117671-can-project-kryptonite-get-you-banned

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I inted to try using Project: Kryptonite (it's an overlay program for communication software like TeamSpeak).
 
There are 2 questions in the FAQ on that project that got me a bit worried:
 
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Can I use Project: Kryptonite without the risk of being banned?
No, you can't. To be on the safe side, just contact the publishers. In most cases, they're quite sympathetic.
Dammit! I got banned from my favorite game for using your software. How can I sue you?
We're sorry to hear from your banned account, but unfortunately there is nothing we can do against it.
Basically, the overlay works the same way as some other cheating mechanisms do, so it's not excluded, that it get's detected as a cheat.
Although Project: Kryptonite itself is not meant as a cheating software, the way it works is quite similar to a cheat.
I cannot do anything against a ban, but I'd suggest you to contact the game's publisher / developer.
Also feel free to file a bug report, I'll try to contact them, too. However, the voices of many are obviously louder than.
Oh, and you can't sue us. You DID read the Terms and Conditions, didn't you?
 
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			Well, it says right there that no, you can't use it withour risk of being banned. Carbine might be sympathetic, but I don't see how they can take your side when you first post about this stuff on the forum, admitting that you knew quite well that it could get you banned. So is it worth the risk?	
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			If Carbine gives an answer in this topic, then it will be worth it :)	
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If Carbine gives an answer in this topic, then it will be worth it :)
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You posted Carbine's answer. 
 
Or are you expecting a different one?
 
If so, Why?	
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You posted Carbine's answer. 
 
Or are you expecting a different one?
 
If so, Why?
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You posted Carbine's answer. 
 
Or are you expecting a different one?
 
If so, Why?
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			Many Guilds use Mumble for voice-communication, and it has an overlay function built right into it. The Project: Krytonite website also mentions it is built off of the ts3overlay plugin. I'm really not sure why anyone would need to use this program. 	
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			What the hell does it do? That'll tell you a lot about your likelihood of getting banned...	
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			It's an overlay program for TeamSpeak that allows the user access to various other apps and programs without having to switch back to the desktop, thus allowing them to run in fullscreen mode. Unlike like Overwolf, it's not optionally installed when you install TS.	
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people seem to be misunderstanding the original persons question.
 
What he posted was not a quote from Carbine, it was from the FAQ on the project site, which it has posted purely to cover itself as some games have a strict no modding policy (gw1 for example)
 
This kind of mod however wouldn't get you banned in WoW etc... and thus the OP is asking if Carbine is okay by its use.
 
It doesn't give an ingame advantage. It is purely convenience based for the user and as such, I don't think Carbine will mind but you'll have to wait for one of he mods to answer you officially.	
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What the hell does it do? That'll tell you a lot about your likelihood of getting banned...
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Ofcourse its allowed. Any application is allowed as long as it does not directly interfere or alter the game files/client in anyway.
 
I don't get why people still ask if overlay applications are allowed, seen them in every MMO I played the last 15 years and the answer remains the same.
 
Yes, yes and yes.	
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Ofcourse its allowed. Any application is allowed as long as it does not directly interfere or alter the game files/client in anyway.
 
I don't get why people still ask if overlay applications are allowed, seen them in every MMO I played the last 15 years and the answer remains the same.
 
Yes, yes and yes.
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			Better to be safe than sorry. Like others have said, you're better to send a ticket to support and ask for an official answer.	
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Thanks for all the replies, guys. I've made a ticket and got a response. Not sure if I can quote it, so I'll paraphrase it.
 
"We don't allow any cheats. Depending on how the program interacts with the game, our anti-cheat software may detect it as a cheat. You use it at your own risk"
 
Meh :(	
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I would say that it is also standard Customer Services response jargon, for when they haven't worked out what an addon does.
 
In effect if it automates any of your actions or gives you an ingame advantage by making the actual game play easier, then yes, you could get banned.
 
If it is purely a visual overlay for TS, it is very unlikely anything will come of it, as it doesn't actually offer you automation of your character.
 
(but as I said, maybe a mod here can give you a proper answer and not the "cover my ass" answer, you got from support)	
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(... the "cover my ass" answer, you got from support)
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			Is the overlay issue a fear that an outside program will draw John Madden-esque lines of where to turn and when to run like AVR did in WoW?	
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