Automated tasks - Cheating?

[Batleth]

Originally Posted by Chickee

My husband had bought gaming keyboards for each of us to use on Toontown. I have told him I think that is a Macro. He says no. Anyone know for sure?

Most gaming keyboards these days can set up marcos using their pre-set buttons to be used for games.

[Vandelay]

Yeah, I suspect that the answer depends on how he's using the keyboard. For example, if he's programming one key so that it automatically performs multiple actions in a row, I'd call that a macro.

[WizardHawk]

To me any time you are having a piece of hardware or software doing something for you that it outside the intended scope of a game, it is a form of cheating. Now setting up buttons to do combos for you isn't as bad as leaving a character online fighting for hours when you are not there, but it still is cheating IMO.

And Vanddelay, you sure could find better characters to buy than mine lol, or at least I'd hope so. Afterall, mine might come with some baggage.