Re: Macros, yay or nay.
This grows wearisome. It is clear, no one is going to convince anyone else to change their stance on this issue . And resorting to questioning the intellect or motive of everyone who disagrees is usually a sign of intellectual dishonesty.
What it boils down to is the intent of the user and the spirit of the game. If you have a 55 year gamer whose reflexes aren't nearly as sharp as they were 30 years earlier, and that gamer wishes to ease the burdensome series of keystrokes, then so be it and more power to him. I hardly condemn such a player as a "cheat". And plenty of people who play this game have real lives that don't allow 2-6 hours a day to be wasted on a game to become proficient in skills that (when the day is over) mean absolutely NOTHING in the real world. Macros provide an alternative to many players who cannot afford the hardware to enhance the game and give them an equal edge, or who do not enjoy an ergonomic setup, or who may suffer physical ailments or disabilities that prevent them from ever achieving a level of prowess on the keyboard that so many teenagers and other high-and-mighty self righteous uber gamemasters enjoy routinely - then hold against the rest of the virtual gaming world.
So go ahead and give me twenty more examples of how unfair this is, and then include a statement of how life itself isn't fair when some people are less nimble than others, or some are born with physical handicaps, differring intellects or social skills . That's just life people. Play this game and deal with it.
The PGA won't allow players to ride in golf carts. A few years ago this was in the headlines due to one player having a physical handicap that made walking extraordinarily difficult for him. Ultimately, the rules were bent in his favor as they considered the hammer swung both ways. On the one side, he was unfairly resting between shots giving him an advantage, on the other, he was subjected to abnormally high pain and exertion when forced to walk - giving all the other players an unfair advantage. This was in a game where millions of dollars can be at stake on each tournament - and sanity eventually prevailed even there when they allowed him to use the cart. BTW, he never won the tournament anyway.
So until you can show me how Battle-Friggen Field is meaningful enough to compete with real life then I join the chorus of those who say "Who cares?". Because even in real life, exceptions to the ordinary are made on a routine basis and we seldom complain - even where those issues have a much more certain and profound impact on our daily lives. Just play the game. If you find you cannot enjoy it for fear of the way others "MIGHT" be playing it, then it's probably time to quit the game anyway since it's become too serious and important in your life.
This grows wearisome. It is clear, no one is going to convince anyone else to change their stance on this issue . And resorting to questioning the intellect or motive of everyone who disagrees is usually a sign of intellectual dishonesty.
What it boils down to is the intent of the user and the spirit of the game. If you have a 55 year gamer whose reflexes aren't nearly as sharp as they were 30 years earlier, and that gamer wishes to ease the burdensome series of keystrokes, then so be it and more power to him. I hardly condemn such a player as a "cheat". And plenty of people who play this game have real lives that don't allow 2-6 hours a day to be wasted on a game to become proficient in skills that (when the day is over) mean absolutely NOTHING in the real world. Macros provide an alternative to many players who cannot afford the hardware to enhance the game and give them an equal edge, or who do not enjoy an ergonomic setup, or who may suffer physical ailments or disabilities that prevent them from ever achieving a level of prowess on the keyboard that so many teenagers and other high-and-mighty self righteous uber gamemasters enjoy routinely - then hold against the rest of the virtual gaming world.
So go ahead and give me twenty more examples of how unfair this is, and then include a statement of how life itself isn't fair when some people are less nimble than others, or some are born with physical handicaps, differring intellects or social skills . That's just life people. Play this game and deal with it.
The PGA won't allow players to ride in golf carts. A few years ago this was in the headlines due to one player having a physical handicap that made walking extraordinarily difficult for him. Ultimately, the rules were bent in his favor as they considered the hammer swung both ways. On the one side, he was unfairly resting between shots giving him an advantage, on the other, he was subjected to abnormally high pain and exertion when forced to walk - giving all the other players an unfair advantage. This was in a game where millions of dollars can be at stake on each tournament - and sanity eventually prevailed even there when they allowed him to use the cart. BTW, he never won the tournament anyway.
So until you can show me how Battle-Friggen Field is meaningful enough to compete with real life then I join the chorus of those who say "Who cares?". Because even in real life, exceptions to the ordinary are made on a routine basis and we seldom complain - even where those issues have a much more certain and profound impact on our daily lives. Just play the game. If you find you cannot enjoy it for fear of the way others "MIGHT" be playing it, then it's probably time to quit the game anyway since it's become too serious and important in your life.
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