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Tactical-Dillusions · Jul 29, 2005, 04:45 PM // 16:45

Seriously...who's with me?!!!

I'm going to every outpost that might have bots and i'm going to get every last one of them lined up and shot.

Let's unite our forces and smash their presence and their inflicted misery.

No more nerfing. Let's start acting like the true guild wars fans which so many of us proclaim to be.
I aim to catch as many as possible and report them all to ArenaNet so we can have our chests/wreckages, farming spots, loot back and hopefully, get rid of the nasty shatter enchants on the scarabs too.

Those bastages have ruined Guild Wars too much and have gone way over the line.

IT'S TIME TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST THE BOTS.

Forget "Guild Wars"....lets take the fight to the bots.

Algren Cole · Jul 29, 2005, 04:59 PM // 16:59

you're avatar is impressively humerous

however, i'm not wasting my time attempting to stop a limitless supply of bots that will never go away...sorry

MSecorsky · Jul 29, 2005, 05:06 PM // 17:06

So how does one "Bot hunt"? I choose to substitute Algren's pessimism with curiosity.

Would be fun to at least kill a few...

Drakron · Jul 29, 2005, 05:17 PM // 17:17

You dont, only way would be body block the exists so bots would be stuck (as everyone else).

The bots became a larger issue withe nerfs and even if we could end bot presence in the game (highlt doubt it) Arena Net would continue to nerf areas because of farmers.

Charrbane · Jul 29, 2005, 05:22 PM // 17:22

Yeah how do you spot a bot?

If the devs can't find em and get rid of the biatches, then how the heck can a player? heh.

Tactical-Dillusions · Jul 29, 2005, 05:36 PM // 17:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakron

You dont, only way would be body block the exists so bots would be stuck (as everyone else).

The bots became a larger issue withe nerfs and even if we could end bot presence in the game (highlt doubt it) Arena Net would continue to nerf areas because of farmers.

Wrong Drakron.
ArenaNet have nothing against "honest farmers" as Gaile Gray stated in the "petition to stop nerfing the hell out of us" thread.

I just went to ember light camp district 1 and announced that i would be reporting all spammers and potential bots.
Within seconds, the spam reduced by half.

The rest, i whispered and some gave no response. I did have a response from two of them.

One said "sm shi ?"

The other said "what?" (i ended up having a converstaion with this person...although i had to wait a while for him to translate into chinese)

Some definitely proved to be bots because of their lack of response and overwhelming ignorance.
/report

DrSnake · Jul 29, 2005, 05:50 PM // 17:50

err they go outside right? how do u spot if they have their own private map?

Ventashar · Jul 29, 2005, 05:51 PM // 17:51

idk why everyon'es so anal about farming, ya there's bots, but GW patches every five minutes so who cares, tehy get what's coming to them, and besides, it makes trading prices go down cause more items are on the market. I dont' bot, but i like low prices.

Starsky-sama · Jul 29, 2005, 05:55 PM // 17:55

specifically in ember light. there are the "regulars" there, spamming away. (same names all the time)

the sad thing is it seems like they want to sell something from what i gather from their msg, but at most times probably only 3 "live" ppl can actually understand them. I dont understand their common sense on why their doing this and of all the places to do it...weird...(what again is the purpose of the international districts again? change the name to "ghost town".

)

but again, I wouldnt want the intern. districts to be spam city. I believe they need a probation on these specific accounts.

noblepaladin · Jul 29, 2005, 06:42 PM // 18:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ventashar

idk why everyon'es so anal about farming, ya there's bots, but GW patches every five minutes so who cares, tehy get what's coming to them, and besides, it makes trading prices go down cause more items are on the market. I dont' bot, but i like low prices.

Actually, I believe bots generate more gold. They can't do sophisticated UW or FoW runs because no bot is smart enough. They do chest runs and stuff which can be simply done by moving toward one direction and detecting and clicking on the chest and then picking up the gold and items. If they flood the market with Fellblades and Chaos Axes, I won't mind because I might have a chance to buy one, but when they flood with gold, those cool item's prices shoot up to millions of gold, because you can buy 100k gold for a dollar or two.

YJ2k2 · Jul 29, 2005, 08:18 PM // 20:18

The "bots" in Ember Light Camp are Chinese (I know from being a Chinese-Canadian myself). They are saying, "Buying all your gold weapons! Paying well"

I was curious, and found out they offer ridiculously low prices for good weapons (like 3k for something worth 80k). And they don't want just ANY gold items, they actually have to be decent.

Perhaps they are not really bots, maybe they're just desperate kids trying to get a good deal. Either way, it's really annoying.

Prince Asmodai · Jul 29, 2005, 08:33 PM // 20:33

their whole process is....buy with gold...that THEY farm....sell on the net for REAL money!! simple as that. Even when someone pays 500k for a perfext sword...they dont care....its money basically free money all you have to do is farm. we cant stop it....they will try to sell it on the net for $150. that right there is three more accounts....12 characters.... and well...unfortunately a whole lot more farming. You get the idea...the pro places that are doing this just suck!! oh well there isnt much a person can do except deal with it!!

Sir Skullcrasher · Jul 29, 2005, 08:48 PM // 20:48

i'll hunt bots with you

Sanji · Jul 29, 2005, 08:49 PM // 20:49

I blame Gold Sellers and Gold Buyers far less than the climate that allows them to thrive.

Starsky-sama · Jul 29, 2005, 09:10 PM // 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starsky-sama

specifically in ember light. there are the "regulars" there, spamming away. (same names all the time)

the sad thing is it seems like they want to sell something from what i gather from their msg, but at most times probably only 3 "live" ppl can actually understand them. I dont understand their common sense on why their doing this and of all the places to do it...weird...(what again is the purpose of the international districts again? change the name to "ghost town".

)

but again, I wouldnt want the intern. districts to be spam city. I believe they need a probation on these specific accounts.

Correction: I actually started staying in the international ds. @ ember today and this is where these players originate in the 1st place. hehe
while 2-3 of their guildmates spam the heck out of the american ds. some of their other members stay in the intern. ds. and to my surprise its sooo quite...

their just lucky americans dont do this to them. (im canadian btw.

im not choosing sides, but im 100% against spambots)

Aracos79 · Jul 29, 2005, 09:36 PM // 21:36

Every single honest farmer should be on board with this. Why? As I, and many others including the OP and ANet itself, have been trying to get across... it's not FARMERS ANet is out to get, it's BOTTERS. ANet doesn't care really if you want to go out and slaughter every griffon in the desert over and over again to unlock runes, pick up weapon mods, or earn cash to buy a Sigil. They care about the botters who do this and then sell what they get for REAL money on eBay. That is the primary reason drops are getting nerfed. That is the primary reason why EVERY AI mesmer and necro carry enchant removal, and use them at every opportunity. The more people that understand this, the more likely it is that a community effort like the OP is proposing can HELP ANet and try to do something about the botters that are ruining OUR game.

Ultimate_Gaara · Jul 29, 2005, 10:49 PM // 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

Some definitely proved to be bots because of their lack of response and overwhelming ignorance.
/report

well this is not always the best way to make a guess... first of all there are complete morons who play this game and they will act stupid (that may look like a bot) but they are just immature.. Second the lack or talking isnt really a good way to base anything off of, i never talk to people and im not a bot at all

Right now Anet is taking care of the bots with "nerfs", and i think thats good enough right now

Drakron · Jul 29, 2005, 10:54 PM // 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tactical-Dillusions

Wrong Drakron.
ArenaNet have nothing against "honest farmers" as Gaile Gray stated in the "petition to stop nerfing the hell out of us" thread.

They can fool me since they nerfed UW and FoW drops and not tell me ToA is overrun with bots.

ArenaNet have a anti-farming policy or they would not have made a code the registers how many times you been on a map and adapts (raise) mobs and (lower) drops based on it.

Paul Templar · Jul 29, 2005, 11:43 PM // 23:43

Its good to see some are aware of who is at fault here and not GW for having to make changes
the more gold there is on ebay then the higher the prices are for gold weapons etc, why? because it becomes easier to buy gold off ebay and people are willing to pay for it
Having bot spammers selling items at high prices new people see it and think there is no way they can pay those prices so they go off to ebay
the same can be said for black dye and shards and obsidians they buy up and sell on ebay
So where does that leave the honest player basically screwed
People who buy gold or items off ebay are supporting botters and stuffing up the game for themselves as it get to the point we have to depend on ebay for gold etc
the best way is not to sell at those high prices but if you have any good items sell cheaper at a fair price the more who do this will help lower the prices and less are likely to buy at those stupid prices or go off to ebay to support botters
I did notice in Seekers when they had botters running there, they would have an idle char next to the way point these bots would be able to use the idle char to click on and locate the portal there are some guilds involved too
a number of bots will run off one idle char. they wear the cheapest armour
Stupid names (as if they dont know English) random vocal msg which doesnt mean anything. if you stand in the right place they click on you as if to group up (its not its to find their idle) then they get confused
Yes I do believe they are running them in the American and European servers so they dont screw up their own server
you will notice an increase in lagging
They run through the same district usually district 1 and you will not see them on any other district

Riverside is hard to spot as the group is standing some distance off from the portal but its possible to run a bot down a path once they local a idle
Do think it will be easy for GW to make some change in Riverside to widen this area like the other towns
you will see some bots trying to run down the path but start to run up the hill then stop and try again
Go back after 2 hour intervals and see if they same bots are running and then again after another 2 hours
Its no good to say to Gw there are bots in Riverside if you keep a log of the district and times and note the idles in the town and the names of bots and the guilds they are in
Than I really think Guildwars should also make it known that any guild that is supporting or running bots they are at risk of having their guild disbanded closed
Also anyone who is involved in any conversation with people running bots should log that conversation and report it
Some people dont seem to understand how bots are really screwing the game up for us all
I for one an against bots hacks cheats etc because it takes away the fun of a challenge and the spirit of team play in all fairness
Nothing better than to high five the team mates and say we beat them fairly with skill thats a buzz not having to cheat or rely on something else

Lasareth · Jul 29, 2005, 11:53 PM // 23:53

So who's up for a good witch hunt!