Yohlon Haven = The "new" Elona Reach

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Coridan
Coridan
Forge Runner
#21
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
But to theorize that "This area is popular, so there are fewer things to be gained there, or there are lower-quality items dropped" is, in my instinct, entirely incorrect. I will verify this when I get back to the office next week, just to be 100% certain.
Excellent this question has been asked and stated as fact over and over it would be great to clarification on it....and oh Gaile aren't you on Holiday or something...its ok to leave work at work :P
Maria The Princess
Maria The Princess
Forge Runner
#22
not only that Bots are not due to be gone, but the new "hard to farm" AI may push some casual players to ebeay gold more often.

IMO Anet is shooting themselves in the foot
milias
milias
Grotto Attendant
#23
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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Thanks for pointing this out. I hadn't noticed that area, and while I'm pretty sure our good Support folks have, I'll send along the info to them!
Thanks Gaile!

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Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
You're assuming that the anti-botting code somehow relates to individual areas? And that if an area is more visited than another, the drops are fewer? I do not believe you are correct in that theory. Each generation (instance) of a map is unique, and I have never heard that we monitor the number of instances and reduce the drops. What we do do is reduce the drops if a player goes into an area over and over again in a short period of time, for that directly impacts professional farmers and bot users. Which is a good thing! But to theorize that "This area is popular, so there are fewer things to be gained there, or there are lower-quality items dropped" is, in my instinct, entirely incorrect. I will verify this when I get back to the office next week, just to be 100% certain.
Looking forward to it!
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Pebbles
Academy Page
#24
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.

They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs.
Kay84
Kay84
Krytan Explorer
#25
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Originally Posted by Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.

They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs.
Yeah I also noticed that.
Skorpio
Skorpio
Ascalonian Squire
#26
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Originally Posted by Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.

They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs.
Me too, in Altrumm Ruins International District 1 (I think this is just know), many Mo/W.
twicky_kid
twicky_kid
Furnace Stoker
#27
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Originally Posted by Pebbles
If you want to see bots in action just goto the Granite Citidel Bursting at the seems with Mo/W Bots all Farming there Icy Dragon swords.

They run to one sign... Then they run to the other sign... Then they run out the portal to Mineral springs.
It not uncommon to see bots in prophecies because you only need to buy it and the price has dropped now with the new releases. It is very uncommon to see bots in factions and NF because they are expansions and you need every other chapter before it to get the skills needed.

There is a higher risk of losing money when they buy the expansions because if they get banned they have to go buy them all over again.

This is a nice farming spot for the gold piles. They kill themselves quickly and are right beside a zone point.
CagedinSanity
CagedinSanity
Wilds Pathfinder
#28
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Originally Posted by milias
Termites are actually pretty easy to farm, since they use Frenzy >.<
Really? wow, that explains a lot in a "OMG AWESOME" kind of way.

I'm going to go kill some termites now.
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Blackhawk
Wilds Pathfinder
#29
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Originally Posted by Maria The Princess
not only that Bots are not due to be gone, but the new "hard to farm" AI may push some casual players to ebay gold more often.

IMO Anet is shooting themselves in the foot
QFT thats the main problem with dealing with the botters a-net completely buggers it up for those people who may only say farm for a couple of hours a week just to get enough money to actually be able to buy something then think "well screw this" and get the credit card out instead.
Tactical-Dillusions
Tactical-Dillusions
Desert Nomad
#30
Put a lovely shatter mesmer there and two healers.
marshy man
marshy man
Academy Page
#31
>_>

i was just about to go out there and start farming >.<

im poor as hell
ryanryanryan0310
ryanryanryan0310
Desert Nomad
#32
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Originally Posted by milias
Termites are actually pretty easy to farm, since they use Frenzy >.<
I hope they don't nerf the termites. It's the easiest place to gain tier 7 sunspear.
lightblade
lightblade
Forge Runner
#33
There's a very effective way to stop bots.

REMOVE the auto item select (aka ';'). Bots rely heavily on this 'smart' function to pick up all the drops.

alternatively...

Make you able to drop items in town, so players can actively mess up the bot's program
ValaOfTheFens
ValaOfTheFens
Jungle Guide
#34
I usually go there because its the closest place to Modti Darkflower and I've been fishing for Modti's green. Plus the chests are in predictable places and the enemies aren't overwhelming. Well, you just have to make sure not to aggro mobs passing by, which is almost impossible for me b/c I'm a MM and my minions aggro anything that moves. Also, I usually get piles and piles of gold. About 2k per run.
lyra_song
lyra_song
Hell's Protector
#35
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Originally Posted by lightblade
There's a very effective way to stop bots.

REMOVE the auto item select (aka ';'). Bots rely heavily on this 'smart' function to pick up all the drops.
I think this would be a great idea. But i think item drops would need to become more visible, since, some items are hard enough to click on as is.
ateddybear
ateddybear
Frost Gate Guardian
#36
OMG NO. Don't touch this area please. My only means of getting decent amounts of gold. zzzz THANKS ALOT GUYS :'(
Keira Darkwind
Keira Darkwind
Lion's Arch Merchant
#37
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Originally Posted by Blackhawk
QFT thats the main problem with dealing with the botters a-net completely buggers it up for those people who may only say farm for a couple of hours a week just to get enough money to actually be able to buy something then think "well screw this" and get the credit card out instead.
QFT. I don't bot, discovered a good farming build and have been farming yohlon haven on a casual basis a few weeks....Just got my first ever set of 15k armour. They need to find other ways of stopping bots that don't harm real players just trying to get some extra cash.
Marverick
Marverick
Forge Runner
#38
The beetles in Arkjok Ward were never profitable for a casual farmer... only bot programs. Gold drops are ~50 each, and rare/purple items aren't remotely near max damage.

Since when were monks able to farm IDS? Especially Mo/W... Avicara Brave use Savage Slash and when there's about 50 of them right in the Mineral Springs entrance... yea... Bonetti's will not save you
ValaOfTheFens
ValaOfTheFens
Jungle Guide
#39
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Originally Posted by lyra_song
I think this would be a great idea. But i think item drops would need to become more visible, since, some items are hard enough to click on as is.
*lol* Yeah. I usually have to press ALT and do a 360 spin to make sure I got everything. The way loot looks from a distance is pretty similar to how those traps that blind you look from far away.
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Blackhawk
Wilds Pathfinder
#40
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Originally Posted by Marverick
The beetles in Arkjok Ward were never profitable for a casual farmer... only bot programs. Gold drops are ~50 each, and rare/purple items aren't remotely near max damage.

Since when were monks able to farm IDS? Especially Mo/W... Avicara Brave use Savage Slash and when there's about 50 of them right in the Mineral Springs entrance... yea... Bonetti's will not save you
They're not farming, they're all simply taking part in the 2006 "Run Into The Tascas Demise Sign Competition"