Guild Wars 2

Hello.
Reading here and there , i often see “banned because running a third part program” or something similar(sorry for my english) .

Now ,i play using a Razer Naga and as all naga mouse i run the naga manager.
Razer Naga manager allow me to set macros , and i setted at number one (autoattack) the macro option : "play while assigned key is pressed " so i basically don’t have to hit 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 making my hand go crazy.
I know that a third party program like this wont get me banned(i hope)cause it is not an abuse of any sort…but…i want to be sure.

Using the “search” function i’m not able to find a specific answer to this (there are a lot of results for Razer Naga/macro etc.).
Any of you can answer me or link me a thread that have an answer to this possible issue?

Regards.

Nirvana,

This is already a feature in the game. You move your mouse cursor over the skill and (ctrl+right-click) to enable/disable auto-attack.

Though I didn’t exactly answer your question, think of it as an alternative to using the macro at all. That should settle some of your concerns.

I don’t mean to sound condescending but I do hope you know that the ‘auto’ part of ‘autoattack’ means you only have to press 1 once and it’ll, y’know, keep on attacking until whatever you’re attacking is dead.

Now, using that feature to get multiple skills to auto-cast, that would clearly be a bannable thing. It’s a clear advantage given to you by a third party software, plus the in-game mechanics limit you to 1 auto-cast.

You’re allowed to use things like gaming mice, joysticks etc. that let you set skills to a button as long as it’s 1:1.

If you push a button and use an attack (like you’re doing) that’s fine.
If you push a button and it uses all your attack skills one after the other without any other input from you that’s not ok.

If you push a button and it targets an enemy, attacks until they’re dead, runs over, loots the corpose, targets another enemy and repeats the process that’s botting and will get you banned.

(And as other people have pointed out your auto-attack should repeat itself automatically. That’s why it’s called an auto-attack. If it doesn’t you can hold down Ctrl and click it with the right mouse button to enable that.)

Tnx all for the reply.

I don’t use the game autoattack because of the confusion debuff .
If i’m under confusion effect the only thing i can do is press esc,soi find the fast way to stop autoattack is stop press 1 button ;D .

About macro on multiple skills : the mouse allow to use multiple skills with macro.
Let’s say a thief want to macro steal+C&D+backstab…it’s more than 1 skill…but is it bannable?
This macro is not used to farm mobs , but if a player report you and Anet Devs find a third party program using a macro for steal+C&D+backstab(the naga manager in that case) will they identify it as an infraction?

I think i can ask at the Support for more precise info,i need an official responce on that,i don’t want to have a permaban not even contestable for a mouse manager and a macro that just save the integrity of my hand .
I apologize for my english.
Regards.

Anything that gives you an unfair advantage over other players by utilising third party software is a reason to take disciplinary actions against your account.

So ask yourself?, does this make it easier to play the game? Your answer is clearly yes, it is also third party software, so you risk being banned.

The exact disciplinary action take depends on a lot of things. Mostly the amount of advantage.

Your official response has already been given…no need for the devs to chime in yet again. Read the ToS / EULA and you will find that it basically says “One Click = One Action” so yes, your One Click = Three Actions would get you banned.

Also, I don’t think that I fully understand your reasoning behind not using the auto-attack in game. Could you explain please?

Hey Bio,tnx for your reply,it helps me understand better if it is allowed or not.

Hard to explain with my english…
Ok i play an engineer,let’s say i use granate kit.
Using the macro 1="play while assigned key is pressed " i don’t risk to broke my hand manually spamming 1 1 1 1 1 , because i don’t know about you guys,but using a granade kit after 1 hour of game your hands will cry.

Also,the game autoattack function gives me problem while i’m under the effect of confusion : my character simply wont stop autoattack.
Using the naga macro,i can instant stop autoattack.

The thief example i have done of a macro of 3 action with 1 button was just an example to help me understand the limit of an acceptable macro.
Playing my thief , i must admit , the idea popped around my head :P .
But ok,3 in 1 is not legit
On the other hand,what i do on my egnineer seems legit…is just an 1 autoattack.

Do you really get hit with confusion while using the 1 skill often enough that it’s worth disabling auto-attack and using a macro (or hurting your hand) to do the same thing?

Seems like a lot of hassle for relatively minor results.

Ehm…yes i get hitted enough with confusion.
I don’t PvE,so confusion is a real problem for me especially in WvW.

And yes,press 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 with a kit / weapon hurt my hand enough.
If i use it,there must be a reason.

Again,sorry for my english guys.

There’s an option to stop autoattacking on target change. This also applies to deselecting the target. I use that feature to avoid the self harm with confusion since all you need to do is click anywhere on your screen that is not the currently selected enemy. Granted, you will then have to re-select the enemy although that usually isn’t too difficult.

Aside from that, as others have said, any “macro” button you press can only perform one action, not a series of actions. If you press “Mouse button 5”, it can only be the equivalent of a single keypress. Doing more than one action might cause them to drop the banhammer on you.

I use the xbox360 controller and the software I use to emulate keyboard & mouse is xpadder. It’s NOT bannable because I’m Not botting or making 1 button do 3-4 things auto.

Trust me you’ll be fine as long as you don’t bot.

mercury ranique.2170:

Anything that gives you an unfair advantage over other players by utilising third party software is a reason to take disciplinary actions against your account.

So ask yourself?, does this make it easier to play the game? Your answer is clearly yes, it is also third party software, so you risk being banned.

The exact disciplinary action take depends on a lot of things. Mostly the amount of advantage.

I think if banning someone, the reasons have to be investigated individually and not generalized

By this deffinition I am quoting I can be banned for using third party software to run the game in real 3D
Does it make playing the game easier ? Hell yeah
e.g
seeing the depth makes jumping puzzles easier

but if investigated individualy I really doubt that I will get banned for this