what is a macro??

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what is a macro??

Post by SeLzAm »

hello voidians!

i was called a "macro user cheater" lately...

can plz any1 tell me what this is? is that when i atach some keys to my mouse like "rotate the ship left/right"?

im a bit confused and wont do anything that is near like "Cheating" or useing tricks that gives me an advantage towards others in pvp...

i just got a new mouse with nearly 100 keys on it  :-??
and im trying out the possible functions of it...is this considered cheating?any1 who knows me knows that i dont have to cheat...losing a pvp isnt a big deal for me :)

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Re: what is a macro??

Post by -PHOENIX- »

woah! mouse with hundred keys :O
i dont know if macros are against server rules but some players may consider it cheating and may abuse the use of them

and i think macros are softwares which give you advantage over your keyboard and give you ability to use a bunch of combinations...?...? :-??

well id not use them they drive people crazy  :D
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by SeLzAm »

ah, ok...i just wont do anything that let other players look down on me...im a fair player
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by Asmodeuseswife »

I thought Macro was a huge retail warehouse near to where I live. But what would I know I'm only a feeble woman obsessed with shopping. :-$
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by Recca-dono »

the ones who call people mactro users is NS gwyhyr and NS Ceva , theý called me and all my clanm8s cheaters...
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by LIMAN »

I can see this topic going bad.....

I use micro not macro.
What is micro you might ask?
Micro are special nanobots which i have stolen from syndicate during battles for omicron delta.I have modified them and injected into my brain  %-(
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by moltenlead »

is there anyonone on the void that NS ceva and gwyhyr hasnt called a macro user? seriously, maybe you just need to improve your pvp skills guys.  :-w
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by [BLK_LGN][X]Zeus »

[quote="moltenlead";p="173446"]is there anyonone on the void that NS ceva and gwyhyr hasnt called a macro user?[/quote]

Well if there was such a group I definitely wouldn't be in it.  >:P
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by X-NomadPirate-X »

Not me! xD I don't know who either of them are.
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by KODIAK »

The use of macros / game pads / speed pads or some other peripheral device. Is not classed here as a cheat.

They do not alter game files or enhance the ship in anyway, so they are not cheating.

If you have 100 keys to play with and can remember what they all do, then good luck to you.

What will not be tolerated is this almost continual whingeing and whining that this or that person is a cheat.

Those that whine should maybe look at their own piloting skills before blaming everybody else.
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by LIMAN »

@ madderz -my micros will be happy  :P


Macro = pimp = Snoop Dog  :D
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by Magnum »

[quote="LIMAN";p="173467"]
Macro = pimp = Snoop Dog  :D[/quote]

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Re: what is a macro??

Post by kill-phil »

Keyboard macros and mouse macros allow short sequences of keystrokes and mouse actions to be transformed into other, usually more time-consuming, sequences of keystrokes and mouse actions. In this way, frequently-used or repetitive sequences of keystrokes and mouse movements can be automated. Separate programs for creating these macros are called macro recorders.

Thats a definition from Wikepedia

Macros are used in programs like Word. Excel and Photoshop, Microsoft use Visual Basic as the underlying programming language so you can program them directly without recording keystrokes.

I've never seen a mouse with 100 keys on it, good luck with that.
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Re: what is a macro??

Post by Symbol »

Boxing macros ftl!
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