Excellent Name.9574

Due to the game design any sort of balanced class viability is a pipe dream, that is something Anet will never be able to get right. Unfortunately this invokes the creation of the so called Meta builds, not just in WvW but in any co-op game type like PvP, Raids, Fractals... What "commanders" in WvW do not get is that people cherish their freedom and the right to choose whatever they want to play and no ammount of bullying into Meta build will change that. The shining example of that approach's downfall is Vabbi. Vabbi comms have been warned by players during the last 1.5 years that "exclusivity" won't work and will backfire sooner or later. I won't name any names but few commanders over there were so thickheaded they could not see it coming if it hit them full frontal...and here we are Vabbi is almost dead WvW wise, players just can't stand playing under those terms and with those kind of people. The sooner the elitists get this the sonner will WvW get better.

The terms basically state that they can terminate your account for any/no reason, or even require additional payments. In the case of AFK farming, the reason given is the use of 3rd party software, which neither side has any way of proving. Note that they don't specifically ban people for AFKing, they first whisper and teleport them away as a test, which if they fail to pass, they assume 3rd party software is involved. Luckily TOS is not a magic wand and it has been beaten in courts before. Read this, it quite revealing: https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/27/16707562/epic-games-fortnite-cheating-lawsuit-debate-14-year-old-kid

In the specific case of AFK versus inattentive farming, it is up to them to (a) set the definition (which has evolved since game launch) and (b) decide whether and when an account crosses the line. It is not up to us to argue, however logical it might be, that because something is possible that it is permitted or ok. Actually using 3rd party programs or scripts that can manipulate GW2 was always forbidden, like Autohotkey or various mouse clickers and their prohibition is in guidelines, it was from the very start. That is why the sanctioning was done. A forum post can't be either official or used to enforce rules. Only a fraction of GW2 players are either members or visiting forums and Anet is aware of this and can't act on it. If for instance Anet banned someone for using in game skills or tools for AFK farming, citing reasons that are not anywhere in official Terms, Agreements and Guidelines a banned player could make a legal case out of it if he or she deemed it worthwhile. That is something any gaming company would rather not have.

If you had actually read the posts in this thread, you would have known that what you wrote was not true. I even quoted the official criteria of what is forbidden earlier in this very thread (as in other threads). Just for you, I will provide a link to the post again (which is located in the old forums), which clearly explains that using one auto-cast skill to farm while afk is an offence. If you are afk, your character needs to be idle and NOT use any skills, even if they are in-game function autocasted. I read the post, but a forum post from Anet member does not constitute as a part of official guideline. Anet can't sanction You if You are using auto-heal which is enough to AFK farm with ranger for instance, or any other profession with automatic damage or automatic rune damage . These were designed to be useful as automatic skill. That said, with necro or engie You don't need auto-casting skills.

In Anet TOS there is nothing about AFK farming nor in guideline as long as You are using in-Game tools and skills, which limits You to one auto-cast skill. However if You use a keyboard macro to auto-cast a skill then it is an offence but as someone said, only Anet can detect that.