There will be no further warnings. All incidents that didn't result in bans before this post have been treated as warnings, but from this point forward we will close accounts that run cheating software.
Many people have asked us to clarify our stance on what people are allowed to run. The list is pretty much this:
- Single-action hotkeys (like an alt+f4 macro)
- Tools that don't require the client to be running, like Procurement
We don't want to hear "I was only running the tool for QOL improvements". If you got the warning, you had the maphack turned on (or worse). Frequently requested quality of life issues will be addressed, don't worry!
garrywong wrote on Jan 21, 2015, 08:15:My understanding is that people aren't using it for quality of life, but to find things like corrupted areas and such to get the lootz.
I wonder how bad the game is if some people have to resort to a cheating tool that incorporates some kind of "quality of life" improvements...
jdreyer wrote on Jan 20, 2015, 19:34:For some reason they are choosing to warn these users about bans, rather than banning them outright.
From everything I've read Grinding Gear Games is composed of extremely nice people. Maybe part of it is being New Zealanders.
For some reason they are choosing to warn these users about bans, rather than banning them outright.