Maybe I don’t get your sarcasm. In case you mean exactly what you wrote I want to respond the following:
I am sure that right now - in beta - EHG is NOT going to ban their kickstarter backers and EA supporters for using a windows keyboard feature. Because it gives people an advantage in… in… hmm… in what exactly?
It’s not a cheat. It’s a QoL feature. You can either press the button every X seconds or hold the button down the whole time (because this is what the numkey “trick” does). It’s not a script that emulates human reactions on certain gameplay situations. You could also put a power strip over your keys.
The only situation where somebody may have an advantage is with using Numlock for recasting Enchant Weapon , because it has a skill node that does recast automatically when off cool down. So you have 1 skillpoint more available in comparison to somebody that does not use Numlock and instead uses this node.
There are very few things that are worth banning in a beta test phase. Using and abusing the hell out of all available mechanics this game has to offer is NOT. Because things like this are exactly what the devs want to identify as potential issues.
Also the statement was not very precise. Here’s the link.
He’s saying something without being exactly on the topic “Numlock”. In my opinion this response leaves some room for interpretation. Is using Numlock an
?
The question of this topic - by the way - was if it is allowed to use an third party emulation software to automate pressing the key because the OP does not have a Numpad on his keyboard.