Asherons Call: Ken Karl Speaks on Changes in Macro Enforcement

Well, it appears as if the groundhog''s predictions were true, and Ken Karl has finally emerged from his winter slumber to give a voice to the Asheron''s Call community. In particular, he has posted on the AC Community Forums on the how''s and why''s and what-to-come''s in the very hot issue of macro enforcement.

1. We will continue (believe it or not, we always have), to do UCM (Unattended Combat Macro) enforcement.
2. We will start doing random sweeps of most commonly used UCM places. No advance notice will be given. This will help in trying to get more of the UCM out of the game and interfering in over populated places that are heavily visited by people that do no use UCM. This will supplement calls that you guys make.
3. Being able to just use your calls, and being active about getting their timely, has not been as successful as I had wished. Thus the addition of sweeps.
4. Yes, some people should have been up on the HoS, but we simply failed to update it. I should be flamed for that and accept it
5. One big problem has been programs for detecting cloaked admins. No longer - Continual logouts the second an admin appears (visible or invisible) can and will at time be used in determining UCM. No, one time will not get you. It is just piece of the larger picture.
6. We will be sending in NON-Admins to locations during the sweeps to observe. Thus bypassing those whom feel they can work around detecting cloaked admins. They will look and appear as a normal player (because they are).

There is more to this, so I recommend you head on over to read all the things he has to say...