Jun 04, 2010, 06:27 PM // 18:27 | #1 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2010
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Ban hammer lifted?
After the demanding a response from anet about botting I know that they banned 3,700 botters.. but by some estimates only about 1000 ppl were actually affected. My question is what have they done after that? nothing? or have they continued to ban bots at a incredible rate?.. I would imagine they just went back to their old ways but I would REALLY like to be wrong.
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Jun 04, 2010, 06:32 PM // 18:32 | #2 |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Sep 2007
Guild: Untimely Demise [Err了] - SOHK
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Well quite likely, they continue to check for dll injection of the variety that was previously used and then remove people if they are silly enough to try it that way, outside of that, they said they have added a bunch of people to help combat that, what that means is a bit vague but I would guess that the current threat of the reaper will slow down the regular user while the mass botter will attempt to find new ways around the reaper
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Jun 04, 2010, 06:53 PM // 18:53 | #3 | |
Atra estern?? ono thelduin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Madness Incarnate
Guild: [Duo]
Profession: W/P
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this is what they are doing.
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the 3700 was from months of work on their part for detection. Don't be surprised if it is a few months until another banning announcement is made, if another one is made in the future at all. Last edited by Eragon Zarroc; Jun 04, 2010 at 07:01 PM // 19:01.. |
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Jun 04, 2010, 07:08 PM // 19:08 | #4 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2010
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I realize that but are they actually doing anything about it?.. because anet can sit here all day and say that but until we see more results we will never know until they come back with another report.
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Jun 04, 2010, 07:11 PM // 19:11 | #5 |
Older Than God (1)
Join Date: Aug 2006
Guild: Clan Dethryche [dth]
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You'll know that there was another round of banning when there is another round of agonized screaming on Guild Wars forums.
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Jun 04, 2010, 07:13 PM // 19:13 | #6 |
Wark!!!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Florida
Profession: W/
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BAN THE BOTTERS NOW!
Waa! Is that agonized enough? |
Jun 04, 2010, 07:22 PM // 19:22 | #7 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: May 2006
Profession: R/
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The days of epic QQ following the announcement was enough proof for me that a heck of a lot of (rich) botters got smacked.
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Jun 04, 2010, 07:29 PM // 19:29 | #8 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Mar 2007
Guild: Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]
Profession: R/
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How are we supposed to know? You don't want to take Anet's word on the matter, but what resources do we have to say they are or aren't working on it still? Only thing we can do is tell you what we have seen or heard. Unless you want to be stupid enough to buy accounts, find bot programs, use them, and see if they get banned, nothing can be said other than what Anet has said. But be warned, I am NOT suggesting ANYONE try to test it out by using bots to see if they get banned. Anet will not ban just one account, but any account associated with it (IP, email, character name, etc.).
Unless you want to screw yourself by 'testing' Anet, you can only wait to see what happens. |
Jun 04, 2010, 07:32 PM // 19:32 | #9 | |
Atra estern?? ono thelduin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Madness Incarnate
Guild: [Duo]
Profession: W/P
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Of course they are continuing to pursue botters! It is a non-stop process that never ends. Just because you don't see immediate results every second of everyday doesn't mean it isn't happening. Patience is a virtue, *sigh*. |
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Jun 04, 2010, 08:06 PM // 20:06 | #10 |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2010
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"it is a non stop process that never ends" EXACTLY! and for the past year? two years? Anet has almost COMPLETELY ignored the botting situation and let it get out of control,flood the market and depreciate the value everything guildwars. Now that they finally do something about it I should just lavish them with all sorts of praise?.. no, we need more results and until we see them I will not be impressed they have sold 6million copies and they ban 3700 there are many more out there. It has been almost 2 weeks since the last ban so how about another 4k botters gone? that would be fabulous.
please prove me wrong in my accusations anet that would be a great day when guild wars goes back to actual players not bots. |
Jun 04, 2010, 08:12 PM // 20:12 | #11 |
Desert Nomad
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Inside the Oblivion Gate
Guild: The Imperial Guards of Istan[TIGE]
Profession: E/Me
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hey im preety sure they've been working hard on banning botters. its not as easy to say "that guy is doing the same thing over and over" that could be just a regular guy jsut trying to farm.
so its not as easy as scanning the game saying"Ohhh there's a bot in rata, or theres a bot in kama." you need to have patience and look @ ig patterens... so jsut wait.. they may take awhile but it will be solved. |
Jun 04, 2010, 08:58 PM // 20:58 | #12 |
Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Jun 2005
Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz
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Jun 04, 2010, 10:10 PM // 22:10 | #13 | |
Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Jun 04, 2010, 10:11 PM // 22:11 | #14 | |
Forge Runner
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Texas
Guild: Reign of Judgment [RoJ]
Profession: Me/
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Until they re-hash the client/completely prevent .dll injecting, this will never end. There's no way Anet can keep up with these botters. I don't even want to tell you about some of their plans to hack GM controls in-game......oops |
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Jun 04, 2010, 10:16 PM // 22:16 | #15 |
Jungle Guide
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: midwest
Guild: AE
Profession: W/Me
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i dont think anyone asked you to do anything. you started this thred didnt ya?? Anet is dealing with the botting issue the best way they can with the resources availble.
If you had them on the lie detector i think they would say " There are much much more pressing issues." However they took a nice whack at all the botters with the last go round. Further more when did everyone come to the conclusion that Anet some how owes individuals anything. They sold us a game we play it and they maintain it the waythey see fit. Unless you own Stock in the company, let them do their jobs and quash it already. ban people and they bawl. dont ban enough or fast enough they bawl. Cronk |
Jun 04, 2010, 10:20 PM // 22:20 | #16 | |
Wilds Pathfinder
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Jun 04, 2010, 10:21 PM // 22:21 | #17 |
Academy Page
Join Date: Mar 2009
Profession: Mo/Me
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I'm certain they're still at it
I heard Dhuum as I was loading into Shing Jea Monastery the other day. When I fully loaded, I saw someone dead on the ground on fire near the stairs surrounded by people and disappeared shortly after. General chat was nuts with laughs and banscythe banter, "another noob bites the dust," etc... I'm sure a lot of it is done when the players are offline or inside an instance as well, so we just can't see it in process. There's no reason to "test" Anet, I'm sure they care a lot more than you give them credit for |
Jun 04, 2010, 11:49 PM // 23:49 | #18 |
Atra estern?? ono thelduin
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Madness Incarnate
Guild: [Duo]
Profession: W/P
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You, sir, are crazy, fanatical and over-demanding. Be happy that Anet is even sharing with us information about bans. They no doubt have banned thousands upon thousands of accounts over the years. Just because they don't tell us about it doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
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Jun 05, 2010, 10:57 AM // 10:57 | #19 |
Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Mar 2008
Guild: The Apologetti
Profession: W/
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What are Anet doing about it? Here you are talking about it. Apart from catching the people already botting, they are putting forth a strong deterrent from anyone thinking of starting to use bots. It???s the old justice not only has to be done it has to be seen to be done.
There used to be outposts that were thick with bots. Everyone commented on it. No one did anything about it. Now people will report the char name in the hope that an account using botts will be found and Dhuum will make another appearance in town. Anet have found an incentive for people to report potential botts. Good on them. It???s not like Anet know of everyone who has used a bot and just can???t be bothered banning them. Banning is a huge thing. They need to be sure beyond the shadow of a doubt that the account is being abused. Ban even one account if someone hadn???t used a bot and the bad PR would be huge. You should applaud them for being thorough and treating the bans with the respect it deserves rather than as some spectator sport. |
Jun 05, 2010, 04:32 PM // 16:32 | #20 | |
Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2010
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