Question - So ... about levelling while paying attention to other stuff...or um taking a nap

[Jax]

Hopefully this isn't a taboo subject, but are GM's actively looking for folks using tools like this or is the game mature enough that they prefer the revenue we provide more than enforcing some rules from way back when? Of course if you get reported or something I could see having problems, but most folks seem to keep to themselves these days compared to when I played seriously eons ago.

 

[Incognito]

Generally speaking, they are concerned with unattended play rather than the tools we might use.

 

[Jax]

Are you in politics, Incongnito? Good answerish.

 

[Incognito]

Lol, ok, Maskoi has posted a line directly from DB: 'We really don't like unattended play'.

One of the reasons, if not THE reason, Redguides started a few years ago with the Plain Vanilla (and I'm assuming the Integrity Message you get at startup), was to promote tools with zero active hacks in order to, what's the wordage, be more acceptable in their eyes (read avoid bans, not be summarily dismissed etc).

You put those two together, and you get:

Generally speaking, they are more concerned with unattended play than they are the tools we might use.

 

[Jax]

Makes sense. I'm all for non hacks, but optimized playing of a game I'm enjoying playing again after well over a decade break.

I like to be as self sufficient as possible, and these tools are making that a reality, and of course I'm also spending plenty of $$$ playing the game with multiple accounts etc.

 

[Incognito]

Makes sense. I'm all for non hacks, but optimized playing of a game I'm enjoying playing again after well over a decade break.

I like to be as self sufficient as possible, and these tools are making that a reality, and of course I'm also spending plenty of $$$ playing the game with multiple accounts etc.

I hear ya, I was out for 8 yrs, and yes, the stuff here make playing possible. I simply wouldn't do it otherwise. I too like to be self-sufficient.

 

[Warl0ck45]

that being said, you still have the folks watching for AFK botters and reporting them. DBG general frowns on unattended gameplay, and thus you may get the occasional GM checking on you, like the one getting cozy with Raz. Definitely look into the provided tools to saving your bacon if a GM pops in. Some are as simple as

Sub GMCheck
	/if (${Spawn[gm].ID} && ${GMCheck}) {
		/if (${Me.Combat} || ${Me.XTarget}) /return
		/if (!${Me.Combat} || !${Me.XTarget}) /bcaa //q
		}
	/return

others are more varied. Make sure to check out how to set them up and what exactly it does.

I personally don't AFK more then a quick jaunt to the fridge (got to maintain my girlish figure) and the only GM visits I have had are over camp disputes (which fortunately I win 99.9% of the time) but hey, the tools are there, use em! =)

footnote: Gm tools primarily work on watching out for a GM tag... Gm's can be invisible to the client ( IE MQ wont see them) or (apparently) not wearing a GM tag, still a risky endeaver to AFK play

 

[Redbot]

The best defense is to not piss off other players. If nobody reports you, GMs won't visit your camp.

Level somewhere out of the way, and use MQ2Posse / GTFO.

 

[Jax]

that being said, you still have the folks watching for AFK botters and reporting them. DBG general frowns on unattended gameplay, and thus you may get the occasional GM checking on you, like the one getting cozy with Raz. Definitely look into the provided tools to saving your bacon if a GM pops in. Some are as simple as

Sub GMCheck
	/if (${Spawn[gm].ID} && ${GMCheck}) {
		/if (${Me.Combat} || ${Me.XTarget}) /return
		/if (!${Me.Combat} || !${Me.XTarget}) /bcaa //q
		}
	/return

others are more varied. Make sure to check out how to set them up and what exactly it does.

I personally don't AFK more then a quick jaunt to the fridge (got to maintain my girlish figure) and the only GM visits I have had are over camp disputes (which fortunately I win 99.9% of the time) but hey, the tools are there, use em! =)

footnote: Gm tools primarily work on watching out for a GM tag... Gm's can be invisible to the client ( IE MQ wont see them) or (apparently) not wearing a GM tag, still a risky endeaver to AFK play

Is that any different code wise than enabling AFK section of kissassist and setting afk action to quit game?

 

[hoosierbilly]

Is that any different code wise than enabling AFK section of kissassist and setting afk action to quit game?

Yes, it is much more robust and versatile in what it does.... BUT the GM's can still be invisible and catch you. MQ2 simple can not detect in any way an invisible GM period.
MQ2posse is more about detecting and saving you from other players, GTFO.mac is about HOW to save you from other players. Both work for GM's if the GM is visible. Nothing can save you from an invisible GM.

 

[Warl0ck45]

That code was just something quick i slapped together to show a check of some sort. There are more tried-and-true methods here.