Comments on: TweetCraft, An In-Game Twitter Client for World of Warcraft http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/ art, culture and technology from San Francisco and beyond Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:11:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: CannonGod http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-644500 CannonGod Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:59:40 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-644500 Amen to that! Amen to that!

]]> By: Oliver http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-644172 Oliver Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:56:19 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-644172 Hey, that's pretty clever. Useful for gamers too. Now if only someone could make a client that runs on the steam client, so you could monitor Twitter while playing TF2. That would be awesome. Hey, that’s pretty clever. Useful for gamers too. Now if only someone could make a client that runs on the steam client, so you could monitor Twitter while playing TF2. That would be awesome.

]]> By: palla sridhar http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643840 palla sridhar Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:28:20 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643840 Hey, A game with Twitter. Hmm. nice thought. Well, actually I dont know how to play this World of Warcraft. Can it be played on desktop and what does Twitter has to do with it, i think its like a chat messenger. Anyhow another Twitter application in the making...I still only use Twhirl for my desktop access, so still new to these features. My <a href="http://www.techlikes.com" rel="nofollow">Technology Blog </a> has reviews on this client. Hey, A game with Twitter. Hmm. nice thought. Well, actually I dont know how to play this World of Warcraft. Can it be played on desktop and what does Twitter has to do with it, i think its like a chat messenger. Anyhow another Twitter application in the making…I still only use Twhirl for my desktop access, so still new to these features. My Technology Blog has reviews on this client.

]]> By: Morpheeze http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643834 Morpheeze Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:58:09 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643834 Well again, this is nothing other addons do not. The name savedvariables implies that its used to store saved variables. Then, there won't be any lawyers reading this. Blizzard just bans the addon, as it did with others in the past. CurseProfiler for example extracts game data and puts it in other places. I can't see how spawning a process is forbidden if it serves data from the net. For example lightheaded feeds (not sure if only lua inferfaced) web data from wowhead into the quest list. However I absolutely agree to use that (any kind) of addon at your own discretion). Well again, this is nothing other addons do not. The name savedvariables implies that its used to store saved variables. Then, there won’t be any lawyers reading this. Blizzard just bans the addon, as it did with others in the past. CurseProfiler for example extracts game data and puts it in other places. I can’t see how spawning a process is forbidden if it serves data from the net. For example lightheaded feeds (not sure if only lua inferfaced) web data from wowhead into the quest list. However I absolutely agree to use that (any kind) of addon at your own discretion).

]]> By: Fang Xianfu http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643829 Fang Xianfu Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:34:10 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643829 I don't know what to say, really, except that it absolutely <i>does</i> do these things. You have to read the ToU in the strictest way possible, because lawyers will. Read the linked article on Coding4Fun, which explains exactly how it works. Variously: It's not just an in-game addon, it uses another executable running in the system tray to get updates from and send updates to twitter. It reads and modifies game files. To get the tweets into the game, it modifies your SavedVariables files. To get tweets out of the game, it reads those files. The key distinction is the use of the term "third-party software". This refers specifically to an executable that isn't WoW.exe being run at the same time as the game. TweetCraft does this, so it falls under these rules. The difference between normal addons and this one is that those addons use no executables and interface with WoW only through the Lua API. The difference between TweetCraft and Wowhead and Curse is that Tweetdeck doesn't just gather data from the game, it pushes data <i>into</i> the game. Finally, I'm not saying that the minute you run this, you'll be banned. I'm saying that it's within the Terms of Use for them to do so. Whether you want to risk it or not is your choice. I don’t know what to say, really, except that it absolutely does do these things. You have to read the ToU in the strictest way possible, because lawyers will.

Read the linked article on Coding4Fun, which explains exactly how it works. Variously:

It’s not just an in-game addon, it uses another executable running in the system tray to get updates from and send updates to twitter.
It reads and modifies game files. To get the tweets into the game, it modifies your SavedVariables files. To get tweets out of the game, it reads those files.

The key distinction is the use of the term “third-party software”. This refers specifically to an executable that isn’t WoW.exe being run at the same time as the game. TweetCraft does this, so it falls under these rules. The difference between normal addons and this one is that those addons use no executables and interface with WoW only through the Lua API. The difference between TweetCraft and Wowhead and Curse is that Tweetdeck doesn’t just gather data from the game, it pushes data into the game.

Finally, I’m not saying that the minute you run this, you’ll be banned. I’m saying that it’s within the Terms of Use for them to do so. Whether you want to risk it or not is your choice.

]]> By: xabbott http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643788 xabbott Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:53:50 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643788 It doesn't do any of that. No modification of WoW files. (It reads saved varibles). Doesn't modify the WoW experience. It doesn't collect data from within WoW. BTW data mining happens from both Curse and WoW head addons. It doesn’t do any of that.
No modification of WoW files. (It reads saved varibles).
Doesn’t modify the WoW experience.
It doesn’t collect data from within WoW. BTW data mining happens from both Curse and WoW head addons.

]]> By: Morpheeze http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643770 Morpheeze Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:50:13 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643770 #1 Is not applicable. Its an addon and being that it resides in the addon folder and does not change any file #2 Every addon falls under that. Or not, depending on your view point. Blizzard has never done anything against that type of "changing the expierience" #3 Again, tons of addons use Wow data. What purpose would an addon have if it wouldn't? #1 Is not applicable. Its an addon and being that it resides in the addon folder and does not change any file
#2 Every addon falls under that. Or not, depending on your view point. Blizzard has never done anything against that type of “changing the expierience”
#3 Again, tons of addons use Wow data. What purpose would an addon have if it wouldn’t?

]]> By: justin http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643699 justin Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:51:02 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643699 actually one blizzard knows about mods they have a thing on there web site that you can download and make your own mods with.... two this doesnt collect information from wow that last one is only for leveling guides and stuff of that sort that tell you where everything is (ex. mining nodes, herbalism spots.. etc) pretty much anything that has to do with the game so no your account is not at risk if you get this mod it doesnt tell you where to go and what to do and what to pick up or tell you how to get gold or anything like that so fang im sorry but you just epicly failed N00B actually one blizzard knows about mods they have a thing on there web site that you can download and make your own mods with…. two this doesnt collect information from wow that last one is only for leveling guides and stuff of that sort that tell you where everything is (ex. mining nodes, herbalism spots.. etc) pretty much anything that has to do with the game so no your account is not at risk if you get this mod it doesnt tell you where to go and what to do and what to pick up or tell you how to get gold or anything like that so fang im sorry but you just epicly failed N00B

]]> By: Fang Xianfu http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643315 Fang Xianfu Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:06:53 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643315 This is 100% against the terms of use and you can be banned for using it. "You agree that you will not modify or cause to be modified any files that are a part of a World of Warcraft installation" "You agree that you will not create or use... any other third-party software designed to modify the World of Warcraft experience" "You agree that you will not use any third-party software that intercepts, "mines", or otherwise collects information from or through World of Warcraft" TweetCraft does all these things, so your account may be at risk. User beware. Source: http://www.wow-europe.com/en/legal/termsofuse.html Heading III, section 3, subsections 1-3. This is 100% against the terms of use and you can be banned for using it.

“You agree that you will not modify or cause to be modified any files that are a part of a World of Warcraft installation”
“You agree that you will not create or use… any other third-party software designed to modify the World of Warcraft experience”
“You agree that you will not use any third-party software that intercepts, “mines”, or otherwise collects information from or through World of Warcraft”

TweetCraft does all these things, so your account may be at risk. User beware.

Source:
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/legal/termsofuse.html
Heading III, section 3, subsections 1-3.

]]> By: Reece http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643224 Reece Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:18:37 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643224 Dreams do come true! Dreams do come true!

]]> By: Jason S. http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643105 Jason S. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:43:56 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643105 Oh NOooooOOooooo. Don't cross the streams! Oh NOooooOOooooo. Don’t cross the streams!

]]> By: Derek http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-643060 Derek Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:44:29 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-643060 This is awesome! I'm installing it now. We'll see how it works! :) Thanks! This is awesome! I’m installing it now. We’ll see how it works! :)

Thanks!

]]> By: exodus http://laughingsquid.com/tweetcraft-an-in-game-twitter-client-for-world-of-warcraft/comment-page-1/#comment-642990 exodus Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:41:00 +0000 http://laughingsquid.com/?p=28323#comment-642990 awesome! I like this mod! awesome! I like this mod!

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