines actions sur Final Fantasy XIV l'est. Être présent devant son ordinateur ne rend pas l'automatisation des actions acceptable. Ainsi, les joueurs ayant recours à un logiciel tiers, une fonction "turbo" d'un contrôleur de jeu, des touches de claviers programmables ou une méthode plus artisanale (telle que coincer une touche) prennent le risque de voir leur compte de service Final Fantasy XIV suspendu ou fermé.

The use of special keyboards containing advanced functions is not prohibited. On the other hand, the use of any of these functions in order to automate certain actions in Final Fantasy XIV is prohibited. To be present in front of one's computer does not make the use of these automated action programs acceptable. So, any player who uses third party programs, a "turbo" controller, programmable keyboard 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.

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Where any other method includes programmable mouse keys, speech recognition macros, Xkeys USB devices, etc.

There's a risk. SE may not have the detection tools now, but you don't want to be caught in a sweep and lumped together with those that were abusing their keyboards/mice/software.

edit: Or third party apps like PinnacleGameProfiler, that could remap our gamepad to do things that the configure does not let us do (emulating a keyboard press). We use at our own risk.

[Seth_Ahriman]

so no dev has closed this and banned the guy yet...

[Fiosha_Maureiba]

Guys, I just bought a Razer Naga mouse. Since this is my first gaming mouse, I just play around with the macro recording stuffs. And I am suprised that I can now click only 1 button to move automatically from Uldah to Camp Drybone. All the camera rotation, walking and everything was recorded in the macro. Is this illegal?

I would appreciate if you can quote something from the term of service or user agreement. I simply skipped that part (most of us do I think hehe)

Thank you!

Hi Anas86,

The macro feature of that mouse or the software that came with it is not allowed by SE, even with attended gameplay, can be considered "absent play". If you continue to use it, you will do be doing so at your own risk.

(The mouse itself is not prohibited, but taking advantage of those features are).