MQ2 in a shell shows you what is already being sent to your PC. From NPC's on your map to you being able to target anything in zone. Its all there already on your PC and/or being transmitted. Theres no way they can tell you are running it unless you are sitting there warping around like a moron in open zones in front of other people, or, you go around bragging about it.
Nine months ago or so, there was a scare about them tracking warping too and that anyone who was warping would be detected and banned. While warping is an active hack, it is also very easily mistaken as lag. Hence it too was just another scare from SoE.
Every year they do this to try and cut down on MQ2 users. And while this may have been the worst report of bannings from them I do beleive its cause there are more people ever then before using MQ2. Especially due to precompiles listed here and im sure other forums that anyone can pay $5 to get access too. Doing precompiles was a mistake. Back when velious and SoL were released there was only a fraction of us using MQ then. Due to precompiles, the amount of people using it has grew enourmous.
When no one used it SOE didnt care, just like when there are bugs they arent forced to fix them untill a majority of the people are using it. After 7 years of eq and over 12 accounts, MQ is the only thing that makes this dying game playable. Without it, I would cancel everyone of my subscriptions. Why SoE would mass ban people and in the end only hurt their revenue is beyond me. Lets get real, I know GMs read these boards, ITS A VIDEO GAME. No one cares. The fact of the matter is would you wanna lose $150 a month cause someone is using a program that makes them want to play your game, or say, its a game, and its money in our pocket. Thats what it boils down too. SoE will make or break this.
People macro for all kinds of reasons. I do it cause I absolutly HATE LFG for hours on end. I dont log on so I can sit there and wait 3 hours just to sigh and log off and go to bed. Its the reason I started boxing and I beleive others too. Its how we want to enjoy the game, why should SoE care? I play 2 groups so I can raid things to advance, level, progress my toons.
They wanna ban people who make money of EQ. Again I ask why? So someone makes some cash. They still pay you each month. I just doesnt make sense. They are cutting their legs off from underneth them. There are people who make money off this game to pay their bills, schooling, and enrich their lives. Why take that away? Sure if theres people hacking the game to solo mobs that werent ment to be solo killed sure why not ban them, but there is a line. People who macro cause they box and enjoy playing is just insane. I would even go as far as saying warping is acceptable. I know a guy that uses MQ to warp his toons around cause running 6 toons somewhere is annoying. He pays his dues every month just like me and all of us. He only uses it cause it lets him get where hes going faster so that he can sit down after work and enjoy playing this game.
For the love of god, let the people who use MQ use it, and those who are blind to things that go on behind the scenes live in their ignorant bliss. Its a game that we all play, most enjoy, and mass banning people is just taking the crutch out of a game that has lasted longer then it should have.
EQ is going to die, its just a matter of time. Soon they will be combining the servers again till its nothing. 3 cheers for patch day and me having nothing to do. I hope that all who were banned get their accounts back, and I hope theres someone from soe reading this right now. Because wether you want to admit it or not, I am right. Let people enjoy this game how they see fit. Ban the people who are intensionally mean to people, train people, KS people, the people who are activly out to hurt other players. Dont ban the quiet people who keep to themselves in their boxed groups. Ban the people who macro in open zones at camps that people try to go to, dont ban people who go out of their way to macro in an instanted zone where they are hurting no one. Us boxers stay to ourselves and dont bother anyone. Shift your attention else where. Use your energy to fix bugs, pathing problems and game glitches that give everyone headaches. Fix things form old content that still to this day remains broke cause you are too busy banning people that are playing the game the only way they can stand to now.
LEAVE US ALONE.
Nine months ago or so, there was a scare about them tracking warping too and that anyone who was warping would be detected and banned. While warping is an active hack, it is also very easily mistaken as lag. Hence it too was just another scare from SoE.
Every year they do this to try and cut down on MQ2 users. And while this may have been the worst report of bannings from them I do beleive its cause there are more people ever then before using MQ2. Especially due to precompiles listed here and im sure other forums that anyone can pay $5 to get access too. Doing precompiles was a mistake. Back when velious and SoL were released there was only a fraction of us using MQ then. Due to precompiles, the amount of people using it has grew enourmous.
When no one used it SOE didnt care, just like when there are bugs they arent forced to fix them untill a majority of the people are using it. After 7 years of eq and over 12 accounts, MQ is the only thing that makes this dying game playable. Without it, I would cancel everyone of my subscriptions. Why SoE would mass ban people and in the end only hurt their revenue is beyond me. Lets get real, I know GMs read these boards, ITS A VIDEO GAME. No one cares. The fact of the matter is would you wanna lose $150 a month cause someone is using a program that makes them want to play your game, or say, its a game, and its money in our pocket. Thats what it boils down too. SoE will make or break this.
People macro for all kinds of reasons. I do it cause I absolutly HATE LFG for hours on end. I dont log on so I can sit there and wait 3 hours just to sigh and log off and go to bed. Its the reason I started boxing and I beleive others too. Its how we want to enjoy the game, why should SoE care? I play 2 groups so I can raid things to advance, level, progress my toons.
They wanna ban people who make money of EQ. Again I ask why? So someone makes some cash. They still pay you each month. I just doesnt make sense. They are cutting their legs off from underneth them. There are people who make money off this game to pay their bills, schooling, and enrich their lives. Why take that away? Sure if theres people hacking the game to solo mobs that werent ment to be solo killed sure why not ban them, but there is a line. People who macro cause they box and enjoy playing is just insane. I would even go as far as saying warping is acceptable. I know a guy that uses MQ to warp his toons around cause running 6 toons somewhere is annoying. He pays his dues every month just like me and all of us. He only uses it cause it lets him get where hes going faster so that he can sit down after work and enjoy playing this game.
For the love of god, let the people who use MQ use it, and those who are blind to things that go on behind the scenes live in their ignorant bliss. Its a game that we all play, most enjoy, and mass banning people is just taking the crutch out of a game that has lasted longer then it should have.
EQ is going to die, its just a matter of time. Soon they will be combining the servers again till its nothing. 3 cheers for patch day and me having nothing to do. I hope that all who were banned get their accounts back, and I hope theres someone from soe reading this right now. Because wether you want to admit it or not, I am right. Let people enjoy this game how they see fit. Ban the people who are intensionally mean to people, train people, KS people, the people who are activly out to hurt other players. Dont ban the quiet people who keep to themselves in their boxed groups. Ban the people who macro in open zones at camps that people try to go to, dont ban people who go out of their way to macro in an instanted zone where they are hurting no one. Us boxers stay to ourselves and dont bother anyone. Shift your attention else where. Use your energy to fix bugs, pathing problems and game glitches that give everyone headaches. Fix things form old content that still to this day remains broke cause you are too busy banning people that are playing the game the only way they can stand to now.
LEAVE US ALONE.