Playing p99 with Repetitive stress injury

[fastboy21]

In all seriousness, I do have a couple suggestions.

1. Use a programmable keyboard/mouse to automate the most repetitive key pushing.
2. Play a class that is largely not "twitch" play --- prob means playing either rogue or cleric or druid or wizard. You don't have to pull, you don't have to switch targets often. If you need a break for a min or 2 the group probably won't notice, much less care.

Depending on the nature of your injury you might try some ergonomic keyboards and mice, but sounds like you've done that already. The gamepad can work, but I wouldn't be able to do that on a complicated class.

If you're in pain after only a couple minutes of playing it might be too difficult. Sorry to hear if this is the case...it sucks when you have to cut down or give up a hobby because of physical age-related reasons.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1. Use a programmable keyboard/mouse to automate the most repetitive key pushing.

Doing that would violate the rules here:

5. You may not use third-party programs on Project 1999.

The use of any third-party programs on Project 1999, including but not limited to, Macroquest/Macroquest2(MQ/MQ2), ShowEQ(SEQ), or any other program that interacts with the Everquest Titanium Client, is strictly prohibited. Use of any third-party programs will be detected and will result in the permanent banning of your account(s). No exceptions will be made, and once a ban has been enacted for violation of this rule it will not be reversed.

This includes programmable keyboards or other devices that creates multiple inputs for a single keystroke or automated task.

Wineq2 by Lavishsoft is the exception to this rule. In addition, any program that strictly reads log files is acceptable.

[fastboy21]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Doing that would violate the rules here:

I know. The guy also literally is disabled. Don't be so stupid as to see that isn't a legit exception to the rules by anyone with a heart.

[mcoy]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I know. The guy also literally is disabled. Don't be so stupid as to see that isn't a legit exception to the rules by anyone with a heart.

There's nothing wrong with making it easier to push a button. The problem is in automating the pushing of said button(s). That said, there should be no need to have a macro to sit, open book, and click meditate because - Verant gave us that. The /meditate command was removed after it was no longer required due to /book existing:

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August 30, 2000 8:00 am
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*Today's Patch*

Today we modified the EverQuest client to implement the following
changes:

<truncated list>

- Opening your spellbook will automatically cause you to begin
meditating providing that you have the skill.
- Removed the /meditate command since it is no longer necessary.

-Mcoy

[loramin]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I know. The guy also literally is disabled. Don't be so stupid as to see that isn't a legit exception to the rules by anyone with a heart.

Having a body part hurt is no excuse to cheat the game. And I say that as someone who is literally using my left hand to move my mouse right now, because I injured my right arm so badly with bad ergonomics recently.

I would LOVE to cheat at EQ and automate everything, and someday if I'm super bored I might do so on one of those six-boxing servers where everyone automates everything. But that is very much NOT P99 and classic EverQuest! If anyone tries to cheat here, regardless of their personal injuries, I hope the staff bans them as they would any cheater.

[fastboy21]

Originally Posted by loramin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Having a body part hurt is no excuse to cheat the game. And I say that as someone who is literally using my left hand to move my mouse right now, because I injured my right arm so badly with bad ergonomics recently.

I would LOVE to cheat at EQ and automate everything, and someday if I'm super bored I might do so on one of this six-boxing servers where everyone automates everything. But that is very much NOT P99, and if anyone tries to cheat here, regardless of their personal injuries, I hope the staff bans them.

Yah. I don't agree with this.

If someone loves EQ and HONESTLY has to give it up due to a physical ailment that is just super sad. All because it is unfair to do what 90% of the server is already doing...without being injured.

I hope the ones breaking the rule who are just lazy get banned...not the aging person with crippling arthritis.

[loramin]

Originally Posted by fastboy21 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yah. I don't agree with this.

If someone loves EQ and HONESTLY has to give it up due to a physical ailment that is just super sad. All because it is unfair to do what 90% of the server is already doing...without being injured.

I hope the ones breaking the rule who are just lazy get banned...not the aging person with crippling arthritis.

No one has to give EQ up because of they can't program their keyboard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

If your arthritis is really that bad, programmable keyboards won't help! You still have to press keys frequently on them. But, the vast majority of players with injury issues can take other measures (proper ergonomics, a more forgiving mouse, maybe a gamepad or standing desk, etc.) and play just fine ... without cheating.

And again, I say this as the guy with such bad RSI issues that I literally can't use my right arm to control my mouse right now (without further injuring it).