bots in Shing Jea?

warcrap

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

somewhere on earth!

E/Me

just tell all the bots to go to rs instead!!

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Im at the Shing jea now, international 1 and it seems very quiet, some bots but not as much as a few hours ago.

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

No wonder it's quiet: the banhammer has fallen.

Perkunas

Perkunas

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Aug 2006

In my own little world, looking at yours

Only Us[NotU]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
No wonder it's quiet: the banhammer has fallen.

Time to stake out Int Dist in Bergen Hot Springs?

Last night stood there and watched armies of Monks running in and out. Saw a particular name, that came a went with regularity in the hour I was there.

MirkoTeran

MirkoTeran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2005

Slovenia

Scars Meadows [SMS]

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Perkunas
Time to stake out Int Dist in Bergen Hot Springs?

Last night stood there and watched armies of Monks running in and out. Saw a particular name, that came a went with regularity in the hour I was there.
Leave them alone! I need to buy my unidentified golds somewhere.

Dark-NighT

Dark-NighT

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

Stygian Veil

Shoop Da Woop [Lolz]

N/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by MirkoTeran
Leave them alone! I need to buy my unidentified golds somewhere.
Meh get a sin or ele to Rata sum in GWEN en start running the raptor cave build, loads of golds there and all free.

Fidelity

Fidelity

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by Numa Pompilius
No wonder it's quiet: the banhammer has fallen.
Hate to rez this thread, but take a look in Euro dist 1 - English. They are out in big numbers again

fusa

fusa

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

They're in big numbers in Rilohn Refuge ID1 and Bergen Hot Springs ID1 too. I reported about 100 a few days ago, next day Rilohn is empty. Now they're back just as much as before.

Tyla

Emo Goth Italics

Join Date: Sep 2006

Noticed myself...probably farming beginner quests

baz777

baz777

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Dec 2005

South East England

Leader: Lady Hairy Armpits S[mell]

E/

I saw about 15 Ele's in Shing Jea Island earlier this week, all had names like 'Ghjfj Pkfhy'.

Friday night saw one, similar name, selling gold in Ascalon. Aslo saw one selling gold in RA.

Reported the gold sellers.

viper11025

viper11025

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

02/18/05 (Pm me with the place, its a riddle)

A/

wow, *checks gw*

R_Frost

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

California

Me/

yep building back up in the international district too

Numa Pompilius

Numa Pompilius

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: May 2005

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

Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF]

W/Me

Well, that pretty much proves they're using trial accounts.

XiaoTheBlade

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

Sorry to use my res sig on this thread, but I'm starting to wonder once again why they are doing this. I stumbled upon this update from late 2006 and it really makes me wonder how trial accounts farm money for others.

Angel Puriel

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Dec 2007

Rt/

Quote:
Originally Posted by XiaoTheBlade
Sorry to use my res sig on this thread, but I'm starting to wonder once again why they are doing this. I stumbled upon this update from late 2006 and it really makes me wonder how trial accounts farm money for others.
Storage chests

Kerwyn Nasilan

Kerwyn Nasilan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2007

WHERE DO YOU THINK

W/

^^
Explain Please, if they cannot trade or drop why does putting them in thier storage help?.

XiaoTheBlade

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

Still looking for answers

pumpkin pie

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

I think demo account is only use for advertising the gold seller's website and not for trading.

All transactions must have been done over the advertised website, ie: pay them and they will tell you where and when to get the "drop". They probably use many other accounts to do transfers, multiple accounts across many characters to transfer to avoid suspicious big amount of gold transfers.

Shakkara

Shakkara

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

W/

Maybe they let them bot while under the trial period, and only add an accesskey when they've got a storage full of money? If they get banned it didn't cost them anything, and if they manage to get a storage full, they cash in?

Some will slip through the nets, and those that make it are still worth $100. They can have 50 accounts banned along the way, it's still profit if one makes it.

Mineria

Mineria

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Denmark

Dragonslayers Of The [Mist]

W/Mo

Just wanted to throw my 5 cents in about /report option.
I can easy report over 500 different character names within 1 hour standing in Aborstone or other popular bot places.
Maybe we should flood Anet with reports so the responsible GM's wake up.
One little thing that I wonder about is, how the heck is it possible to have characters for botting with names like Zx Aa, Zx Bb, Zx Cc,Zx Dd,Zx Ee,Zx Ff and on? All same primary/secondary class and all level 20.
I seen them come in such order.


Shakkara has a valid point concerning the use of trial accounts for botting.
Thats the way it works in WoW as example, 4 days to power level a character up and 10 days to bot in.
Level 20 can be done real fast in GW as well, so gives plenty of time for bot farming an area within the 12 hours a trial last.

cebalrai

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Mar 2007

Mature Gaming Association

Me/E

Quote:
Originally Posted by Shakkara
Maybe they let them bot while under the trial period, and only add an accesskey when they've got a storage full of money? If they get banned it didn't cost them anything, and if they manage to get a storage full, they cash in?

Some will slip through the nets, and those that make it are still worth $100. They can have 50 accounts banned along the way, it's still profit if one makes it.
I think this is exactly what's happening.

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

Trial accounts are usually only for advertising websites. Aslong as we keep /reporting, a good number of them shall die. they will hav to reby the game...more money for Anet. lol
there will always be bots no matter

XiaoTheBlade

XiaoTheBlade

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

Southern England

Reign Of Shadows

P/W

Smithy read the thread kthnx