Anets Stance On Macros

Well we all know that Anet (and everybody else) is against botters, thats simple, and very fair (i agree with it), but what is anets policy on macros for fair use?


for example, i would love to make some macros to do the following:

Teamsay:
Watch the Aggro!
Lure them
Experianced , Freindly Domination Mesmer LFG
I have equipped: Domination, Empathy.........(etc)

and so forth

used to do this back in ut2004 with the games built in scripting, was a vast aid to teamplay


does anet have a zero tolerance stance? or is fair use ok?

Zero tolerance.

Even less tolerance than they have for farmers..

Damn thats a real shame already had some great ideas (for example, one that presses F12, then enter, then my password,then enter easy character change)

i cant see whats wrong with it though, i'm not using it (and have no intention of using it) to cheat/gain an unfair advantage , im using it to stop anniyences in the game (why oh why do i have to logout to change characters :P)



spose i'll shoot anet an email anyways

"F:\Program Files\Guild Wars\Gw.exe" -password=insertpasswordhere

You won't need to enter your password when you run Guild Wars
When you press F12 and log out, you will be brought back to the character selection screen.

I definately agree that there should be a way to change characters
without having to log in/out as it's pretty annoying most of the time.

I feel a poll of some sort coming along, ...

"EDIT"

I feel i spoke too soon maybe, ...

They're against bots?

Then shouldn't the never ending stream of monks leaving Aug Rock...end? It's not like they're hard to catch, we all know where they are and what they're doing.

oh excellent , this was the main reason macros crossed my mind, very good news

there are still very many good uses for macros thought, we shouldnt ban kitchen knifes because somebody might get killed (who will anyways), why should we ban macros because some people bot (who will anyways)

ah well, isnt my game, anets choice

aren't those monks just leaving to help out and heal the masses of lost players in the desert who seek to ascend...?

Just use voicechat for the team stuff.

as for spamming LFG and stuff..that shouldnt be macroed...-.- enouhg people spamming mindlessly

Wait a minute, you're telling me kitchen knives can kill people right?

GOOD GOD MAN! WE MUST BAN THEM IMMEDIATELY!!!!!!!

it wouldnt make a difference to spamming, you can just press up and then enter to repeat, this would save you having to type it in the first place.

and how many PUGS use or even know of teamspeak? (plus with a group of 8, less needless info on the channel the better, dont want everyone talking at once


also, binding /dance /wave ect , lazy yes, usefull yes (i use them a lot)

still havent seen a counter argument to using them (aside from anet says, just say no!) , only inferior solutions


oh and btw, somebody in england tried to get it passed as a law (knifes) a few years back, needless to say, it never found its feet

Not knives that kill people, cutting onions kills people! LOL

probably missing the onion, not cutting it

Could ya elaborate on this a little? when i go to this location, (except on C
and go to GW.exe it opens up the game.

Right click on the guild wars icon. Go to properties... and look at the location...
I think that'll do it

I have it set up that way too.

The good thing about this is when you log off, it goes to the character selection screen so you don't have to log in again! MUAHAHAHAHHAA.

Right click your GW shortcut and where it says target, add the writing that is shown in the above posts...(and of course put in the password) and when you start Guild Wars, it will go straight onto the character selection screen (or Connecting... if it needs to)

I just tried it, and thanks for the info! BTW, this is safe isn't it? No one can obtain my password through this? (Sorry for my computer noobiness, I'm just making sure my account doesn't get robbed :P) I would suspect not, but I don't know.

Thanks,
Optime

the password is stored in plaintext in the file name, so anyone using the computer has access to it, also makes it more vunerable if a malicious program tries to access it (but they'd more liekly use a keylogger, more chance of getting a credit card number ect on the side)

ive tryed macroing keys for target calling and various other commandes to my mouse, problem is that the dam thing wouldnt work right or wouldnt work at all sometimes, was wondering if anet might of had something to do with that! anyway un-installed the macro software!!

Stock again!