CrashTheGrey.1492 Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Just throwing another one in here with everyone else. What an absolute clown fiesta spvp is. Is it so hard to do some sort of captcha on ranked queue if the free account abuse is too hard for Anet to control? Its pretty incompetent when these accounts are going non stop beyond human limits of playtime and anet STILL doesn't touch them. It's really weird that a game as well made and big as GW2 has a dev team so willing to just let its major pvp mode go to absolute trash. Really cringe trying to bring people to this and explaining to them that the meta all the way up to about Plat is "yeah you're gonna probably have a few bots with automation that tells them to go mid/home only so you'll prob wanna play around that. Oh yeah we report these all the time but nothing ever happens and new ones constantly crop up." I have played so many games with the same bots over the last few weeks with friends, its to a point where there is at least 1-2 bots in every single game, very often the same bots. I'd swear anet is hoping the game mode dies completely. 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAvenged.5217 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Ranked is a clown fiesta but there are no bots besides in extreme off hours in Eu and even then there’s very few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Fear.1624 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, RedAvenged.5217 said: Ranked is a clown fiesta but there are no bots besides in extreme off hours in Eu and even then there’s very few. With the off hours being any hour outside 7pm to 9pm pst lol 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAvenged.5217 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Crab Fear.1624 said: With the off hours being any hour outside 7pm to 9pm pst lol Eu is a try hard noob region indeed, but bots are very few in pvp... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morwath.9817 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) I've played 33 rankeds on NA and seen bots only during one (my first one). People certainly are mistaking bad players with bots. Edited October 31, 2021 by Morwath.9817 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacdanon.1483 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Morwath.9817 said: I've played 33 rankeds on NA and seen bots only during one (my first one). People certainly are mistaking bad players with bots. Could It be that you are underestimating how sophisticated some of these bots are? Did you get a chat response from every other player in all those other matches? Bots being in a lower rank means little when I have personally been matched up against players like ckod (who is generally in top 30) and in the same match bots that are so well known everyone knows their gamertag. But I can say I don't see most of the bots from 3 seasons ago anymore...atleast on their old account name lol Edited October 31, 2021 by Lacdanon.1483 Correct spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morwath.9817 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Bots ain't "sophisticated", bots don't either make mistakes people do. They repeat same patterns which can be easily spotted and abused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile.8160 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 14 hours ago, CrashTheGrey.1492 said: Just throwing another one in here with everyone else. What an absolute clown fiesta spvp is. Is it so hard to do some sort of captcha on ranked queue if the free account abuse is too hard for Anet to control? Its pretty incompetent when these accounts are going non stop beyond human limits of playtime and anet STILL doesn't touch them. It's really weird that a game as well made and big as GW2 has a dev team so willing to just let its major pvp mode go to absolute trash. Really cringe trying to bring people to this and explaining to them that the meta all the way up to about Plat is "yeah you're gonna probably have a few bots with automation that tells them to go mid/home only so you'll prob wanna play around that. Oh yeah we report these all the time but nothing ever happens and new ones constantly crop up." I have played so many games with the same bots over the last few weeks with friends, its to a point where there is at least 1-2 bots in every single game, very often the same bots. I'd swear anet is hoping the game mode dies completely. But but that would mean they actually have to work on something pvp and we all know thats a big no no for them. I actually belive if anyone other than cmc works on pvp they get fired. Which would make sense seeing how they treat pvp like the black plague. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Fear.1624 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Morwath.9817 said: I've played 33 rankeds on NA and seen bots only during one (my first one). People certainly are mistaking bad players with bots. So, at least your personal experience says 1/33 games is bots. But, bad players are seemingly random, and bots move with a script. Stealthily against a bot or moving to a no port spot will clearly show you the difference between bads and bots. Also bots only deviate from paths to attack foes. Certainly you are not as adept at spotting bots as you believe, and it is understandable as you are back from break. Don't think I forgot about yuooooooooo quaggan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCanti.7124 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 There isn't a day that goes by where I don't report the same bots over and over, with every match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Complete newcomer to pvp here. What are the ways you recognize bots? I’m assuming the ranger that tried to rez me while three enemies were finishing me off was a bot, and not just an incredibly clueless player. What are other tells besides really pointless rezzing? Edited October 31, 2021 by Gibson.4036 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abyssisis.3971 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Anet really just needs to open up a “vs AI” mode at this stage and move all of their offical bots to Vs AI mode awhile banning all the none Offical bots, leaving ranked for human players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCanti.7124 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, Gibson.4036 said: Complete newcomer to pvp here. What are the ways you recognize bots? I’m assuming the ranger that tried to rez me while three enemies were finishing me off was a bot, and not just an incredibly clueless player. What are other tells besides really pointless rezzing? Bots use default armor and physical appearance. Bots go on set paths and don't deviate from them at all. Bots stand still well fighting. Bots die fast and and don't use down skills. Names tend to be pretty generic. Bots don't respond to any attempt for team work. There are just so many give a ways. 😐 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashTheGrey.1492 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 7 hours ago, Morwath.9817 said: Bots ain't "sophisticated", bots don't either make mistakes people do. They repeat same patterns which can be easily spotted and abused. Im a returning plat player. The bots are blatant and common all the way into gold 3 in NA. Results may vary but pvp lobby is in agreeance and memeing on all the names that constantly come up. Weird that youre trying to downplay an issue thats so prevalent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson.4036 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, LordCanti.7124 said: Bots use default armor and physical appearance. Bots go on set paths and don't deviate from them at all. Bots stand still well fighting. Bots die fast and and don't use down skills. Names tend to be pretty generic. Bots don't respond to any attempt for team work. There are just so many give a ways. 😐 Thanks. As a new pvper there’s a lot to take in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morwath.9817 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Just now, CrashTheGrey.1492 said: Im a returning plat player. The bots are blatant and common all the way into gold 3 in NA. Results may vary but pvp lobby is in agreeance and memeing on all the names that constantly come up. Weird that youre trying to downplay an issue thats so prevalent. Im not trying anything, just sharing my OWN experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marxx.5021 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) NA low gold is full of bots. Most I have seen are core guardian. I collect them but there are so many that you can't avoid them. Edited October 31, 2021 by Marxx.5021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrashTheGrey.1492 Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Also, just for context, I know Anet is typically pretty neglectful in general of these forums, but its such an unreasonable thing that I think there should be visibility for other people getting into the game. It's crazy to me how bad it is right now and how hilariously useless the report function is in game. Their should be visibility, and if ArenaNet cared about new players OR retaining old players, it's a smart idea to dedicate even a little effort or accountability for sPvP (and WvW but thats a whole other thing, and yes, there are bots in WvW too, and its pretty annoying to see). I understand that priorities probably lie with PvE, but i'd think they be embarrassed about how prevalent botting is in this game and how impactful that is to people trying to enjoy a competitive game mode. It's a terrible look, and it's certainly affected perceptions and population over time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild.1705 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, CrashTheGrey.1492 said: I understand that priorities probably lie with PvE, but i'd think they be embarrassed about how prevalent botting is in this game and how impactful that is to people trying to enjoy a competitive game mode. It's a terrible look, and it's certainly affected perceptions and population over time. The perfect way to sum things up. I also added to the unofficial merged thread. Thank you for your insight and contribution on this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khalisto.5780 Posted November 1, 2021 Share Posted November 1, 2021 feels bad, today i played 4 games in a row with the same bot, bot lost all 4 games, including 1 in my team, there are a lot of new bots, all of them run burning guardian or minionmancer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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