Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
The prior is a cheat and yes, should be prevented
Is it though? One could simply read or watch a guide and they would know what move is coming next. In fact, this is what just about everyone does when tackling harder content. Very few times will a run be completely blind for everyone in the party. And when it comes to raids and the like, it is almost mandatory for everyone in that content to know ahead of time what to expect.

So it isn't a cheat to know what's coming. That only leaves the idea that a tool that tells you what comes next is a cheat. And then I ask: What if you wrote down the order at which abilities are used in the fight and had that next to your monitor or on a second monitor? What if you are watching a video of the fight that's 5-10 seconds ahead of where you are in the fight so that you know what's coming? Are those cheats?

At this point I would hope we would agree that none of the things states so far are a 'cheat'. So what about a tool that tells you in-game is a cheat? Plenty of other MMOs allow such tools because it's just another way of using the information that is already available. It's just a different way of reading the info, watching the info, or listening to the info. It's just in-game to make it more convenient.

So I'm very curious: What is it that makes this a cheat that should be prevented?