Potential Unbannable Anti-AFK bot

[poonslayer69]

So there's a pretty well-known program called AutoHotkey that allows you to write simple scripts to press a button every x amount of minutes. You can also write more complex scripts, but for the purpose of not going afk, you only need a one-button script.

obviously if you're online for 3 days straight doing this you will get banned for botting and these types of bots can be detected so it's risky to use.
However, what if you were to write a script that pressed 'enter' every 40 minutes? It takes 5 minutes to go AFK, then an additional 30 minutes to be returned to the character selection screen. 30 minutes later, you will be disconnected from the server. Does anyone know if blizzard can ban you for this?

IF SO:

What about a script that (once you were returned to the character selection screen) pressed escape, typed in your password, and then selected a character? I think that would be pretty hard to pick up on, but I'm not sure. Thoughts?

[lilsniff]

Well, the purpose of an anti-afk is to not log out isn't it :P ?

[jimmyamd]

simple way of not logging out is go to your main city and auto attack a dummy.

= never will logout

[winstor85]

Buy a G19s keyboard or any other one that has programmable keys.

[poonslayer69]

-The purpose is to not have to wait in a 7 hour queue to log back in

-I'm 90% sure you will still be logged out if you're hitting a dummy. Same thing if you go into stockades and pull mobs.

-Using the keyboard is considered botting and will get you banned. I already have it, lol.

[Swagstep]

I like the enter idea , but it would look kind of weird if you're logging in every 40mins

[poonslayer69]

true, but I'm pretty sure that it's not against the ToS to have a script that logs you in, or a shortcut that types in your info after you launch wow. Given, the launcher does that automatically.... but still. Does it say you have to manually log in? I think it's only things like character movement and pressing spells that aren't allowed to be botted

[Morris]

nice find !