During this weekend while I was farming ale and clovers, I couldn't help but to notice just how easy, fast and relatively profitable (especially this weekend) farming Raptor Nestling is.
Now as we all know as soon as such farm is discovered bots from all over the world will appear there and start to abusing it, so my question is: What is different with this farm?
Why aren't there bots in Rata Sum?
Charr
arcanemacabre
Oh sure, give them ideas!
j/k - good question, actually. It's not like it's a difficult area to get to, either.
j/k - good question, actually. It's not like it's a difficult area to get to, either.
RPGmaniac
I think they got scared off by the prospect of that farm crashing your client 
jonnieboi05
nothing is different... but imo perosally wouldn't ask this question on here... it might "encourage" them to come to rata sum O.0
prism2525
no bots? more party!
Loco roco
dont they need r6 asuran for the build to work properly?
prism2525
loco is that a joke?
If a r6 is required I would have been hacking all these days I've been farming prior to reaching r6 Norn.
If a r6 is required I would have been hacking all these days I've been farming prior to reaching r6 Norn.
Cebe
I LOL'D at the fact that when there aren't bots, people post asking where they are.
prism2525
Anet finally made a [decent] bot killer and they are testing it in Rata Sum.
Soon in the outposts near you!!!
Soon in the outposts near you!!!
upier
It's an expansion.
So you need to buy two games.
Not worth it I guess.
So you need to buy two games.
Not worth it I guess.
RedStar
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It's an expansion.
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upier
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Correct me if I am wrong, but generally the bots skills set requires more than 1 campaign.
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Man I'd make such a bad bot. The first thing that I thought of was BUYING the game. Stealing accounts FTW!
Although weren't the undead outside of Bergen nicely farmable with a C1 only build?
prism2525
Heh do you think Anet knows about the multi-campaign thing?
Make bots buy multiple accounts and then BAN em good.
Rinse and repeat.
(i know about the IP bans and all but they would just pay the fee to change it i reckon)
Make bots buy multiple accounts and then BAN em good.
Rinse and repeat.
(i know about the IP bans and all but they would just pay the fee to change it i reckon)
Buddhaofwar
actually, now that you mention it... I've not really seen any bots in GWEN... They are all still in factions and proph (from what I've seen). Maybe they did not think taking the time to somehow procure a GWEN access key was worth the hassle?
Grasping Darkness
because anet is watching and bots frequent quiet less populated places to aviod being caught?
Natures Spirt
its funny that bots arent in Rata Sum cuz they are the place thats making G.O.L.E.M's
Charr
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because anet is watching and bots frequent quiet less populated places to aviod being caught?
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kooomar
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Anet finally made a [decent] bot killer and they are testing it in Rata Sum.
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These are all the reasons I could guess, not that bots dont know about it, but that they cant set up a macro for it, too many variables in town.
Solas
I'd Assume because there too many variables for them to be effective.
ie raptor patrols, those necro dinos outside cave thatrandomly spawn, getting to the cave w/o aro-ing so much that ruric would be laughing, and gettign the right dino's agro'd and then kill them.
good thing there not there...bots freaking suck-.-
ie raptor patrols, those necro dinos outside cave thatrandomly spawn, getting to the cave w/o aro-ing so much that ruric would be laughing, and gettign the right dino's agro'd and then kill them.
good thing there not there...bots freaking suck-.-
X Ice Man X
Think its the mapping issues with Rata Sum thats stopped them?
If you double click on anything there to try and walk there you run straight into a wall every time. So maybe the bots tried, spent a few days walking into walls and then gave up.
If you double click on anything there to try and walk there you run straight into a wall every time. So maybe the bots tried, spent a few days walking into walls and then gave up.
Charr
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I'd Assume because there too many variables for them to be effective.
ie raptor patrols, those necro dinos outside cave thatrandomly spawn, getting to the cave w/o aro-ing so much that ruric would be laughing, and gettign the right dino's agro'd and then kill them. |
Lykan
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Not really, Angorodon will ruin one out of 20-30 runs, Raptor patrol can be easily avoided and majority of the foes in the cave consist of three groups of which two can be easily aggroed if you time your enterence in the cave right and then lured toward the third (boss) group.
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Lest121
Why ask this question? unless you want answers to farming this area with a bot, I am happy it's all gamers farming this location, Death to all Bots, these gold operators need real JOBS, and people that buy GOLD should be BANNED forever.
Zaris
wasn't there a thread about bots in ra?
maybe the bots are going pvp now
maybe the bots are going pvp now
Esan
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[T]he bots are going pvp now
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truemyths
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Originally Posted by X Ice Man X
Think its the mapping issues with Rata Sum thats stopped them?
If you double click on anything there to try and walk there you run straight into a wall every time. So maybe the bots tried, spent a few days walking into walls and then gave up. |
Solas
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Not really, Angorodon will ruin one out of 20-30 runs, Raptor patrol can be easily avoided and majority of the foes in the cave consist of three groups of which two can be easily aggroed if you time your enterence in the cave right and then lured toward the third (boss) group.
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yeah but since the dinos in cave have differant spawns and move around its not as simple as 55. Too many variables for bots imo.
Numa Pompilius
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What is different with this farm?
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Another factor is that for easiest hm farm of raptor nestlings you need to have completed the game with the account, and aquired a PvE skill. Maybe ANet is sufficiently effective at stopping botters that accounts rarely live that long.
Esan
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One reason might be that botting as a whole has gone down sharply compared to the 55-farming-of-griffons days [...] Another factor is that for easiest hm farm of raptor nestlings you need to have completed the game with the account, and aquired a PvE skill.
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- The most common raptor farming build is a suicide build: you hope to make everything explode and collect the loot before Shadow Form ends. This complicates the botting logic.
- Raptor farming is mainly lucrative for the chance of getting rare items such as Elemental Swords. However, items are not nearly as liquid as gold. Especially in a game like GW with an unnatural economy.
- As most gold selling happens in US dollars, its sharp decline is making the whole industry non-profitable.
- GW1 is EOL'd.
EternalTempest
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Other reasons include:
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I want to add the ele builds requires movement like football player to aggro but not get trapped by the raptors (ideal you want ALL around you) and then you have to be keeping 4-5 different buffs which can't be fired off in a static pattern.
HawkofStorms
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I LOL'D at the fact that when there aren't bots, people post asking where they are.
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Anyway, my theory? It is because it is in GW:EN. To use GW:EN a bot farmer has to buy two games (presumabely factions for the shadow form A/E farm build and the fast level up) and GW:EN. If the bot gets banned, the farmer loses 2 games instead of just one. It is less profitable because they have to cover the extra investment cost.
Lest121
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Other reasons include:[list][*]The most common raptor farming build is a suicide build
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