tons of Mo/W's in elona? - Guild Wars Forums

Fox Reeveheart · May 04, 2006, 02:20 PM // 14:20

My comp is a piece of crap so I couldnt take a screenshot, but for anyone that has checked lately, why are there TONS of monks hanging out in elona's reach? Elona's reach is my ONLY spot left for HALFWAY decent way of getting money (and no i don't do runs, thats not how i roll).

People say they are bots, what do you think?

Woutsie · May 04, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32

Yep, 90% of them are bots. You can notice a bot when he acts strange and is walking like all the others and standing on the same place as the other bots

Dove_Song · May 04, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

they are bots

sh4ft3d · May 04, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40

Hehe. I noticed that a LONG time ago when I training to 55 myself :P

Hephaestus Ram · May 04, 2006, 02:46 PM // 14:46

Yeah, I was looking at that yesterday. At first I thought my graphics
card was messing up.

Looks like someone set them up to farm the Minotaurs in the mission.
There must be fifty of them, just going in and out. Does that mean
that someone paid for fifty copies of the game? How long do they
last before their accounts get banned? Doesn't seem like it'd be worth
it for whatever they can salvage off Minotaur drops.

koneko · May 04, 2006, 02:55 PM // 14:55

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Originally Posted by Hephaestus Ram

Doesn't seem like it'd be worth it for whatever they can salvage off Minotaur drops.

They're attempts to reset the anti-farm counter when the trolls outside Droknar's Forge don't drop anything. That's my guess, at least.

And I'm betting some of them are bots - notice how some of them run into the walls?

Jetdoc · May 04, 2006, 04:26 PM // 16:26

Yep, they are farming the minotaurs in Elona. I noticed that they tend to "disappear" in Elona, rather than running out the door as they used to in Augury Rock.

mrbb · May 04, 2006, 06:00 PM // 18:00

They are farming for minotaur, then trade for handwraps, then salvage and get 30 cloth, then sell to merchant for 20gp each. Each run you can get about 5 minotaur horns in 3 minutes. So, in one hour of farming you get about 5 horns x 20 trips = 100 horns = 20 handwraps = 600 cloth = 12k gold. Not too shabby. But... cloth has gone almost back to normal prices so I think no more farming there.

Badenstein · May 04, 2006, 06:18 PM // 18:18

just did elona with a hench group. i too was surprised by the number of them.

Thorinfire · May 04, 2006, 06:45 PM // 18:45

They have been there in force for at least the last week..................

Nivryx · May 04, 2006, 06:54 PM // 18:54

all im going to say is bad programming....

Cracko · May 04, 2006, 07:45 PM // 19:45

As you can see: lots of [love] and Xingling XX and Xinglong XX guys

Sorry for posting names, but i reckon itll be allright

Evilsod · May 04, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15

I noticed the exact same thing last week. Almost half of the bots there were members of [love] and called Xingling --- or Xinglong ---

You'd of thought if Anet even had the slightest care for getting rid of bot farmers they'd get someone along to Elona Reach and sort out the fuc king problem! Its not exactly hard to miss!

xanty · May 05, 2006, 10:16 AM // 10:16

There are a ton of bot's in Elona's Reach. Thay run 24/7. I have a suggestion for ArenaNEt to try and fix the rampant use of bots in Elona's Reach. There is a simple solution, if you move the merchant from his location to where the storage agent is, or behind her. This well brake there simple run pattern, (run forward, strafe right, run forward, target nearest ally). This would be a simple patch that would fix the use of bots.

Sab · May 05, 2006, 10:34 AM // 10:34

What Mo/Ws?

And yes, the vertical column of Mo/Ws by the merchant goes all the way to the moon...

Raiin Maker · May 05, 2006, 10:55 AM // 10:55

what i dont understand is why they all crowd around the merchant... surely it dosent take that long to sell the farmed items.

Cracko · May 05, 2006, 01:25 PM // 13:25

its their run pattern

May 04, 2006, 02:20 PM // 14:20	#1
Fox Reeveheart Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Michigan Guild: none q.q Profession: D/	tons of Mo/W's in elona? My comp is a piece of crap so I couldnt take a screenshot, but for anyone that has checked lately, why are there TONS of monks hanging out in elona's reach? Elona's reach is my ONLY spot left for HALFWAY decent way of getting money (and no i don't do runs, thats not how i roll). People say they are bots, what do you think?

May 05, 2006, 10:16 AM // 10:16	#14
xanty Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: May 2006	bot's and a solution There are a ton of bot's in Elona's Reach. Thay run 24/7. I have a suggestion for ArenaNEt to try and fix the rampant use of bots in Elona's Reach. There is a simple solution, if you move the merchant from his location to where the storage agent is, or behind her. This well brake there simple run pattern, (run forward, strafe right, run forward, target nearest ally). This would be a simple patch that would fix the use of bots.

May 04, 2006, 02:32 PM // 14:32	#2
Woutsie Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Belgium	Yep, 90% of them are bots. You can notice a bot when he acts strange and is walking like all the others and standing on the same place as the other bots

May 04, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40	#3
Dove_Song Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Mar 2006	they are bots

May 04, 2006, 02:40 PM // 14:40	#4
sh4ft3d Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away... Guild: Frank Ought To Monk [FotM] Profession: W/	Hehe. I noticed that a LONG time ago when I training to 55 myself :P

May 04, 2006, 02:46 PM // 14:46	#5
Hephaestus Ram Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: None Profession: W/E	Yeah, I was looking at that yesterday. At first I thought my graphics card was messing up. Looks like someone set them up to farm the Minotaurs in the mission. There must be fifty of them, just going in and out. Does that mean that someone paid for fifty copies of the game? How long do they last before their accounts get banned? Doesn't seem like it'd be worth it for whatever they can salvage off Minotaur drops.

May 04, 2006, 04:26 PM // 16:26	#7
Jetdoc Hell's Protector Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: The Eyes of Texas [BEVO] Profession: D/A	Yep, they are farming the minotaurs in Elona. I noticed that they tend to "disappear" in Elona, rather than running out the door as they used to in Augury Rock.

May 04, 2006, 06:00 PM // 18:00	#8
mrbb Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: Mo/	They are farming for minotaur, then trade for handwraps, then salvage and get 30 cloth, then sell to merchant for 20gp each. Each run you can get about 5 minotaur horns in 3 minutes. So, in one hour of farming you get about 5 horns x 20 trips = 100 horns = 20 handwraps = 600 cloth = 12k gold. Not too shabby. But... cloth has gone almost back to normal prices so I think no more farming there.

May 04, 2006, 06:18 PM // 18:18	#9
Badenstein Academy Page Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio	just did elona with a hench group. i too was surprised by the number of them.

May 04, 2006, 06:45 PM // 18:45	#10
Thorinfire Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Shiverpeaks Guild: Ambassadors of Enlightenment [SAGE] Profession: R/	They have been there in force for at least the last week..................

May 04, 2006, 06:54 PM // 18:54	#11
Nivryx Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kenya Profession: Mo/	all im going to say is bad programming....

May 04, 2006, 07:45 PM // 19:45	#12
Cracko Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006	As you can see: lots of [love] and Xingling XX and Xinglong XX guys Sorry for posting names, but i reckon itll be allright

May 04, 2006, 08:15 PM // 20:15	#13
Evilsod Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England Guild: Lievs Death Squad [LDS]	I noticed the exact same thing last week. Almost half of the bots there were members of [love] and called Xingling --- or Xinglong --- You'd of thought if Anet even had the slightest care for getting rid of bot farmers they'd get someone along to Elona Reach and sort out the fuc king problem! Its not exactly hard to miss!

May 05, 2006, 10:34 AM // 10:34	#15
Sab Desert Nomad Join Date: Dec 2005	What Mo/Ws? And yes, the vertical column of Mo/Ws by the merchant goes all the way to the moon...

May 05, 2006, 10:55 AM // 10:55	#16
Raiin Maker Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England Guild: Blood On The Worlds Hands Profession: W/	what i dont understand is why they all crowd around the merchant... surely it dosent take that long to sell the farmed items.

May 05, 2006, 01:25 PM // 13:25	#17
Cracko Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2006	its their run pattern