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Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 1:07 am
by Urweirdsaysi
Ok, so I recently started finding some cool add-ons for Firefox and I found a particular one that allows you to create macros for the browser (Basically, you tell it what you want to do (Click links, close tabs, etc. etc.) and it carries out all those tasks whenever you activate it. I won't list the name for obvious reasons) and I was wondering if that would be considered using a bot?

Instinct tells me yes, but I figure I might as well ask.

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:01 am
by Lakarin
Yes, all activity must be done by you personally.

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:19 am
by decadence
How about shortcuts? I press a key and it opens a link for me.
Click click ctrl+1 ctrl+v tab ctrl+v tab ctrl+v enter ctrl+2 ctrl+3 ctrl+4 ctrl+5 click. Fleet save in 3 sec. 2 sec if everything is in good order.

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 4:25 pm
by Lakarin
as long as you are doing everything manually

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:14 am
by decadence
There is also a software that executes those commands for me.
All I have to do is click an icon. Is that manual? :D

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:18 am
by Slash
neoshagrath wrote:There is also a software that executes those commands for me.
All I have to do is click an icon. Is that manual? :D
You run a risk of having your empire deleted any time you use anything but the standard process of performing an action.

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 1:23 am
by decadence
:o
Key pressers are not allowed?

Re: Firefox Add-on Considered a Bot?

Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:54 am
by Slash
It may be allowed, but you run a risk of being reset if you use them since the game autoban feature obviously makes no distinctions.