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Update regarding Multiboxing and input automation

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EvilweaselFinance
GoonCorp
Goonswarm Federation
#81 - 2014-11-25 16:44:47 UTC
Kenneth Feld wrote:
Wait - hold on, just thought of something -


G15 and related keyboards are now banned??? They allow one keyboard click to do F1-F8 simultaneously

Although grouping guns in game does the same thing - except smartbombs




Quote:
Input Broadcasting and Input Multiplexing refer to the multiplication of inputs, actions and events to multiple instances of the game.
Notorious Fellon
#82 - 2014-11-25 16:45:28 UTC
Best change yet!

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Airi Cho
Dark-Rising
Wrecking Machine.
#83 - 2014-11-25 16:45:33 UTC
Sentient Blade wrote:
Does this apply to inventory management within the same station?

For example... I occasionally go on a ship giveaway binge where I'll fit up several dozen frigs / destroyers, fill their cargo with the skills needed to fly them, and then give them out in newbie systems.

Obviously click dragging a dozen items one by one is tedious in the extreme and any automation would be a godsend.

Is it acceptable to load up a bunch of accounts at once and use broadcasting to speed up this process?


saved fittings dude.

just saying.
Nituspar
Shiva
Northern Coalition.
#84 - 2014-11-25 16:45:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Nituspar
As someone who has extensively used ISBoxer for the last year I'd like to thank CCP for having the courage to make this change, and the way it's being implemented.

The grace time will allow people who invested heavily into the program some reprieve to make their investments back, and the general playerbase will not have to deal with singular people wiping out their fleets or multi-billion ships anymore, which was always terrible gameplay.

I believe this is a very positive change to New Eden, and the short-term loss of subscriber revenue will be more than made up for in the long run by players enjoying the game more as a result of it

Thumbs up and keep up the good work CCP
Altrue
Exploration Frontier inc
Tactical-Retreat
#85 - 2014-11-25 16:45:45 UTC  |  Edited by: Altrue
Christmas came early Big smile

I have to say, that's a pleasant surprise, and probably a tough decision to make for a company from a financial standpoint.

I can see PLEX prices dropping already.

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Querns
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#86 - 2014-11-25 16:45:47 UTC
Kenneth Feld wrote:
Wait - hold on, just thought of something -


G15 and related keyboards are now banned??? They allow one keyboard click to do F1-F8 simultaneously

Although grouping guns in game does the same thing - except smartbombs

I'm sure if you find enough edge cases, CCP will surely reverse the decision! Keep fishing! The fate of Eve depends on your efforts!

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BoBoZoBo
MGroup9
#87 - 2014-11-25 16:46:10 UTC  |  Edited by: BoBoZoBo
If the automation in question allows for conditions that could not exist in EVE if a normal human operation was in effect, it should be gone.

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Brink Albosa
Black Rebel Rifter Club
The Devil's Tattoo
#88 - 2014-11-25 16:46:44 UTC
Good ******* riddance
Kaliba Mort
Dark-Rising
Wrecking Machine.
#89 - 2014-11-25 16:47:20 UTC
Kenneth Feld wrote:
Wait - hold on, just thought of something -


G15 and related keyboards are now banned??? They allow one keyboard click to do F1-F8 simultaneously

Although grouping guns in game does the same thing - except smartbombs


Grouping guns does not do the same thing. Grouping guns is something you do *in game*. Pressing F1-F8 at same time via scripts outside the game is banned.

Using G15 is not banned. Using scripting features of the keyboard to broadcast multiple keystrokes is and has been for a while.
Rosewalker
Khumaak Flying Circus
#90 - 2014-11-25 16:47:23 UTC
I hope that on or shortly before 1 January that the Policies page is updated with this information. In the past, CCP has had a bad habit of just posting this type of information on the forums. This information really needs to either have its own page or added to the Suspension and Ban Policy and Third Party Policies pages. Thinking about it, those two pages will need to be updated anyway.

The Nosy Gamer - CCP Random: "hehe, falls under the category: nice try, but no. ;)"
Kenneth Feld
Habitual Euthanasia
Pandemic Legion
#91 - 2014-11-25 16:47:38 UTC
EvilweaselFinance wrote:
Kenneth Feld wrote:
Wait - hold on, just thought of something -


G15 and related keyboards are now banned??? They allow one keyboard click to do F1-F8 simultaneously

Although grouping guns in game does the same thing - except smartbombs




Quote:
Input Broadcasting and Input Multiplexing refer to the multiplication of inputs, actions and events to multiple instances of the game.




Yeah, so that means my Core OS - OSX and my keyboard are both not allowed

Kinda sucks, not going to buy windows to run the stinking game

I sure as hell won't buy a new keyboard


so stupid, if you want to ban isboxer fine, but leave the mac guys out of it
Kubiq
State War Academy
Caldari State
#92 - 2014-11-25 16:47:53 UTC
Kant Boards wrote:
CCP making bold and courageous and much needed changes. Whats next!? An end to AFK cloaking?!

Cloaking creates content (victims form defense fleets) isboxer does not
Rollo Brinalle
Imaginary Rats.
#93 - 2014-11-25 16:47:57 UTC
YEAAAAHHHH Thanks for early holiday gift!
Peritas Inmortalis
Dis0wned
Brack Regen
#94 - 2014-11-25 16:48:11 UTC  |  Edited by: Peritas Inmortalis
Thank you CCP Falcon with that update your going to help me save money, 6 less accounts to pay Cool

edit: ohhh wait G15 keyboard are banned? lool ccp GG almost all the keyboards on the market have programmable keys, and the rest are rubbish

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Shp3
TEC-NOLOGY
H A R D L I N E R S
#95 - 2014-11-25 16:48:25 UTC
All these lovely ISboxer tears here already!!!

♥ ccp falcon!
eiedu
Wildly Inappropriate
Wildly Inappropriate.
#96 - 2014-11-25 16:48:41 UTC
Rossi Tenmar wrote:
eiedu wrote:
RIP incursions
RIP Ratting
RIP bombing

Or join a fleet with other people maybe? Blink


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Johann VandeBur
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#97 - 2014-11-25 16:48:55 UTC
Thanks for the changes,
we all will have lots of fun to buy a ship for 300 mil t1 cruiser or some t3 for atleast 3b
Well so much accounts will be going to sleep and good job letting the game die CCP

have fun at pvp with 10 guys in frigets in 0sec
BANDZIOR PL
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#98 - 2014-11-25 16:49:12 UTC
Thank you Santa Claus for this gift! :)
EvilweaselFinance
GoonCorp
Goonswarm Federation
#99 - 2014-11-25 16:49:37 UTC  |  Edited by: EvilweaselFinance
Kenneth Feld wrote:

Yeah, so that means my Core OS - OSX and my keyboard are both not allowed

Kinda sucks, not going to buy windows to run the stinking game

I sure as hell won't buy a new keyboard


so stupid, if you want to ban isboxer fine, but leave the mac guys out of it

im sorry what about your os and keyboard require you to multiplex input to multiple instances of eve

is there some dark gateway that requires precise coordinated action from several eve clients at once to unlock the portal to mac compatibility that must be opened every day
SheShell
State War Academy
Caldari State
#100 - 2014-11-25 16:50:21 UTC
subsciptions will have dropped a lot by the end of this month