Bots in Granite AD1

daraaksii

daraaksii

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2005

Yes, they farming that spot. ~400gp/run/5 min maybe?. Worthless

Age

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Roshi_ikkyu
sadly what there farming is useful to real farmers as well. Nerfing the sign is a good idea but
Well said as to most of the real farmers it has all been nerfed or dried up anyway not to many IDS fall up in the Ice Cave.

maximisor the great

maximisor the great

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2006

manchester,england

the luxon collective [one]

W/E

i noticed them...i allways wonderd how they work and why ANET hasnt found out about them and banned them. what exactly do they get that we cant?

i mean what makes them so special and why dont we get to farm the gold like they do...its a crime i tells ya a crime...but i suppose there really isnt anything we can do =[

I'MA NINJA!

Wretchman Drake

Wretchman Drake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Charr Carvings and [BeeR]

Anet does know about it, I don't know why they don't do anything about it. I was in numerous sessions with Gaile in Kamadan and alot of people were complaining about bots in Yolhon Haven and Granite Citadel. And this was about a month ago. So if she can't even notify Anet IN-GAME PROBLEMS, I really don't know what the hell she does for her job.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

wow ive never realized that.
Maybe they just need a sign that says "ban us" over their head lol.

Plus that song was sooo funny.

thedarkmarine

thedarkmarine

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wretchman Drake
Anet does know about it, I don't know why they don't do anything about it. I was in numerous sessions with Gaile in Kamadan and alot of people were complaining about bots in Yolhon Haven and Granite Citadel. And this was about a month ago. So if she can't even notify Anet IN-GAME PROBLEMS, I really don't know what the hell she does for her job.
Maybe because it is not that big of a problem? In all reality, do these farmers affect how you play the game?

Wretchman Drake

Wretchman Drake

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

Charr Carvings and [BeeR]

No, but do Bank Robberies down 500 miles away from you affect you? Most likely no, but that doesn't mean it should be allowed. It's against the EULA, therefore they should be punished, and the problem should be secured/fixed.

Roshi_ikkyu

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Mo/W

I'll expose the secret, it not IDS. it stone summit badges. IDS are for real farmers. bots just want crap that sells for 50g each. Afull inventory of crap is usefull when the real person is off watching a movie while his bot farms 24-7.
Stone summit badges are the real prize

thedarkmarine

thedarkmarine

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wretchman Drake
No, but do Bank Robberies down 500 miles away from you affect you? Most likely no, but that doesn't mean it should be allowed. It's against the EULA, therefore they should be punished, and the problem should be secured/fixed.
Now, if you don't hear about the arrests, does that mean nothing is being done? Crimes do happen, but does that mean the police is never doing their job?

Point is, who gave you the inside information to determine if the developers are doing their job? Do you have the right to judge? The most important thing is that the economy is stable, and ArenaNet is doing a fantastic job of controlling inflation.

lynxi

lynxi

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2007

L I Z Z A R D S

N/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Wretchman Drake
No, but do Bank Robberies down 500 miles away from you affect you? Most likely no, but that doesn't mean it should be allowed. It's against the EULA, therefore they should be punished, and the problem should be secured/fixed.
I totaly agree, it's even in the 1st few lines before you connect.
They just need some folks to raise hands.
i agree to ban BOT USERS
If you play the game you can try 300 runs a night a bot will do 700.
That means: If you can run bots for all day then come home and play some more pve with other account because you don't wanna screw up your playing account you get cash .
I haven't seen this issue left so careless in any other main stream game. It's sad and maybe it's not true. But there were no attempts to stop this.
And you wonder why your economic system sux.

trytrytry

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2006

Texas

E/Me

I don't think theres a online game out there these type people haven't made a script to do any quest they want over and over. Other games they do this in I have seen they run and blink so fast to the next spot you almost can't see them. Every hacker out there will justify using them and eventually they will con others into using them that never would have and eventually this will become conqueronline2 or silkroadonline.

jbwarrior

jbwarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Netherlands

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by NeHoMaR
I think that's a great idea Give your tip and advice to ANET.. maybe it works

jbwarrior

jbwarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Netherlands

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by SmithyBen
your a fool
the new place is Yohlon Haven lol
What do they farm outside haven??? What's so usefull outside

Divinus Stella

Divinus Stella

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Wales

Steel Phoenix

Theres been threads about this for ages, its such an easy problem to stop, but after all this time the only reason i can find for it not being dealt with is that Anet supports botting and ebay gold.

Crotalus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinus Stella
Anet supports botting and ebay gold.
Of course they do. As long as there are mechanics present in the game such as buying the same skill 2, 3, or more times then there will always be a need for ebay gold.

I hope players realize that not all that gold is going for FoW armor, rare-skinned weapons, or titles. The casual player next to you in an outpost wearing the 1.5k Droks could have unlocked most of his skills using ebayed gold.

jbwarrior

jbwarrior

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

The Netherlands

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinus Stella
Anet supports botting and ebay gold.
I don't think so... why would they otherwise close accounts

Divinus Stella

Divinus Stella

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2005

Wales

Steel Phoenix

Well if you go to Great Temple ID1 or Ascalon ID1 you can find all the ebayers, they have to go there to pickup their gold, you will see the occasional wammo shouting "IM HERE TO PICK MY GOLD UP FROM GUILDWARSEBAYCASH4CHEAP.NET", you see a fair amount of people using second accounts to pickup gold aswel to avoid a ban.

And they only close accounts because the owner of the closed account has to buy another.

Mythics

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

Sons of Lilith

E/Mo

Wouldn't it be nice if there wasn't a reason for people to be forced into buying gold off ebay? Wait, grind is usually the reason.. but no one wants to remove grind..

Nvm, I love botters.. they make me not have to do the stupid and pointless grinding for gold.