Re: TM, turbo mouse

Posted by {{DHK}}HolyLord on Apr 08, 2021; 6:12pm
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TM is always cheating, and should never be allowed.   Clicking is a very important skill in SHC, just as much as any other skill, and each player is responsible for developing this skill on their own, not relying on an outside program (or equipment) to do it for them.  Bartholo and I used to spend an hour every day just practicing clicking.  It was pretty upsetting when we learned in 2006 that some polish players were using a program called "c5c" that made all of our work and practice on clicking much less meaningful. Just like any cheating program, it replaces a real skill and diminishes the achievement of practice & development.  Where we previously had a strong skill advantage in clicking, people instead started being able to click faster than us, in addition to people who now thought we were using these programs too due to our click speeds.

Exceeding 10cps throughout an entire game is actually very doable for some players, especially if you spend the time and effort to master the proper technique.  I know at least 4 players that were able to hit 15+ cps for sustained periods.  Limiting cps would be a pretty silly and quite unfair rule to these players.  Even if it solves the problem of cheaters, it removes a real and fair advantage from players that are truly more capable and skilled in this area.

Of course, you guys are free to use or not use TM, and make your own opinion on whether it's cheating, but to me, and throughout the history of SHC, it's been unquestionably a cheat to the general community, and any players that use it have been considered cheaters.

Taking this approach doesn't practically solve any problems, but it's the most honest way to look at it.