149206-void-pact-abuse

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So I just figured out how I can have Void Pact up essentially 24/7 while I'm playing which to me feels like automated gaming so I wanted to post a thread to get some feedback on the subject. 
 
With my spell slinger and the Utility Amp tree if I put 3 points into cooldown reduction (15%) and then the rest of the points and unlock/add Void Pact to my bar. I can see if it is meant to have the timing of the ability cooldown before the actual empowerment expires when you spec it to Tier 8 but this is what I did that was very easy and feels like cheating. With a simple macro command set to pulse Void Pact on my skill bar every 9-10 seconds I don't even have to think about it or press it the ability becomes more like an aura that grants me a passive boost to damage and speed. I can toggle this on and off with the simple press of a button. 
 
Now I understand that mods are accepted and not against the ToS to use and creating a mod for curse that would do this could be done that would make it acceptable according to the ToS or at least that's what I'm trying to figure out. When does a macro that gives me an aura instead of an ability that I need to activate consciously become automated gaming? Is there an official ruling on this?	
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Macros that automate gameplay in any way are not allowed. Your Void Pact macro included. Don't use it unless you want to get banned.
 
It's not hard to use Void Pact off cooldown, I even use an addon that pops up an icon whenever the buff has worn off and the ability is available just in case I forgot to re-apply it, although after playing with it for so long it's already in my muscle memory to hit the button at the right time constantly.	
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Macros that automate gameplay in any way are not allowed. Your Void Pact macro included. Don't use it unless you want to get banned.
 
It's not hard to use Void Pact off cooldown, I even use an addon that pops up an icon whenever the buff has worn off and the ability is available just in case I forgot to re-apply it, although after playing with it for so long it's already in my muscle memory to hit the button at the right time constantly.
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			In short what is the difference between a mod that automatically does something for me or a macro which is easier to make and probably even less detectable?	
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even if you are automating it you are definitely not optimizing it. if you are a healer or dps you want to press it when it will reduce a significant abilities CD by 50%. for dps there is a massive flex time (due to quick draw) and for healers there is a flex time of about 1.5 secs (10sec duration and 8.5 sec cd ~ says 9 cause it rounds up). using that flex time to maintain 100% buff uptime and reduce your best abilities cd's by the most amount is better than having it go off automatically every X secs. in addition you do want it to go off when you can delay it by 1 sec have the buff drop off but get an extra 6 people in the raid with the buff if you are doing repositioning or any form of movement.
 
in all honesty i wouldnt consider what you are doing as cheating as much as shooting yourself in the foot. maybe if you were automating an ability that could not be optimized better by intuitive gameplay then id agree with you.	
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gameplay automating macros are against ToS... it feels like cheating because it is. Save yourself the headache, and stop using it. 
 
I don't think the mods that automate minigames were intended to be allowed, but the dev team supported the position that they'd allow what ever they could make using the API...
			
				
	Edited January 24, 2016 by Nazryn	
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gameplay automating macros are against ToS... it feels like cheating because it is. Save yourself the headache, and stop using it. 
 
I don't think the mods that automate minigames were intended to be allowed, but the dev team supported the position that they'd allow what ever they could make using the API...
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			Thanks for the feedback guys from the responses gathered it seems that everyone has a slightly different opinion but that's all they are opinions. I got the answer I expected. My conclusion is this. It's easy for me to press 1 button and run around daily zones with an aura that gives me speed and damage but also cools down by abilities. Pulsing it exactly every 9-10 seconds may not be "optimal" for cooldown rotation however for the simple purpose of keeping speed and damage boosted just like a buff that I can grant myself that does not need to be recast manually. Could I make better use of this ability? Most likely however I wasn't looking for the MOST efficient way to use it just if other people would consider it automated gaming or not. It seems that some do and some don't. Since there is no consensus I believe even if I did use this macro I made the odds of me getting suspended or banned for automated gaming are still extremely unlikely. To finally put an end to the question though making a MOD that is acceptable with the Wildstar API can be done by just about any 12 year old with a little bit of coding knowledge and hence we have Curse.com and billions of mods. Maybe I will just make a mod for Wildstar that does this for me so that nobody debates it's legality. Or maybe I just won't use the macro. So now that I've made my choice on what to do if I wasn't a good Samaritan I would just use the macro anyway and while I'm at it rig up a simple path motion and firing sequence algorithm and not only can I let my spell slinger auto farm all night he'll have a massive boost to his speed and damage the whole time. It can only abused if someone else can think of that idea too.	
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To finally put an end to the question though making a MOD that is acceptable with the Wildstar API can be done by just about any 12 year old with a little bit of coding knowledge and hence we have Curse.com and billions of mods. Maybe I will just make a mod for Wildstar that does this for me so that nobody debates it's legality.
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			As CK said..it's totally pointless.  You wont be using it in the right way at all.If you are incapable of pressing a button every 10 secs then you will fail at gaming anyway!  :D
			
				
	Edited January 25, 2016 by Charge	
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