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dSKyNafinchin
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3 years ago

Re: Will i get banned for using a macro to rebind a button?

@EA_DavidThank you for the input! I am not sure how it works on PC, but I feel like I'm ok remapping my controller buttons on Elite controller, since it's an official Xbox product, and stays within the boundaries you just mentioned. I'm not duplicating an input. I'm just moving them around to a different layout.

Didn't even know you can do that through the in-game settings. Good to know!

@l776-Maverick  From what David stated, I definitely would not be doing what you are asking about, personally. The scroll wheel is a little different than pressing a button a single time, so switching a scroll (i.e. multiple inputs, repeatedly) to a single-input button, would not be OK, from what he said. Always better to be safe, than sorry!

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  • l776-Maverick's avatar
    l776-Maverick
    3 years ago

    I’m not going to do it now because he said it’s probably not ok, but I still don’t see in any way how it’s unfair, one scroll is one stroke, it doesn’t matter how many inputs it makes, that’s what the scroll wheel does, I could just as easily get a mouse that has buttons for scrolling instead of a wheel. Also most mice have options to disable the scroll wheel entirely and uses the side buttons for scrolling up and down pages. So again,  this doesn’t make any sense 

  • pandareno1999's avatar
    pandareno1999
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    3 years ago
    @dSKyNafinchin At issue are macros and on a related note, config files like one-press superglide. Remapping a key or button to another to is not an issue. What is not allowed are things that combine several actions into a single key press.
  • l776-Maverick's avatar
    l776-Maverick
    3 years ago

    This makes more sense cause scripts like the one you mentioned takes away the skill of timing a super glide, remapping scroll doesn’t take away any skill, and scrolling doesn’t require anything but basic use of your prefrontal cortex and index finger 

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    pandareno1999
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    3 years ago

    @l776-Maverick In my mind the use you describe is borderline. I can see your point and David's as well. I'd be interested to see what Mokey and others might say if you posted this question to the ApexRollouts subreddit.  I think he'd agree that it is borderline and advise against it.

  • dSKyNafinchin's avatar
    dSKyNafinchin
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    3 years ago
    @pandareno1999 Yea, I haven't played on PC since the early 2000's, so I was (improperly) comparing it to my Xbox controller's button remapping capabilities. I'll have to figure all that stuff out myself, if I ever get another gaming computer. My poor HP all-in-one is mainly for streaming football occasional browsing. It can't handle Apex, even when I turn settings all the way down, and am on a wired connection, Lmao!

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