how do the bots work it scares me... - Guild Wars Forums

Performance Pudding · Aug 22, 2007, 07:38 AM // 07:38

So a few days ago im walking through Kamadan looking to sell some runes to the merch after a spider farm (any better ways to earn money with w/rt let me know plz) and having just earned about 20k after the farming some tiny monk walked up to me and filled the trade panel with unid golds. so i said go away it said buy im like if you go away so i bought about 30 of the unids for 10ish k. then it comes back with 14 shields once again i was like why not help the guy out. plus i wanted the golds for my title then i told it i was broke and swapped districts. it followed me somehow (no i didnt enter party search) and it offers even more stuff so i bought it. god no wonder i never have seen more than 50k at once. so anyway how do they know to come to me even when im not posting ina dis and how do they always come up with these responses. btw i started swearing at it calling it a stupid bot and such and after i finished its like 7 for xk lol. well does anyone have any insight on this as. "your a gullable noob!" , "just close chat and walk away", or one of my favs that i have seen before "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!" but seriously any tips on making money avoiding bots and restraint techniques so i stop blowing all my money away in order to save for gwen.

also who thinks diamonds will be the new ecto when gwen is out im thinking itll be in atleast asura armor maybe ebon aswell.

edit: forgot to add how do i change my title under my name i kinda like getting higher ranks so is there a link to where i can see a list of them atm im a squire.

Lykan · Aug 22, 2007, 09:04 AM // 09:04

The bots only farm as far as I know, a real person does the trading. You took the bait with the first trade so he reeled you in.

More posts = more title = bigger epeen

LONGA · Aug 22, 2007, 10:23 AM // 10:23

Universal language for saying no trade "Put 1 g in your trade panel"

MirkoTeran · Aug 22, 2007, 11:02 AM // 11:02

1g. Submit. Accept.
From time to time you get someone to accept it.

Suuk · Aug 22, 2007, 11:25 AM // 11:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirkoTeran

1g. Submit. Accept.
From time to time you get someone to accept it.

Hehe, and then you get banned because you know that this is not a fair price for unid golds so ther must be something wrong

Roshi_ikkyu · Aug 22, 2007, 12:17 PM // 12:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suuk

Hehe, and then you get banned because you know that this is not a fair price for unid golds so ther must be something wrong

Yeah a gold farmer (These aren't bots there real people working for the businesses that run bots) is going to report you.

You always have the defense I offered a price, he accepted it its what people don't get.
I can sell a Totem axe for 100k +50 ecto
I'm offering a price, if player B pay that price its not a scam. Sure player B is stupid but its not a scam. It just a really one sided trade.

But anyway back to point, there real people working for gold selling sites or real players doing Chest runs and selling the items.

Iuris · Aug 22, 2007, 12:56 PM // 12:56

To answer the core question of the OP:

A single human gold/item farmer controls multiple bots. Several will be working while some will be advertising the ill gotten gains.

When you accept the offer of one bot, the bot controller will note your name as someone interested in purchasing a specific type of item. Like, if you accept unidentified gold items, the guy will assume you are working on the title and will then offer you more unidentified gold items.

Essentially, you were trading with the same guy (or enterprise, these things often have several employees), just under different names.

ca_aok · Aug 22, 2007, 03:01 PM // 15:01

When he mentioned you being banned, he's referring to the people who got banned for buying massive amounts of armbraces for free/cheap. ANET will assume the golds are duped or something if you get a bunch of golds for nothing

However I don't think it'd be an issue unless you somehow got hundreds of the unids from the same person for 1g.

SotiCoto · Aug 22, 2007, 03:37 PM // 15:37

Apparently some bots can actually trade.... and are stupid enough that you can submit a few platinum to them... then change the trade to nothing and submit + accept, and they'll accept it too....

Serves the botters right.

Performance Pudding · Aug 22, 2007, 05:33 PM // 17:33

cool thx all of the above. i feel informed. also i forgot to mention that i got to lvl 3 wisdom title buying the golds lol.

also whats a faster way to earn money than spider farming outside kamadan?

Sanguine Whisper · Aug 22, 2007, 05:38 PM // 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by MirkoTeran

1g. Submit. Accept.
From time to time you get someone to accept it.

While I was visiting merchant in Altrumm Ruins I wondered what would happen if I would click on the random (Chinese, I guess) guildless name and offer 1 gold..

I offered it, and person offered 2 gold, and he accepted. I offered 3, he offered 4 gp, and accepted... I offered 1k and he left

Aug 22, 2007, 07:38 AM // 07:38	#1
Performance Pudding Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: post ascalon Guild: Over The [Wall] Profession: W/	how do the bots work it scares me... So a few days ago im walking through Kamadan looking to sell some runes to the merch after a spider farm (any better ways to earn money with w/rt let me know plz) and having just earned about 20k after the farming some tiny monk walked up to me and filled the trade panel with unid golds. so i said go away it said buy im like if you go away so i bought about 30 of the unids for 10ish k. then it comes back with 14 shields once again i was like why not help the guy out. plus i wanted the golds for my title then i told it i was broke and swapped districts. it followed me somehow (no i didnt enter party search) and it offers even more stuff so i bought it. god no wonder i never have seen more than 50k at once. so anyway how do they know to come to me even when im not posting ina dis and how do they always come up with these responses. btw i started swearing at it calling it a stupid bot and such and after i finished its like 7 for xk lol. well does anyone have any insight on this as. "your a gullable noob!" , "just close chat and walk away", or one of my favs that i have seen before "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB!" but seriously any tips on making money avoiding bots and restraint techniques so i stop blowing all my money away in order to save for gwen. also who thinks diamonds will be the new ecto when gwen is out im thinking itll be in atleast asura armor maybe ebon aswell. edit: forgot to add how do i change my title under my name i kinda like getting higher ranks so is there a link to where i can see a list of them atm im a squire. Last edited by Performance Pudding; Aug 22, 2007 at 07:40 AM // 07:40..

Aug 22, 2007, 09:04 AM // 09:04	#2
Lykan Forge Runner Join Date: May 2005 Guild: StP Profession: R/	The bots only farm as far as I know, a real person does the trading. You took the bait with the first trade so he reeled you in. More posts = more title = bigger epeen Last edited by Lykan; Aug 22, 2007 at 10:00 AM // 10:00..

Aug 22, 2007, 10:23 AM // 10:23	#3
LONGA Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Thailand Guild: Agot Profession: N/	Universal language for saying no trade "Put 1 g in your trade panel"

Aug 22, 2007, 11:02 AM // 11:02	#4
MirkoTeran Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Slovenia Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] Profession: Mo/	1g. Submit. Accept. From time to time you get someone to accept it.

Aug 22, 2007, 12:56 PM // 12:56	#7
Iuris Forge Runner Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Crazy ducks from the Forest Profession: W/	To answer the core question of the OP: A single human gold/item farmer controls multiple bots. Several will be working while some will be advertising the ill gotten gains. When you accept the offer of one bot, the bot controller will note your name as someone interested in purchasing a specific type of item. Like, if you accept unidentified gold items, the guy will assume you are working on the title and will then offer you more unidentified gold items. Essentially, you were trading with the same guy (or enterprise, these things often have several employees), just under different names.

Aug 22, 2007, 03:01 PM // 15:01	#8
ca_aok Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Guild: Xen of Onslaught Profession: E/Me	When he mentioned you being banned, he's referring to the people who got banned for buying massive amounts of armbraces for free/cheap. ANET will assume the golds are duped or something if you get a bunch of golds for nothing However I don't think it'd be an issue unless you somehow got hundreds of the unids from the same person for 1g.

Aug 22, 2007, 03:37 PM // 15:37	#9
SotiCoto Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Drazach Thicket Guild: Temple of Zhen Xianren [Sifu]	Apparently some bots can actually trade.... and are stupid enough that you can submit a few platinum to them... then change the trade to nothing and submit + accept, and they'll accept it too.... Serves the botters right.

Aug 22, 2007, 05:33 PM // 17:33	#10
Performance Pudding Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: post ascalon Guild: Over The [Wall] Profession: W/	cool thx all of the above. i feel informed. also i forgot to mention that i got to lvl 3 wisdom title buying the golds lol. also whats a faster way to earn money than spider farming outside kamadan?