Forum Scripting/Hacking ban for 30d? Why and how to prevend?

[angrylol]

These bans are not caused by addons. Thats for sure. If they were, Im sure I would have received bans on all of my accounts.
On the other hand, macros could. I believe that anything that starts with ./script triggers warden. Even if its ./script setmaxcameradistance (50)

Then every single player would be banned, because addons run these /script 24/7. Like scripts to display in chat abilities that are cast etc. AS Repost said, if you "unlock" your game so addons can run script that are not allowed to be run this way, i guess things like "interact" command, you get the hammer - something along these lines.

[Rhonim]

If that is true as well I have a few macros that begin with that that I was trying to figure out switching my titles (Bane/Lod) with a macro so I didn't have to use the UI to do so. (also if anyone has a working macro for that that would be sick)

Last I recall there was a "/settitle" command.

As for /script triggering warden, doubtful. Warden generally is used for checking if your client is modified, or if a suspicious program is running, among other things.

[TropezLikeWeed]

Then every single player would be banned, because addons run these /script 24/7. Like scripts to display in chat abilities that are cast etc. AS Repost said, if you "unlock" your game so addons can run script that are not allowed to be run this way, i guess things like "interact" command, you get the hammer - something along these lines.

Thats pretty much like saying "if you script - you script". I literally log in to press 1 2 3, smash some boss and then log out. How am I supposed to know what they ban people for? There is nothing specific I do on my main account and on other ones.

Last I recall there was a "/settitle" command.

As for /script triggering warden, doubtful. Warden generally is used for checking if your client is modified, or if a suspicious program is running, among other things.

As gm said, these bans are hard warden proof. Nothing else to add.

[Callisto93]

But can addons themselves (or at least whatever comes posing as addon, extracted files in interface> addons folder) cause such modifications to game code? Or it has to be some more direct source to those changes. If so, how is it possible for only some accounts in that same "modified "wow folder to be affected and not the others?

This is also what I'd like to know. I mean, consider for a moment that there is no 3rd party program - what's left? Only addons. So, apparently, some addons alone can change the code, and wouldn't it be better for everybody to make those addons public so we can avoid them?

[Repost]

This is also what I'd like to know. I mean, consider for a moment that there is no 3rd party program - what's left? Only addons. So, apparently, some addons alone can change the code, and wouldn't it be better for everybody to make those addons public so we can avoid them?

Some addons and addon packs come with additional files for textures but that's valid and supported by the game. Avoid anything that adds files to the Data folder (for addons, model edits do take place here) or replaces your wow.exe - the 4gb patch for extended memory is an exception and shouldn't cause any issues.

[Urshalana]

so what about the .MPQ files that contain WOD models or the ones that the guy here on the forums modifies and posts to change mounts and titles etc.

[Repost]

so what about the .MPQ files that contain WOD models or the ones that the guy here on the forums modifies and posts to change mounts and titles etc.

That's an exception. Model edits are contained in MPQs in that folder but they don't make any changes we look for.

[TropezLikeWeed]

@Repost, can you be that one decent GM that states what causes our issues right here. I get the point that warmane team doesnt want to state it as others could use it or find the way around it. But there are so many people that have no idea whats going on, why they are banned and so on. Real scripters are already looking for the way around it or either already found it. Aswell as current "Scripts" already being detected by warden, whats the point of banning more and more people for what they didnt do.

[Repost]

@Repost, can you be that one decent GM that states what causes our issues right here. I get the point that warmane team doesnt want to state it as others could use it or find the way around it. But there are so many people that have no idea whats going on, why they are banned and so on. Real scripters are already looking for the way around it or either already found it. Aswell as current "Scripts" already being detected by warden, whats the point of banning more and more people for what they didnt do.

I'm just a moderator and this is information I've gathered through experience and reading staff discussions. I don't have access to anything related to in-game bans, only on the forums, and they haven't told me what they're using for evidence. I do know it's being manually reviewed and they're firm on there being no false positives. What I can do is try to provide some insight on what is acceptable behavior from addons and how far the gray area on model editing can go to hopefully give a better idea of what isn't allowed.

[xSpecialx]

Only thing added in fresh downloaded wow from warmane site, barely month old was Demonwings path4 which creates visual effect on your character after using Avenging Wrath (could this be the cause?) aside from, again addons among which I suspect these as top4 (https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addon...health-warning, https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/fluid-frames, https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/range-display https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/aggronotifier since they were only ones used on banned account). Anyone here can vouch for these so I can eliminate them? Aside from that we still don't know for sure if we should consider macros?

[Repost]

Only thing added in fresh downloaded wow from warmane site, barely month old was Demonwings path4 which creates visual effect on your character after using Avenging Wrath (could this be the cause?) aside from, again addons among which I suspect these as top4 (https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addon...health-warning, https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/fluid-frames, https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/range-display https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/aggronotifier since they were only ones used on banned account). Anyone here can vouch for these so I can eliminate them? Aside from that we still don't know for sure if we should consider macros?

I've never heard of Demonwings path4 but depending on how it works it might be the issue. Those addons should be just fine though, same with any addon from curseforge, wowace or basically any source that doesn't provide cheats.

[Callisto93]

I've never heard of Demonwings path4 but depending on how it works it might be the issue. Those addons should be just fine though, same with any addon from curseforge, wowace or basically any source that doesn't provide cheats.

But I didn't have it. I had RangeDisplay though, which didn't even work correctly, so I just ignored it. And I was trying out a few Killshot addons, that were supposed to play a sound and display a message when hunters use killshot spell, and I didn't find any that actually worked.

[angrylol]

Thats pretty much like saying "if you script - you script". I literally log in to press 1 2 3, smash some boss and then log out. How am I supposed to know what they ban people for? There is nothing specific I do on my main account and on other ones.

Sure, nobody runs anything, everything is legit. Then a person actually looks and bans you? Why I didn't get banned? I run a ton of scripts, mods and addons. Just none of those give me any unfair advantage and I specifically look out for that.

[TropezLikeWeed]

Sure, nobody runs anything, everything is legit. Then a person actually looks and bans you? Why I didn't get banned? I run a ton of scripts, mods and addons. Just none of those give me any unfair advantage and I specifically look out for that.

Dude, noone is looking at anything. All that previous forum moderators claimed was straight up LIE. They didnt review evidence manually, they didnt consider anything. Those are hard proof by warden, nothing else.

[angrylol]

Dude, noone is looking at anything. All that previous forum moderators claimed was straight up LIE. They didnt review evidence manually, they didnt consider anything. Those are hard proof by warden, nothing else.

I'm still not banned bruh