So if i pay for level 2 and download the macros, and unsubscribe, do i not have access to the macros anymore or how exactly does this work? im trying to get into this and sort of revive this game i love for myself by replaying it even if the whole team is just me lol.
eq patches every month - the compiled stuff needs to be recompiled when that happens.
mq itself is open-source so you can compile and do mq stuff yourself - but you wouldn't get any level-2 stuff updated without having your level 2 subscription to redguides, you wouldn't be able to use the RG launcher, and you wouldn't have access to the level-2 resources that RG has - not to mention the support and community that comes with it.
RG is just about the cheapest hobby you can get, and you can even pay for it just by being a member of the community

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