The things they do for money.

Song Rui

Banned

Join Date: Aug 2005

We are all pretty [ugly]

W/

Yes I know threads about bots are usually closed, but decided to post this anyway.
We were doing Arborstone, finished and then ported to int 1 altrumm. Instead of leaving straight away, we noticed a large amount of Mo/W with the usual chinese bot names moving in a particular path. Whats so peculiar about this? They do emotes and talk in local ALWAYS in this order (when they get back in town)

/Excited
/Wave
/taunt
/Pickme
then say in local 'hello'

then they run over to the signpost next to Guardsman Oldrich and say
/jump
'i love you'

We thought this through and came to the conclusion that they were doing this to evade detection of bot detection equipment or something of the like.

Interesting. Sorry if this has been put up before.

androidgeoff

androidgeoff

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

FISHERMEN HAVIN

Ugly Ducklings [ugly]

Mo/

Pics:



kyro27

kyro27

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

plattsburgh

we are all pretty [ugly]

posting a video soon, give me a lil bit

Opeth11

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

This is quite interesting. I guess programmers do get smarter every day o.o

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

I had to go see it for myself and all I got to say about this is, it's just hilarious.

Edit: I'm dancing at the "i love you" spot now. Makes me feel special when all the monks come to admire me.

Edit2: It's turning into a dance party now.



Edit3: Isn't he cute?

Opeth11

Opeth11

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Richmond, British Columbia, Kanada

Demon of the Fall [Opet]

Mo/Me

Kinda wish this computer could run Guild Wars..

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Ohh there's one clever bot amongst them. He does /dance and says "haha" at the i love you spot instead of the usual routine what everyone else does.
I'm just not too fond of him always laughing at my dancing.

Edit: Yet another pattern popped from the "Lovemachines" as I like to call them. This one is a bit strange. First they say "go" then "ok". After that they run to the lovespot and say something odd:



That particular bot was outside for five minutes before popping back in, so I'm guessing others have similar intervals.

Haha, this botspotting is pretty interesting.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

At an Insit.. Intis... a house.

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Man, it's the Love guys? Haven't seen them in a while. So that's where the went to? Gotta go have a look. I like botspotting. For a bit of challenge, try spotting the mules.

I'd dispute that any programmer has gotten smarter, though - this is just a script, and a really bad one at that, a minor variation on the one the "lovemachines" have used before. No programmer, or any intelligence, required involved.

Across The Battle

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Jersey

W/

Lovebots! Now whenever i need affection im going to that town :-D

Silent Kitty

Silent Kitty

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2006

Netherlands

[TYW] "The Young World"

A/Me

Aw, how cute. Now I am sure Anet will stop hunting them

Paperfly

Paperfly

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

There was one Elona bot for a while with a six-part monologue between runs, something along the lines of:

"Hey"

"Lol, I've lost the merchant"

"Where is he?"

"OMG here he is, I'll forget my own head I swear"

"...look at how silly I walk!"

...I actually fell for it the first time, and pompously told her to hold down ALT to find the merchant.

Zakarr

Zakarr

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

Finland

Anet just need a few human bot hunters who observe popular farming places and follow to a private instance. These few humans could ban tons of bots and they don't even have to be there every day. Buying a new account is not spammable process.

Shadow of Light

Shadow of Light

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

Australia

Mo/

I just went to take a look for myself...

It's so funny. And so obvious when 10 bots at a time are spamming the same thing...

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

The most interesting bot I encountered there has to be a certain unnamed monk who says a word out of random letters when he pops in and second time at the lovepole. It was always fun to see him there to add variety so I sent him a whisper once:



Then he whispered "yeah" back. Funny part was that he continued to whisper me those random words. I felt all special when I got to hear them all alone.

Tainek

Tainek

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

[Rage]

New Hobby, Bot Spotting xD


This is pretty funny, i might have to make a similar bot for all my guildies (an emote and talking one, not a farming one of course)

Divinus Stella

Divinus Stella

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Wales

Steel Phoenix

Gonna get on my wammo and do some pelvic thrusting where they say "i love you".

Yanman.be

Yanman.be

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

Belgium

[ROSE]

A/

They're not bots!

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/

Some of the bots are taking Brutus[Blood Henchman] with them..

Rathcail

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyan The Archer
Some of the bots are taking Brutus[Blood Henchman] with them..
Haha yeah, I'm still trying to get a screenshot of it. Anyway here's the latest news from Altrumm Ruins:



One of the usual bots had an outburst after hours worth of farming.

Cracko

Cracko

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Hey Cyan and Rathcail (im in them with the party atm at altrumm

anyway

<----- check my avatar

later when im all old and stuff i can tell my grandchildren how loved i was.

Cyan The Archer

Cyan The Archer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

Denmark

R/



Bots taking Brutus with them.. For some reason Rath cant see it :/ Got permission for names

Rahl

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

What area are they going into?

Cracko

Cracko

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2006

Arborstone explorable.

Faer

Faer

La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Join Date: Feb 2006

Personally, I'd guess that the bots taking the henchmen is yet another way for them to avoid detection... Though when there are so many of them, it's quite obvious indeed that they are bots.

unholy guardian

unholy guardian

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Lost Haven

A/Mo

man we need the terminator, maybe the frog can train his fps skills and come back with a firethrower and or rocket launcher

blaise

blaise

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

FeS

E/Me

lol Int dis Altrumm. stupid bots. anet should ban these soon!

monty123

monty123

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Michigan

None Currently

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Charqus
I've got a friend who uses bots :/
He uses the same programme, he showed it me....
I know the programme name but am probably not allowed to put it
Good idea and bad idea for saying that, you probably will get like 100 pm's of lurkers going to pm you what the program is. Ill see you all at arborstone int1 than

blaise

blaise

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2006

Holland

FeS

E/Me

i was going to pm , then read ur message LOL
yeah i want to know how does it works, but i will probaly use it with my stupidhead, so i will back off.

Rahl

Rahl

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2005

Austin, Tx

Mmph Its [Good]

Mo/

*Waits for a vengful Anet worker with a BanStick to come charging in for using bots* ^^

TheMosesPHD

TheMosesPHD

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oregon

Mo Mo Patty Blinks [MoMo]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Yanman.be
They're not bots!
O.o I've never met a human being that would carry out the systematic, repetitive, and nonsensical behavior shown by these players. I think it's safe to assume that they are indeed bots (scripts, macros, w/e you want to call them).

Btw are people that are watching these bots reporting them? It's pretty obvious so you shouldn't have any problem explaining with words and a couple screenshots.

Kais Unduli

Kais Unduli

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Sep 2005

Room V

Bots are people too. At least, they were once before. Now they've devolved into something else. Those poor people...

Digital Bath

Digital Bath

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2005

Lords of Blood

W/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rathcail
Haha yeah, I'm still trying to get a screenshot of it. Anyway here's the latest news from Altrumm Ruins:



One of the usual bots had an outburst after hours worth of farming.
Looks like it did the same "haha" typing but then had a script error or something because all those other letters are the default movement keys for GW. Unless he was moving at the same time while saying that....

unholy guardian

unholy guardian

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2006

Lost Haven

A/Mo

i think i got the best idea how to stop bots... at least for a while. Although this is just really a joke lol, whenever they ban a bot, put up some weird porn movie instead of the guild wars intro theme, that'll keep um busy

Edge Martinez

Edge Martinez

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2005

NC

DKL

Just whisper them and then all their chat will start going to you. Then you log off and log in with another toon.

The Last Cruzader

The Last Cruzader

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Who Kicked Down Our [Door]

W/A

Quote:
Originally Posted by Edge Martinez
Just whisper them and then all their chat will start going to you. Then you log off and log in with another toon.
I've tried this but most of them are set to offline or do not disturb.

exiled mat

exiled mat

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

The netherlands > friesland > balk

[JAMM] Justified Ancients of Moo Moo

E/Me

funny bots

too bad those stupid programs are the main reason for many nerfs

Cottage Pie

Cottage Pie

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2005

Birmingham, England

Taking Aegis

Mo/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Digital Bath
Looks like it did the same "haha" typing but then had a script error or something because all those other letters are the default movement keys for GW. Unless he was moving at the same time while saying that....

I've done that before in the middle of a fight or when really bored....i've seen other players do it too, and with skills, typing out numbers in the middle of a battle ^_^ often met with a 'lol'.

GuildWars Combat

GuildWars Combat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Canada

Me/

Yeah or you could always watch the bots in elona...

GuildWars Combat

GuildWars Combat

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2005

Canada

Me/

ahh omg like 5 post lol what a lagg sorry for spamming

Curse You

Curse You

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

South Pole

The Magus Order

N/Mo

They changed. I just went and all they do is /excited, and /taunt then they run off to farm.

Edit: the "love-bots" just re-apeared