Some thought on client settings. What is legal and what is not. How should it be? Would really like to hear //your// oppinion. Please don't mention names or try to get people nuked in this thread. This should have been posted in the forums but then again. I want people to actually see it :-)
Client settings have recieved a wide range of oppinions. From people
who feel that everything should be legal to people who think that
only pure telnet should be legal. Mostly the people who love the
telnet idea are the very fast typers with english as their native
language. And what are the people who love the serttings? Lazy old
men? ;)
Basicly when this is something that can get you nuked the rules
should be pretty clear on this subject. But is it even possible
to make clear rules about this?
I have tried talking to diffrent powers about this and I once had
and interesting talk with Melkor about it. He would say that anything
that "automates" your char is illigal. I would argue that a simple
loot trigger that triggers on You killed would make your char
"automated" with its looting. Melkor would then argue that anything
that would continue while you are afk would be bad.
Other powers have made remarks like "Anything that gives you an
'unfair' advantage over the people who dont have the settings" should
not be used.
All of theese comments/rules are pretty wague IMHO. Who is to decide
wich advantages are unfair?
Lets take the trigger many people are beginning to use. When
backstabbed you guild comm your situation HP who attacked you
even location. All automated. Still works if you are AFK. Gives
you the advantage that you dont have to wory about calling for
help yourself. Your guildmates will know where you are as fast
as tecknologically possible.
Another funny example is the tell comm that automaticly updates
itself from who of your friends are online. This one gave off
diffrent oppinions. Some saying it was ok and other deeming it
a nukeable offence.
You never hear much about a client map. zMUD has a small buggy
and unreliable mapper build in. It can be a pretty nice feature
for some people. To visuably see the area you are in. And if it
works you are able to go to any room using a command or a simple
double click with the mouse. I have also seen a linux client that
has a much more reliable map that can actually handle pretty big
maps. Are there any rules regarding theese maps?
Are there even any rules regarding settings other than the "You
may not be botting" rule. And where does the line between good
settings and botting go? Isn't it not just some big blurry line
wich makes the current power of law having to decide case by case
who gets to keep their char and who gets their 8 months of intensive
playing trown down the drain?
Should we really be afraid to log in thinking that this might be
the day where someone reads something I do as botting? Why stay
offline to protect the char you don't dare to play anyways? ;) Am
I too tired to make jokes? ;)
Anyways. Your oppinion as a frequent user of this game is important.
Please share it with us.