Im not sure if this has been discovered yet...

It looks like we have a new botting scandal in granite citadel ID 1.

Go look for yourself.

I'm not in game...Care to explain?

The same type of bots that farmed elona reach are now farming north of granite. However, there are not as many of them this time.

what happened? elona got nurfed or somethin?

are they farming IDS by any chance?

actually i think...they are going north of granite citadel because you cap Shield of Judgement in mineral springs, and that skill is almost mandatory for a 55 monk.

no, they are not in groups.... and are using the same path over and over.

If you go in game, you will agree.

ok so do you know what they could be farming there?

im assuming avicara

There's quite a few in the International Districts of Atrumn Ruins too. And they make it VERY obvious that they're bots.

i say they are farming avicara, ever noticed how many people sell avicara brave armor unids?

I tried to whisper a couple, I get no response... no more different than AFKers... except they flood the general and trade chats.

... because every account can have now increased number of bots - 32.

Yay for ANet's additional slots

How many slots can play at a time?

Haha Lex, I was just speaking with you in Citadel ID1. Shouldn't someone mention this to Anet some time soon?

One - but u got more storage space!

makosi, after you gone, new things appeared - some of bots were guilded!

I nominate this as the new bot quote!

Guildie mentioned this to me earlier. Sad to see the bot problem is spreading like that.

If I could shoot the people that stand in Droknar's Forge and Spam: "\/\/TS Avicara armour, 1 for 3k, buy all 7 for 24k" I would...its annoying.

I'll give an Illustrated Example of the Botting in Granite.

1) They walk sideways into the Tasca's Refuge Sign.
*Wait about 2-3seconds*
2) They Strife into the middle of the portal
*Wait about 2-3seconds*
3) They then walk into the Portal

Here is the overhead of the Tasca's Demise Sign, and the botted path.



This isnt the full path. I have noted their entire path from Spawning in, to getting in again.

It takes them ~1-2mins to do the whole thing.

1) They spawn
*wait some seconds*
2) They follow the same curved path around the stairs and continue on until they hit the same spot on the Spearhead Peaks Sign
*Wait 5-10 seconds*
3) They path to the merchant (where I assume the 5yr old boy being paid 2 pennies a year physically sells all the junk)
*Wait 10-15 seconds*
4-6) The steps I illustrated above.

lovely drawing my dear