Players admit to using macros in MP

[Lews Therin]

There is a steam discussion about it here:

Is using macros in multiplayer considered cheating? (Yes it is) :: Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord [EN] General Discussions

So I was playing a siege and I noticed this guy who was very good at manual blocks, making seemingly impossible blocks and swings. (Turning to the character right while doing a left side swing or doing multiple blocks for my feints with no margin for error etc.) So I dueled him couple times and...

steamcommunity.com

Clearly, it is cheating, but I thought I should post it here, so devs can see that a good amount of players seem to think its okay to use 3rd party aids.

 

[Hero_of_Ferelden]

Games like Mordhau and chivalry allow you to bind each attack/block to separate keys but afaik you can do so in the options menu. Because you'd need to use 3rd party programs it should be considered cheating imo.

 

[Lews Therin]

Games like Mordhau and chivalry allow to bind each attack/block to separate keys but afaik you can do so in the options menu.

That isn't what Im talking about, no one gets a macro program to simply rebind keys, like you said, that can be done in game. A macro allows you to string multiple functions onto 1 keypress, effectively removing steps from a process. Making blocking easier for example, making macros that do a mouse movement plus a block when you press 1.

 

[Ichon]

How does macro make blocking easier? You can make a key for every block direction but then have to memorize the keys and still hit them in the right sequence. I find it much easier just to learn how to do it manually. The one exception is attack chaining, I have played vs some people in MP that seem to have attacks at a machine gun pace- faster than any Champion bot I faced in SP- no idea how they are doing that.

The attacks aren't spammed from a single direction either but left, over, left, right, etc. I could see a macro making a huge difference there. Just keep your avatar moving in while the attacks chain- you can interrupt to block if you mess up but usually once you get into a flow that stun/knocks the other player into guard mode you got a guaranteed kill 1 v 1.

 

[Turban]

There's definite cheating going on in multiplayer, some players are swinging and blocking at ridiculous speed without error. At launch this wasn't happening.

 

[The4CGamer]

They are buying cheats from that site... I am seeing it as well.

 

[Lews Therin]

How does macro make blocking easier? You can make a key for every block direction but then have to memorize the keys and still hit them in the right sequence. I find it much easier just to learn how to do it manually. The one exception is attack chaining, I have played vs some people in MP that seem to have attacks at a machine gun pace- faster than any Champion bot I faced in SP- no idea how they are doing that.

The attacks aren't spammed from a single direction either but left, over, left, right, etc. I could see a macro making a huge difference there. Just keep your avatar moving in while the attacks chain- you can interrupt to block if you mess up but usually once you get into a flow that stun/knocks the other player into guard mode you got a guaranteed kill 1 v 1.

I think you just answered your own question

 

[flavberg]

Some people did use macros for feints back in Warband (they'd press a button for a series of really fast, intricate feints), but those cases were rare and usually these things are an impediment to skilled players. It's unlikely you'll ever get someone have a serious advantage by using a macro.