2008-09-28, 12:20 PM
I stuck this here in hopes of a nice little debate. I got on my Serious Business suit and everything.
Tons of people on Maplestory use controllers to play their characters intead of using keyboards. I'm not one of those people, so I recently learned that a controller can be set up to do things for you while you are away from the game. This type of action would be described as botting. Let's take a look at the definition of botting from Nexon's ToS:
Discuss.
Tons of people on Maplestory use controllers to play their characters intead of using keyboards. I'm not one of those people, so I recently learned that a controller can be set up to do things for you while you are away from the game. This type of action would be described as botting. Let's take a look at the definition of botting from Nexon's ToS:
Quote:Code of Conduct. While using the Service and Software, you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to take any actions we deem necessary and appropriate to preserve the integrity of the Service and Software. We further reserve the right to determine what conduct is outside the "spirit" of the Service and games provided therein. While using the Service, you agree not to:There it is, clear as day. Nexon does not appreciate people botting. So why is it people still parade around the fact they use controllers or programs to do just that like they are the legit kings of the Maple world? People normally argue that if everyone does it, it must be okay. (i.e. cursing in game.) But thats not okay, as evident by people being banned from cursing. (Myself included.) Most people abuse Orbis PQ, does that make it okay? No. What about Bigfoot? People were gaining a ton of levels off of it when it was released, did that make it okay? No, because a massive amount of people were banned, including innocents. So just what makes it okay for you to set your controller to steal away some poor guy or girls Free Market spot while you piss off and do whatever else you have to do? Or what makes it okay for you to use the controller to spam clicks at inhuman speeds to get into a PQ? There is no justification for those actions. Argue it all you want, but what youre doing is illegal according to Nexons ToS, therefore making you an illegit player.
Engage in using macros (i.e., "macroing"), auto-looting or robot play (i.e., "botting") or any other behavior that allows you (or any character you are controlling) to automatically function or effect any action in a game with or without your presence.
Discuss.