What is allowed?
- Multilaunch tool (GWx2)
- TexMod
- KSMod (Official info, see website.)
- Macros (If they are integrated with the device, G15 keyboard for example. If automated, it's a bot.)
- Fraps
- GWstats
- G15 applets
- Xfire
Using these "mods" (Also referred as third-party software) is okay, as it doesn't hurt the game. ArenaNet doesn't support any of these softwares, and it's completely your choise to use them. If you mess up, it's your trouble, not mine, not ArenaNet's, not NCSoft's, nobody's else, it's your own responsibility.
Multilauncher may modify the game's code a bit to open two windows of GW, but it's been accepted for money transfers beetween characters etc. Nothing that would harm other players.
Now, there's been some speculation about TexMod. It does give you a little advantage over other players with easy cartography and stuff, it is nothing "huge" and it won't hurt the game's economy.
And for graphic alterations (Same applies for KSMod), it uses DirectX's memory layer and the changes are only visible for you.It's almost the same as using Cheat Engine or any other packet modifier to change your amount of money you are carrying: It will only show you a fake number, as the real amount is placed in servers.
KSMod has been announced officially by Emily to be okay to use, however, since this third-party program uses .dll injecting, the new detection system may see this as a bot as told by some users. Later on confirmed that this won't get you banned.
G15 keyboards and other devices include built-in macro functions. A macro can be made fully automatical, where it falls to bots again. Using these macro functions on your keyboard whatsoever is allowed if they are not made automatic. You can make like pressing G1 on your G15 keyboard to quickly swap characters (Macro presses F12 + C). These can't be automated to farm raptors, vaettirs, do some Jade Quarry whatsoever again.
I won't be listing every possible program here as everybody knowns that are they allowed (Do they give advantage over other players) or not. So, if you are still wondering what's not allowed, here's some list of forbidden things:
What is not allowed?
- Exploits
- Dupes
- Bots (Including Drunkardbot!)
- Hacks
- Modifying the game's code
- Match modifying
- Everything that gives unfair advantage over other players.
Let's start with bots. As you've may seen in PvP (Most likely in the Jade Quarry), some people just run to shrines ignoring everything else and just kill them all. This is automated = bot. Bot = Automated. That's why Drunkardbot also falls to bots. Here's an example again:
Player 1: Uses alcohol.
Player 1: Waits a while and uses another alcohol.
Player 2: Runs a Drunkardbot that automatically waits until drunkness goes away.
Player 2: Bot clicks another ale automatically and player 2 can go AFK.
Player 1 does it right, respectfully, clicking those ales manually for almost 3 and ½ years. He can even combine it with Dwarwen Stability or Drunken Master skills.
Meanwhile, player 2 just idles in outpost, bot randomly clicks the screen to make the character walk.
Modifying the game's code has always been a violation of RoC, EULA and stuff. 'Nuff said, you all knew it.
I got banned for no reason!
Even if you wouldn't have botted recently, ArenaNet has a zero tolerance: If you've botted in past, you've got reaped by Dhuum now. End of story, it's game over for you.
You may have also seen the screen where it says your account has been terminated; in fact, that's just all drama. Here's how the database actually works (Yes, I'm a nerd.):
For each character/account, there are categories such as money, banned, and everything. By default, the banned category is 0. When you get banned, this category changes to 1, because that's how the binary works. When there's 1, you are not able to play. (EDIT: It's actually true/false)
Here's what would happen if your account would be completely deleted (i.e. terminated):
Your all information is all wiped from the database and that empty space would be replaced by some other account's info. Because hard drive disks (Same for Solid State Drives) always try to write info to empty spaces, when it doesn't completely fit it writes the data somewhere else on the same disk. This would cause "fragmention", which would be very bad for the database, causing slowdown etc.
Same happens for your PC, and that's where you most likely want to reinstall Windows or other OS. You think that deleting some programs you don't use makes your PC faster. Wrong. It may delete some start-up making boot faster, but it will cause even more fragmention. Get the point? You most likely look like this:
If you still feel unjusticed, you can send NCSoft (ArenaNet) a support ticket here or email them at [email protected].
Thanks to ArenaNet
Lastly, I'd like to thank Anet for anti-botting.
NEW INFO
It is not recommended to play GW on friend's PC or any other PC than yours. It could have had a third-party program that would violate the rules and so on. (ie. bot)
If you get banned, you could buy a new account for GW (Not quaranteed to work, NCSoft says you get banned, ArenaNet says you won't if you don't cheat anymore).
(Not really new but meh) Only download allowed programs (TexMod, KSMod, Multilaunch...) from trusted websites: They are allowed to use in their original forms. If you download it from bot-hosting (bad) website, it could be modified with code that gets you banned.
Sending ArenaNet a support ticket about your ban doesn't help most of the time as you get the same message (see other pages of this thread) as other users. If they say they are not going to help you, it's really the end of story, buddy.
Even more info
KSMod developer has announced good guidelines here.
More to come?
