I know a million people complain about the "bots" everywhere, but I thought I would try to share a little experience some guildies and I had after our HA group fell apart (yes, we still do that, no flames!).
We just decided to go check out the bots we all see everywhere. We hit up Granite, Marketplace, all that goods stuff, but at Bergen we had some fun trying to get these little Mo/Ws into our group.
The first few couple of times we laughed for a while as the bot went and farmed us some drops. That blue dye is getting a special place in storage, no doubt. Then we graduated to trying to foul the bots up; getting them killed before they had all their prot spells on. Or we would get two and watch them race. Fun times while sleep deprived.
But then things got interesting. Yes, we actually managed to snag some with actual human beings behind them. If anyone is curious, they speak at least rudimentary Mandarin with a handful of English euphemisms.
How do we know it wasn't one smart bot? We got a couple of them "wrangled." A guildie tried to test them. He dropped a couple gold. They both ran for it, but one, after not getting the gold, went back to farming. The other one followed him, clearly begging for more. He would move away, he/she would follow, even orientating his character to face my friend, and even dropping a few things in return, as if just to show that he was there. Ah, cross-culture communication.
I'm not trying to troll or anything here, and yeah, the vast majority of what we encountered were computer programs, but who knows what was going on with these people? ANet can't just drop a ban hammer like everyone wants 'em to.
Also, I learned many new ways to swear in Mandarin. Bonus.
Bergen Bot Rodeo?
Randvek
ryanryanryan0310
NOT ANOTHER BOT THREAD Bots been there since HM came out.
pnumm
Err, bots have been here since loot scaling came out. Bots don't use HM anyway.
Redfeather1975
Yes, but this is hilarious!
It's like a nature documentary where they follow and observe the rituals and instincts of a bot. lol
It's like a nature documentary where they follow and observe the rituals and instincts of a bot. lol
Miral
the bots accept group invites? o.O
JeniM
Should of GameCam'ed it and dubbed commentary on it
"Here we see the majestic bot in its natural habitat...."
Would of been great
When they join your group it's best to map travel them take them somewhere nasty
"Here we see the majestic bot in its natural habitat...."
Would of been great
When they join your group it's best to map travel them
Lonesamurai
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Should of GameCam'ed it and dubbed commentary on it
"Here we see the majestic bot in its natural habitat...." Would of been great When they join your group it's best to map travel them |
JeniM
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Originally Posted by Lonesamurai
Oh god, they so need David Attenborough on that...
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Someone should get in touch with BBC Documentry
blue.rellik
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Originally Posted by Randvek
I know a million people complain about the "bots" everywhere, but I thought I would try to share a little experience some guildies and I had after our HA group fell apart (yes, we still do that, no flames!).
We just decided to go check out the bots we all see everywhere. We hit up Granite, Marketplace, all that goods stuff, but at Bergen we had some fun trying to get these little Mo/Ws into our group. The first few couple of times we laughed for a while as the bot went and farmed us some drops. That blue dye is getting a special place in storage, no doubt. Then we graduated to trying to foul the bots up; getting them killed before they had all their prot spells on. Or we would get two and watch them race. Fun times while sleep deprived. But then things got interesting. Yes, we actually managed to snag some with actual human beings behind them. If anyone is curious, they speak at least rudimentary Mandarin with a handful of English euphemisms. How do we know it wasn't one smart bot? We got a couple of them "wrangled." A guildie tried to test them. He dropped a couple gold. They both ran for it, but one, after not getting the gold, went back to farming. The other one followed him, clearly begging for more. He would move away, he/she would follow, even orientating his character to face my friend, and even dropping a few things in return, as if just to show that he was there. Ah, cross-culture communication. I'm not trying to troll or anything here, and yeah, the vast majority of what we encountered were computer programs, but who knows what was going on with these people? ANet can't just drop a ban hammer like everyone wants 'em to. Also, I learned many new ways to swear in Mandarin. Bonus. |
lyra_song
you guys are terrible.
murtagh deadmoon
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Oh god, they so need David Attenborough on that...
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I like it how they begged for golds
AscalonWarrior
I'm going to try to invite those Monk bots who're farming UW
Rusty Deth
Bot wrangling is fun.
Friend of mine did it one day cause he didn't have a 55 and wanted to mess with them after I told him which ones were the bots.
Anyways he got some drops, some did nothing, and he tried communicating with them with no luck.
But yeah, way more fun then just sitting in town pointing all the bots out. " what bots in hot springs? no way!!"
Seriously, I farmed Bergen for a while and one day these peeps were just talking about all the bots there for like 5 hours. Talking about Chuck Norris in RA is more constructive then that.
Friend of mine did it one day cause he didn't have a 55 and wanted to mess with them after I told him which ones were the bots.
Anyways he got some drops, some did nothing, and he tried communicating with them with no luck.
But yeah, way more fun then just sitting in town pointing all the bots out. " what bots in hot springs? no way!!"
Seriously, I farmed Bergen for a while and one day these peeps were just talking about all the bots there for like 5 hours. Talking about Chuck Norris in RA is more constructive then that.
Miral
really though how do you get em to join you're group? seems odd that a bot would have a measure to accept invites o.O and none have never accepted my invites... i think you just got some weirdo that was acting like a bot
Artkin
I just wish they would all disappear
mr_groovy
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Originally Posted by Miral
really though how do you get em to join you're group? seems odd that a bot would have a measure to accept invites o.O and none have never accepted my invites... i think you just got some weirdo that was acting like a bot
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Deathly_Overlord
I went to Bergen bot springs a while back to get some screens of the activity, tried trading with the bots, but unfortunately got no reply 
- I can second that not all the farmers at these places are bots, i tried whisping a fair few and had some funny replies coming back...
Me :" Im taking screenshots of the bots here to send to arena net, are you a bot lol?"
Farmer monk: " Show me"
Me: " I cant, its a screenshot"
Farmer Monk: " can show you"
Me: " How"
And then i stopped getting anymore replies
- I can second that not all the farmers at these places are bots, i tried whisping a fair few and had some funny replies coming back... Me :" Im taking screenshots of the bots here to send to arena net, are you a bot lol?"
Farmer monk: " Show me"
Me: " I cant, its a screenshot"
Farmer Monk: " can show you"
Me: " How"
And then i stopped getting anymore replies
Jeremy Untouchable
mostly farmers, they are just using the easyest route to the door. Or its one human controlling 6-7 bots...someone who checks drops and replys to people...But yeah, funny stuff heres a kicker drop the ranger spirit that gives you X amout of HP per enchant.....GG
Randvek
Sounds like a lot of people are wondering just how you get one into your party to wrangle.
I don't know exactly how the bot scripts work, so I cannot say for sure, but my experience was as such: you have to stand exactly in the right spot, and they will invite you, not the other way around.
Also, I should mention that when it really is a program and not a person, I have found that they are only good for one ride (though, I was doing this with a few other people. This may be different if you are alone and the bot is the party leader). It would exit Bergen, do its thing, walk back into Bergen, then map out. Since it wasn't the party leader, it would leave the party to do this, so I have no idea where they were mapping to from Bergen; I just know they weren't logging off. If someone gets a bot to lead them from area to area, please document your findings.
And last of all, enjoy the bot rodeo.
I don't know exactly how the bot scripts work, so I cannot say for sure, but my experience was as such: you have to stand exactly in the right spot, and they will invite you, not the other way around.
Also, I should mention that when it really is a program and not a person, I have found that they are only good for one ride (though, I was doing this with a few other people. This may be different if you are alone and the bot is the party leader). It would exit Bergen, do its thing, walk back into Bergen, then map out. Since it wasn't the party leader, it would leave the party to do this, so I have no idea where they were mapping to from Bergen; I just know they weren't logging off. If someone gets a bot to lead them from area to area, please document your findings.
And last of all, enjoy the bot rodeo.
MMSDome
ok what you need to do is make a video such as one would do when they teach us to farm, I want to use these bots and take all their loot
BOTS! All your loot are belong to us!
BOTS! All your loot are belong to us!
thral
I got a bot to trade with me but couldnt get it in my group :'(
How do i know its a bot, simple, i whisped them "Do u want 100k for free?"
No reply is proof enough for me. That and the constant spamming of go to w w w blahblahblahcom -_-
How do i know its a bot, simple, i whisped them "Do u want 100k for free?"
No reply is proof enough for me. That and the constant spamming of go to w w w blahblahblahcom -_-
Acehigh
Lol,i actually got one to accept my invite,turned out to be a real person.After he said that,he just ported back into town and left.Alot of them i tried inviting actually declined.
Randvek
Haha, yeah. One of the dangers of wrangling bots is getting a real person!
murtagh deadmoon
And unfortunately, it appears they are a protected species.
Curse You
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I don't know exactly how the bot scripts work, so I cannot say for sure, but my experience was as such: you have to stand exactly in the right spot, and they will invite you, not the other way around.
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murtagh deadmoon
I wrangled what i assumed to be a bot, invited a list and one accepted. It didn't say a word to me and left the area, so using my build i helped it kill the first set of undead and then the next group. It then stopped and traded and cancelled with me twice, then it left 
Sir Green Aluminum
A good place to do this would be Altrium Ruins (sp?). I was there yesterday and you should see the swarms of Mo/Me running up the stairs and to the gate. I'd post a screen shot but I don't know how. It was like watching salmon go up stream during mating season.
Age
Inde please get rid of these threads it is 1 every 2 weeks now.
murtagh deadmoon
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Inde please get rid of these threads it is 1 every 2 weeks now.
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So it's not really the same as all the other threads, so why delete it?
Redfeather1975
It's fun.
I just wish there was more people experimenting with the bots and farmers to see what can happen. lol
I like the dropping gold part.
I just wish there was more people experimenting with the bots and farmers to see what can happen. lol
I like the dropping gold part.
Roshi_ikkyu
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It's fun.
I just wish there was more people experimenting with the bots [strike]and farmers[/strike] to see what can happen. lol I like the dropping gold part. |
mazey vorstagg
You know, this could be the way to stop botting. Players join their groups and take everything! Hah
brian78wa
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Originally Posted by mr_groovy
Totally agree, proof it with a screenie or it din't happen
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I gaurentee youve never seen a million dollars but its out there.
FlameoutAlchemist
I think this is a valid thread, since we're discussing how to screw with the bots instead of whining about them.
Come to think of it, this could be our little way to fight back against them. Though if someone tries to wrangle me when I'm out there.....
Come to think of it, this could be our little way to fight back against them. Though if someone tries to wrangle me when I'm out there.....
manitoba1073
Yeap its a valid thread alright. Please post ur IGN to so Anerf knows who to ban for screwing with there bots. 
wouldnt suprise me any lol harrasment of bot bans.
wouldnt suprise me any lol harrasment of bot bans.
Qual
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Originally Posted by Randvek
I know a million people complain about the "bots" everywhere, but I thought I would try to share a little experience some guildies and I had after our HA group fell apart (yes, we still do that, no flames!).
We just decided to go check out the bots we all see everywhere. We hit up Granite, Marketplace, all that goods stuff, but at Bergen we had some fun trying to get these little Mo/Ws into our group. The first few couple of times we laughed for a while as the bot went and farmed us some drops. That blue dye is getting a special place in storage, no doubt. Then we graduated to trying to foul the bots up; getting them killed before they had all their prot spells on. Or we would get two and watch them race. Fun times while sleep deprived. But then things got interesting. Yes, we actually managed to snag some with actual human beings behind them. If anyone is curious, they speak at least rudimentary Mandarin with a handful of English euphemisms. How do we know it wasn't one smart bot? We got a couple of them "wrangled." A guildie tried to test them. He dropped a couple gold. They both ran for it, but one, after not getting the gold, went back to farming. The other one followed him, clearly begging for more. He would move away, he/she would follow, even orientating his character to face my friend, and even dropping a few things in return, as if just to show that he was there. Ah, cross-culture communication. I'm not trying to troll or anything here, and yeah, the vast majority of what we encountered were computer programs, but who knows what was going on with these people? ANet can't just drop a ban hammer like everyone wants 'em to. Also, I learned many new ways to swear in Mandarin. Bonus. |
Qual
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Originally Posted by ryanryanryan0310
NOT ANOTHER BOT THREAD Bots been there since HM came out. |
mr_groovy
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Originally Posted by brian78wa
lol just cause it hasnt happened to you doesnt mean it didnt happen.
I gaurentee youve never seen a million dollars but its out there. |
If you would script a bot macro, would you create a:
Code:
if(partyinvite==true)
{
Accept party member;
}
Now you could join a chinese farmer, because that are actual people playing.
Miral
yknow i just thought.... all you people screwing with bots, are actually violating the TOS o.O basically griefing them... sure they are bots, but still. lol. and then when they're not really a bot... hm.
Curse You
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Originally Posted by Miral
yknow i just thought.... all you people screwing with bots, are actually violating the TOS o.O basically griefing them... sure they are bots, but still. lol. and then when they're not really a bot... hm.
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