Recent Account Bans
spun ducky
If the moderators don't mind I can elaborate on one of the methods they used that created some of the bans and also some of the situations of "but I only botted on my alt account but my main got banned too". So I will respectfully wait for an answer as I rather not get banned from the forums.
majoho
Don't post anything that would help potential botters from being detected.
insta111
The scary thing is that some people honestly think that botting is part of the metagame. How can not playing the game be part of the metagame?
majoho
They'll say anything and blame anyone else just so they can feel better.
And they don't care about the game and only make threads here to enlighten us
And they don't care about the game and only make threads here to enlighten us
Paradise Lost
Apparently 5 people who never botted got banned just for being on the same wireless as a botter from QQ. Now thats a screw up. It appears that they IP banned alot of people. Which explains why alt accounts of bot accounts were also banned.
Kumu Honua
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Originally Posted by Paradise Lost
Apparently 5 people who never botted got banned just for being on the same wireless as a botter from QQ. Now thats a screw up. It appears that they IP banned alot of people. Which explains why alt accounts of bot accounts were also banned.
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Bot accounts that were alts of a main account. The accounts were linked via credit cards. Sure the person may not have botted on their main account, but did so on 10 others and funneled the cash to the prime account. When caught, all accounts associated to the CC of the bots account are banned wholesale.
Man, I'm channeling Horatio Cane...
majoho
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Originally Posted by Paradise Lost
Apparently 5 people who never botted got banned just for being on the same wireless as a botter from QQ. Now thats a screw up. It appears that they IP banned alot of people. Which explains why alt accounts of bot accounts were also banned.
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Seriously you don't think you can keep your "title" account safe by making money by botting on an alt account do you?
NeferJackal
Nuff said, dont believe the majority of the claims of innocence here. You paid the price for cheating, good riddance.
aspi
Very very good news, I hope they are all legit bans and noone was punished for very hard work. But I trust that you can see which ones are bots and not.
Thanks for the response.
Thanks for the response.
Sarevok Thordin
Faith somewhat restored, Anet were simply using the Valve Method of banning.
Good show!
To Botters: HA HA.
Good show!
To Botters: HA HA.
Nerel
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Originally Posted by majoho
Alt accounts of botters SHOULD be banned, there really is no difference which account you bot on.
Seriously you don't think you can keep your "title" account safe by making money by botting on an alt account do you? |
IP address isn't good enough, not alone... checking the logs to see where the bot account empties it's cash/loot... probably a better idea.
majoho
I agree, obviously there should be evidence of massive trade between the accounts.
Ariovist Lynxkind
Thank you Anet. While I accept the reality that you cant exactly do anything about them in GW1 (cause all your resources are focused on GW2, and hopefully a way of preventing it) you have renewed my faith a bit with this ban.
I have to laugh at this thread for some parts though. Legal action? Sorry, but to me that is a joke. You violated a contract you agreed to upon the purchase of the game, this is your reward.
To those who 'only used a bot once, for 5 minutes, with no gain,' you still knowingly broke the rules. You knew it was against the terms and conditions, but you still did it, deal with it.
On the other hand, the truly innocent ones that accidentally got caught up in this, if you feel you have been unjustly banned, as others have said: take it up with support.
Kudos, Anet.
I have to laugh at this thread for some parts though. Legal action? Sorry, but to me that is a joke. You violated a contract you agreed to upon the purchase of the game, this is your reward.
To those who 'only used a bot once, for 5 minutes, with no gain,' you still knowingly broke the rules. You knew it was against the terms and conditions, but you still did it, deal with it.
On the other hand, the truly innocent ones that accidentally got caught up in this, if you feel you have been unjustly banned, as others have said: take it up with support.
Kudos, Anet.
Neith
Now I agree with banning the bots, and applaud the way in which it was done. But on the flip side, i received a text last night from someone i've known for a couple of years now, met the kid on the game, he tried logging in last night for the first time in several months. He's on my friends list so I do have a pretty good idea that he hasn't logged on in quite a while, and he freaked out because his account was banned due to botting. Now whether or not he has well I personally seriously doubt that he has, yes I know he needs to take up with Anet. But I do highly doubt this kid ever botted.
Reverend Dr
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Originally Posted by Kumu Honua
Occam's Razor.
Bot accounts that were alts of a main account. The accounts were linked via credit cards. |
Seriously, if they can run any type of check to correlate CC's and accounts then their system just should not be used.
Really I'm sure it was just a ban on all accounts in a wireless IP range. If you are going to pull occam's razor (which the conditions for it, never actually occur in the real world), then you'd have to go with IP range bans.
SunfallE
Kudos to all of the staff that worked hard on enacting the bans. Plenty of us non-botting players greatly appreciate it. 
TheRaven
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Originally Posted by Paradise Lost
They aren't exactly telling the truth ANet. Over the past 2 weeks ive been using texmod to get the cartography titles and ive been banned! Im sending a support ticket but if this is the case then im pretty sure their detection methods are whack.
Ive no idea whether ill get my account back now! |
Reverend Dr
Actually I have a legitimate question: If I sign up a smurf guild for an AT with only intention of it forfieting, but this is done such that there can actually be enough guilds to have an AT, is this match manipulation?
Ariovist Lynxkind
Two things I forgot to add in my previous post:
1) Those saying GW should/should have implemented cheat shield/*insert bot prevention program here*: Ever stopped to think they had considered it, but it was incompatible with their software? There could have been issues that interfered with the client or the servers. Just an idea
2) For those who felt the banscythe: be glad it was Anet taking your account, and not some hacker who slipped a code into the bot, allowing them to access your account, sell your stuff then delete all your characters. Just saying
1) Those saying GW should/should have implemented cheat shield/*insert bot prevention program here*: Ever stopped to think they had considered it, but it was incompatible with their software? There could have been issues that interfered with the client or the servers. Just an idea
2) For those who felt the banscythe: be glad it was Anet taking your account, and not some hacker who slipped a code into the bot, allowing them to access your account, sell your stuff then delete all your characters. Just saying
McMullen
Can't really describe how brilliant A.Nets reaction to this is, really makes up for it being delayed.
Thank you! Please keep the banscythe coming.
Thank you! Please keep the banscythe coming.
niek2004
À guildy that used that ks mod and high def armor .dll did not het banned.
Hantex Brinx
I used textmod and KSmod and my account got baned...(but on the plaync site it says Account Status: Playable)
Fusylum
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Originally Posted by MisterB
Thanks for slaying the bots. I for one do not want to be assimilated by the Borg.
Are the following still allowed? KSMod TexMod Multi-Launch, or other methods of running multiple clients Macros that are not automated I understand that defining the line between a macro and a "bot" is rather hard to do. Example: Press "CTRL num7" to execute skill # 3 on all hero skill bars. edit: Third party software allows custom hotkeys not available in the control options menu. Thank you. Incidentally, I have all of those installed and my account is not banned. EDIT: Questions answered ...  |
Nicely Put Together!
jonnieboi05
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Originally Posted by Reverend Dr
No. Credit card purchases are encrypted. If your database stores this information or which accounts certain cards were used on, then it is a horribly insecure database and no one should use it.
Seriously, if they can run any type of check to correlate CC's and accounts then their system just should not be used. Really I'm sure it was just a ban on all accounts in a wireless IP range. If you are going to pull occam's razor (which the conditions for it, never actually occur in the real world), then you'd have to go with IP range bans. |
When they permabanned 9/14 of my accounts a year ago they also blocked my credit card from the in-game store.
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Originally Posted by Hantex Brinx
I used textmod and KSmod and my account got baned...(but on the plaync site it says Account Status: Playable)
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Hantex Brinx
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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05
That's nothing new. 9 of my paerma' accounts have said that for over a year now. /shrug
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jonnieboi05
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Originally Posted by Hantex Brinx
that is not good news...
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Don't be alarmed, Hantex.
As per my other post, which can be found here.
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"I've used TexMod in the past to play with textures and I was never permbanned for "Third Party Software". I have also been using KSMod for as long as it's been out (both the old one and the injected one) and I have still yet to be banned for "Third Party Software".
I think it's pretty darn safe to assume that TexMod and KSMod are ok to use (for now)." |
godis
I start Guildwars through Texmod every day. Haven't been banned yet
Reverend Dr
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Originally Posted by JonnieBoi05
When they permabanned 9/14 of my accounts a year ago they also blocked my credit card from the in-game store.
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Iuris
Um, Anet gets paid through the credit card. I'm kinda sure they HAVE to keep records of who bought what, at what price, via which card etc...
Kumu Honua
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Originally Posted by Reverend Dr
Seriously if this is true, then do not ever give them your CC. Maintaining a database like that is highly insecure, a RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing goldmine if identity theives can get their way in.
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Time for you to break out the tin foil.
BTW, Don't ever use your CC to pay for a cab ride because I can assure you. I have that information. (Within 10 years anyway, after that records are destroyed.)
own age myname
Good job Anet. Good job. Bots should just burn in hell. If anyone is angry because of this it's either:
A) They bot
B) Got wrongly accused (which I hope Anet fixes for them if they are actually innocent)
Again, amazing job.
A) They bot
B) Got wrongly accused (which I hope Anet fixes for them if they are actually innocent)
Again, amazing job.
Devil Luca
It's fantastic how many people start new thread saying i was banned but i use the bot only for 1 minute and i don't earn money -.-" For all the botter, when you decide to use the bot you know you are broken rules so what you want?!
Killing people is a crime but if one kill 1000 people and another only 1 i want too see if him say Hey i kill only 1...
Killing people is a crime but if one kill 1000 people and another only 1 i want too see if him say Hey i kill only 1...
SmokingHotImolation
I'm so happy. That is all.
Finally it pays off not to be a cheater - gj ANet.
Finally it pays off not to be a cheater - gj ANet.
MH3DL4
well i got banned but i enjoyed raping noobs with ruptbot^^
only thing to complain about is that now there will be even less ppl on gw..but probably some srs players will come back so doesn't matter of botters nice job, if i was a fair player i'd thank u^^
only thing to complain about is that now there will be even less ppl on gw..but probably some srs players will come back so doesn't matter of botters
nice job, if i was a fair player i'd thank u^^
Enon
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Originally Posted by mini pet monster
LOLOLOL
DO ALMOST NOTHING FOR 6 MONTHS. THEN WHEN THERE'S ENOUGH OF EM, BAN EM ALL!!! seriously, you killed the best pvpers, the richest gw players, and 1000s of people that loved this game. gratz. |
Well, you get it...
Neo Atomisk
i got banned for botting and I ain't even mad bro.
So I ask you,
So I ask you,
cormac ap dunn
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Originally Posted by MH3DL4
well i got banned but i enjoyed raping noobs with ruptbot^^
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Again well done Anet for taking people like this out of the game.
Dien
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Originally Posted by Neo Atomisk
i got banned for botting and I ain't even mad bro.
So I ask you, |
Arduin
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Originally Posted by Enon
Please add this post to the Wall of Fame. Claiming the best PvPers have been killed by banning bot users is just...
Well, you get it... |
You love this game that much you need to use a bot to enjoy it?
That's not love, that's obsession.
cormac ap dunn
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Originally Posted by Zahr Dalsk
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posting on a forum to a game you can never play again is fail, and backing each other up on your group fail is funny, so guess that means your post is funny? GG on the QQ through humor though, makes me smile a bit harder as i PLAY the game (by the way Loving the content that you won't get to see play out first hand