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    Could i can be ban for using AHK ?

    hi ,

    My question today is it , could i can be ban for using AutoHotKey software (macro auto cliker) ?.
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    Hey KnuL_FR,

    I would advise against using any macro software when playing the game. I cannot guarantee that you would be safe from a ban, however I cannot go into more detail to protect the integrity of our cheat detection methods.

    Sorry for being so vague! I hope you continue to enjoy the game.
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    Originally Posted by Ubi-Spud Go to original post
    Hey KnuL_FR,

    I would advise against using any macro software when playing the game. I cannot guarantee that you would be safe from a ban, however I cannot go into more detail to protect the integrity of our cheat detection methods.

    Sorry for being so vague! I hope you continue to enjoy the game.
    Lets be honest here, there are no cheat detection methods.
    Obvious cheaters run arround with cheats for months without a ban.
    Videos of them are all over the yt and twitch.
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    Autohotkey has enough valid use cases that do not involve cheating in any way , shape, or form that its presence alone cannot -- and should not -- be used to indicate a player is cheating. I suppose that anti-cheat vendors and/or game studios could do this, but if they did it would create such a mess they would wish they hadn't.

    Because as soon as you ban for this app being present, next you have to ban for having any gaming keyboard that allows recording macros, mice, and now you have added logiTech hardware to the list of things that result in a ban. But, the studio is not dumb enough to ban all advanced keyboards and mice, so what happens next is the studio's lawyers get involved and explain to their company executives why it is not legally wise to enforce policies in an unequal manner.

    That said, anti-cheat vendors and studios certainly [B]should[B] detect whether features of valid utilities are being used specifically to circumvent or exploit game mechanics and gain an unfair advantage. But while that sounds somewhat easy to do, in practice it is not so easy.
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