Neural.1824 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 I don't play GW2 that often anymore. I log in to help friends who still play, maybe buy a new skin off the trading post, but that's about it.While I absolutely love a certain other game, one thing I go have to give credit to Anet for with GW2 is that while bots were a problem in the first couple years (and to some extent still are), the people at Arenanet who have been in charge of taking care of this blight on gaming have done a really good job compared to even a few subscription based games.Yes, they still exist, that much is clear, but I was sitting in a major city near a quest hub the other day in another game, and watched over 100 randomly named bots teleport in, talk to an NPC, then teleport out. And this has been going on for a very long time. Meanwhile the parent company constantly talks about how they are "banning in waves" and so on. Anet has done and said similar things, but whatever measures they have taken actually seem to then be applied to whatever detection they are using, thus reducing the number. Again, yes, I'm sure they are still here. Especially in WvW, or on the TP, but my current game is over 7 years old also, and they still pour out of the newbie zone in droves (and these are accounts that are doing activities that prove they are paid accounts, likely with stolen credit cards).To that end, I thank Anet for at least trying to stay on top of that issue. I could rant for days on many other things, but on this, you guys need to be commended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
googel.3278 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 opposite of bots is ... tops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 @googel.3278 said:opposite of bots is ... tops?No. It's stob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzer.4096 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I see and report so many and nothing happens, they are still botting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Please see the existing thread here https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/89868/about-botsEDIT: Also, the policy can be found here https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/65548/policy-unattended-gameplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnusthorek.8027 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 Although I'm not a long-time player I did have my share of encounters with these disgraceful bots and AFK farmers. This pisses me off and I sure report them, most of the times in-game but when the situation becomes outrageously offensive, I open a ticket. Arena Net might do something against them at times but not as often as they should, rendering us, the "good samaritans", grasping the hope of an intervention indicated by a copy-and-paste "you may not hear of us about it". Alright, that was a bit dramatic XDToday's day started just terrible for me. While I was in the Labyrinth getting a few bags for personal use, after all, money come and go and this game is not a "second job" (so I don't sell them), there were three bot users or at least AFK farmers (maybe a multi-box user? I don't know, I don't care) in the same instance sitting at specific spots with a relatively high concentration of enemies around the central area. All Reapers surrounded by as many minions as possible. :(I reported and blocked them but I wanted more. I wanted personal revenge for them being one of the many responsible for Reapers being such a poorly developed class with very weak DPS peaks if compared to other classes. As one of them was around Rebels and Ranger Skeletons, I positioned myself near him/her drawing enemies towards me and had his character being pushed behind one of those... mausoleums? His/her minions followed thus getting out of enemies' sight. It was the best 90mins of solo farming I had because I managed to reduce his/her incoming by at least 90%It's a shame, really. Such a great game at mercy of cheaters, getting richer and richer by manipulating the market with fraudulently acquired loot. But I know that today I could smile every time I passed by this person. >:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted October 28, 2019 Share Posted October 28, 2019 @magnusthorek.8027 said:As one of them was around Rebels and Ranger Skeletons, I positioned myself near him/her drawing enemies towards me and had his character being pushed behind one of those... mausoleums? His/her minions followed thus getting out of enemies' sight. It was the best 90mins of solo farming I had because I managed to reduce his/her incoming by at least 90%Be careful doing this. You could be sanctioned for griefing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighthonor.4061 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 honestly whats the problem with them? serious question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 @mezzer.4096 posting names is against the CoC. You may want to edit your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ugrakarma.9416 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 with all that dimish returns, these guys really profit something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 @"ugrakarma.9416" said:with all that dimish returns, these guys really profit something?Sure, it doesn't seem to cost them anything to bot 24/7 and simply reap whatever they receive. Even with diminishing returns, they are guaranteed to get something for their "efforts". Those copper pieces add up, especially when you don't have to work to earn them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulGuardian.6203 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 How can you tell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 I see them in quite a few of the places that I frequent, usually on weekends when (I guess) there aren't enough GMs around to deal with reports. {shrug} I usually just report and move on. At some point, things will catch up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky wo Coffee.5914 Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Plenty of bots teleporting from gathering node to node, sad to say it's been like that since the beginning. I think it's funny people getting upset about afk farmers when those teleport bots have been here all along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante.1508 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Honestly Bots have just got better at hiding.. If you want to see bots check out any rich iron nodes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzer.4096 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 rich nodes can only be gotten 1 time per day, I would not call them botsthere are 5 trees at the tree farm, 3 are easy to get from one spotreported the same bots again today, sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzer.4096 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 @Knighthonor.4061 said:honestly whats the problem with them? serious questionthe problem is that it is against the rules and it gives unfair materials to those botting, they can bot 24 hours a daywith 60 to 69 toons you can farm the tree farm 24/7 as it takes around 1 minute for each toon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighthonor.4061 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 @mezzer.4096 said:@Knighthonor.4061 said:honestly whats the problem with them? serious questionthe problem is that it is against the rules and it gives unfair materials to those botting, they can bot 24 hours a daywith 60 to 69 toons you can farm the tree farm 24/7 as it takes around 1 minute for each toonand whats the difference of somebody doing that themselves? you get the same results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 @mezzer.4096 said:@Knighthonor.4061 said:honestly whats the problem with them? serious questionthe problem is that it is against the rules and it gives unfair materials to those botting, they can bot 24 hours a daywith 60 to 69 toons you can farm the tree farm 24/7 as it takes around 1 minute for each toonWhile I don't agree with bots/botting, I don't really see any problem with the amount of materials that they acquire except for how that might affect the in-game economy. What I really don't like are the bots who stand in the way of game/story progression. Aside from these things, those who bot don't really affect my ability to enjoy the game and they don't gain any unfair advantages over me in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mezzer.4096 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 @Knighthonor.4061 said:@mezzer.4096 said:@Knighthonor.4061 said:honestly whats the problem with them? serious questionthe problem is that it is against the rules and it gives unfair materials to those botting, they can bot 24 hours a daywith 60 to 69 toons you can farm the tree farm 24/7 as it takes around 1 minute for each toonand whats the difference of somebody doing that themselves? you get the same results. there is a big difference in computer doing all the work while you do something else instead of being physically at the keyboardfrom my own farming, getting the elder trees 24/7 would get you 200G each day, I normally get 10G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kharmin.7683 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 How does someone obtaining 200G per day adversely affect your ability to play the game? I don't understand the complaint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knighthonor.4061 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 @kharmin.7683 said:How does someone obtaining 200G per day adversely affect your ability to play the game? I don't understand the complaint.yeah this----^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 How does one know that players collecting Elder Wood at that farm are bots? Who sits and watches, logs 60-69 names an hour for multiple hours and determines those names are bots?If one thinks that logging into that area, collecting wood and logging back out indicates one is a bot, then one is sorely mistaken. I have a character parked there, and that's exactly what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trise.2865 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 How very quickly a post about how much better ANet is at combating bots (combotting?) than another game the OP enjoys transformed into a bash session thread, even going so far as to use pieces of the OP out of context to support their "arguments".I guess people only read what they want to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asuhrion.9738 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 when, WHEN will be taken care of the botters in lowland burns, blazeridge steppes. standing there for days while either their pets or the perma released skill are doing the kills.killing branded for t3 and 4 mats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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