Are flask macros allowed?

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zSavage escribió:

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Magma_Claw escribió:

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Sarno escribió:

One press of a button = one server-side action.

Each use of each flask is a server-side action.

I am confused :( not sure what you are trying to say..

Macros that generate more than one server side action per press of a button are not allowed.

A macro that types <enter>/hideout<enter> is allowed, as it is only one action.
In the same way a macro that logs you out is allowed.

However, a macro that pushes a button once every 10 seconds from a single press is not, as it is performing more than one server side action per button press (1 action every 10 seconds from 1 button press).
Macros that act automatically (like automatically logging out if you hit a certain hp threshold or using a potion, or the one you described that acts on a timer) are also not allowed.

Does this make sense?

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Magma_Claw escribió:

Would you happen to know if the recovery time increases if I use a glass blowers bubble on this? If so, the duration would be long enough for me to keep a tab on and press 2 or 3 when it runs out.

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Ezzi escribió:

It's like this.

No, they are bannable because GGG said so. GGG is also the type of company that will ban you for using it if you tell everyone you are using it.

However, it's debatable if they are detectable at all or if GGG even tries to detect them being used on every single person playing PoE.

Everyone has seen someone using a flask macro and they usually don't get banned.

Then there is the extent of the macro, are you using a toggle macro that automatically uses flasks every X seconds or are you using a trigger macro that only uses them when you press a key? The former would definitely get you banned, the later is debatable.

Log-out macros are allowed and i don't understand why. Alt+F4 is two buttons. Escape + clicking log out is two buttons. A macro to log out is a single button. Clearly by GGGs definition log out macros should be bannable, but they aren't. Also, the benefit of using a log-out macro in hardcore mode is significantly more profitable than using a flask macro in any game mode.

Unless you are in the public view (as a content creator/streamer/etc) it's probably not worth GGGs time and effort to detect if some random player is using a flask macro. So it's technically "safe" to use one until GGG decides that it's absolutely necessary to scan every player 24/7 for flask macros.

The reason why you never get anyone saying anything other than "no you will be banned" is because it undermines GGG if someone like me says it's probably fine.

Does your account have any value to you? Would you care if you had to start over from scratch? Do you ever play standard? Did you spend a regrettable amount of money buying stash tabs or MTX?

If the answer to those questions is no, then do what you like. You might get banned next week because making this thread put you on their radar or you might never be banned.

You have to be aware that it is a bannable offense and GGG will enforce their rules. They aren't as lenient like Blizzard is for example.

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adghar escribió:

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Magma_Claw escribió:

Would you happen to know if the recovery time increases if I use a glass blowers bubble on this? If so, the duration would be long enough for me to keep a tab on and press 2 or 3 when it runs out.

Nope, quality actually is slightly harmful to you in that case, because it makes your mana fill up faster. It makes it more likely for you to reach maximum mana, and when you reach maximum mana (probably maximum unreserved mana actually, I haven't paid close attention to that though), any Mana Flask's effect ends. You can probably google "quality zerphi's breath," or replace zerphi's breath with lavianga's wisdom or divination distillate, and you'll see others explain the flask effect ending thing.

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Ezzi escribió:

It's like this.

No, they are bannable because GGG said so. GGG is also the type of company that will ban you for using it if you tell everyone you are using it.

However, it's debatable if they are detectable at all or if GGG even tries to detect them being used on every single person playing PoE.

Everyone has seen someone using a flask macro and they usually don't get banned.

Then there is the extent of the macro, are you using a toggle macro that automatically uses flasks every X seconds or are you using a trigger macro that only uses them when you press a key? The former would definitely get you banned, the later is debatable.

Log-out macros are allowed and i don't understand why. Alt+F4 is two buttons. Escape + clicking log out is two buttons. A macro to log out is a single button. Clearly by GGGs definition log out macros should be bannable, but they aren't. Also, the benefit of using a log-out macro in hardcore mode is significantly more profitable than using a flask macro in any game mode.

Unless you are in the public view (as a content creator/streamer/etc) it's probably not worth GGGs time and effort to detect if some random player is using a flask macro. So it's technically "safe" to use one until GGG decides that it's absolutely necessary to scan every player 24/7 for flask macros.

The reason why you never get anyone saying anything other than "no you will be banned" is because it undermines GGG if someone like me says it's probably fine.

Does your account have any value to you? Would you care if you had to start over from scratch? Do you ever play standard? Did you spend a regrettable amount of money buying stash tabs or MTX?

If the answer to those questions is no, then do what you like. You might get banned next week because making this thread put you on their radar or you might never be banned.

You have to be aware that it is a bannable offense and GGG will enforce their rules. They aren't as lenient like Blizzard is for example.