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Ghost Dog

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2008

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:24 - 81

Quote:

Originally Posted by trcvrs

I hate to rain on your parade, but this really does absolutely NOTHING against the worst offenders. A hardcore botter can make enough ecto to buy 10 completely clean-slate accounts before his account is even looked at. Couple this with the fact that you can run 10+ bots on one computer, and you are fighting a battle that is impossible to win.

In reality, what these bans do is lose thousands of dedicated players. I'm not justifying botting in anyway, but this is like throwing jaywalkers in prison while there are murderers out there getting off scotch free. The example you gave of banning someone's obviously main account with 3000+ hours clearly shows that this is just a public relations stunt. He botted, and profited, but he is a jaywalker, and the negative impact he has on the economy and community is a drop in the bucket compared to the the murderers that are making big bucks off of botting.

You didn't even read the blog post, and honestly you sound upset that they are banning botters.

hattara

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

Finland

Blinkie Ponie Armie [BPA]

R/

26 May 2010 at 22:24 - 82

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Fierce

Don't be a sheeple and doubt this young man unless you know facts about him.

Instead I should believe without doubt what any random person on the Internet says? I think not. That way, lies naught but trouble.

mini pet monster

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2010

E/Mo

26 May 2010 at 22:25 - 83

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.

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:25 - 84

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Fierce

Yet.... And you never will know if you will be, because they have yet to give a stance on it.

Actually, they have stated that these were all allowed previously. I wish clarification on their present policy.

NerfHerder

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2010

26 May 2010 at 22:26 - 85

Good Job! I bet everyone doubting you seems a few inches shorter. I was beginning to have doubts myself. Im glad you proved us wrong, Anet does care.

BLOODGOAT

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

long a

Mo/

26 May 2010 at 22:27 - 86

Quote:

Originally Posted by MisterB

Actually, they have stated that these were all allowed previously. I wish clarification on their present policy.

I'm interested in seeing quotations because I'm still iffy.

Yojimaru

Academy Page

Join Date: May 2009

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:27 - 87

I hope they don't ban people who use 3d Analyzer, some of us have to use it to even be able to play in certain areas due to crappy integrated graphics.

Atro

Miss the good ol' days

Join Date: Sep 2009

Where don't I live?

A/

26 May 2010 at 22:28 - 88

Quote:

Originally Posted by NerfHerder

Good Job! I bet everyone doubting you seems a few inches shorter. I was beginning to have doubts myself. Im glad you proved us wrong, Anet does care.

Nah they dont care they just wanted to amuse themselves while at work lol jk, idk they might :P

DRGN

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

In Memorium [iBot]

Mo/A

26 May 2010 at 22:28 - 89

I'm glad this happened, the bot problem was getting rampant. Unfortunately, however, there were people who were accidentally caught. A couple of my friends were recently reported for "botting". Why? They wanded Dazed targets when they ran Fevered Dreams in HA. I guess this means I can report people who wand trappers in HA, too? Hopefully support will actually listen to legitmate cases...

shoyon456

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2006

D/

26 May 2010 at 22:29 - 90

Quote:

Originally Posted by mini pet monster

seriously, you killed the best pvpers, the richest gw players, and 1000s of people that loved this game. gratz.

So? They were cheating. I'm really annoyed that me of all people is put in the position of defending the good work Anet has just done. Yeah there were thousands banned, but the integrity of the game is much more important than how many people are playing. You must be one of those botters, or are just QQ'ing that you never got in on the cash cow.

Justice is swift, those who got banned for the most part probably deserved it. Read the EULA

Rolain

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

Australia

[Win]

E/

26 May 2010 at 22:29 - 91

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mesmers Are Bad

Thanks guys! However i doubt this will really stop the endless qq'ing of the pvp community. What downers.

Thanks Regina!

Now, my little scrubalicious friend. Are you saying you've never ONCE complained about some aspect of PvE? We were talking about botters for MONTHS because it's an aspect of gameplay that is completely destroyed when cheaters are playing.

jonnieboi05

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mableton, Georgia

Guild Ancestors Reunited [?????????]

26 May 2010 at 22:29 - 92

Now finally once and for all all you haters out there will stop calling The Legendary, Awesome and Amazing Lena a bot! /happy x1000

Thanks Arena.Net! Finally justice is served to the people who ruin this game day by day. Now I can JQ, RA and HA without worrying about bots destroying my gaming experience.

I'd give you all a hug if I could.

edit: I wish I could have seen Dhuum take them away. Sadly I was AFK watching a movie.

Bobby2

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2007

Delayed in order to meet ANet's high standards

[MaSS]

W/E

26 May 2010 at 22:30 - 93

Token bans are token. Not impressed.

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:30 - 94

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLOODGOAT

I'm interested in seeing quotations because I'm still iffy.

Please feel free to use the search function.

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

26 May 2010 at 22:30 - 95

Quote:

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.

I'd also like a response on these matters, especially KSMod, Texmod and Multi-Launch. I'm not particularly interested in macros but can see why other people are (guildie uses macro for drunkard).

Tild

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2010

26 May 2010 at 22:30 - 96

Quote:

Originally Posted by DRGN

A couple of my friends were recently reported for "botting". Why? They wanded Dazed targets when they ran Fevered Dreams in HA.

Did they realy get banned for this ?

prey monkie

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2009

[OhNo] Mallyx and Friends

Mo/

26 May 2010 at 22:32 - 97

WoW i'm on vent with guildy's and they say people got banned for using multiauncher/drunkardbot? is this true? did anet banned people for that?

Toilet Monster

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

Army of Snowmen [Xmas]

26 May 2010 at 22:33 - 98

should make botting impossible instead of banning a lot of accounts..

ToriSama

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2008

Fashionistas Wear [DKNY]

E/Rt

26 May 2010 at 22:34 - 99

Yeah, I use TexMod for cartography. Hope that isn't a bannable offense. If it is, guess I'll have to stop using it.

Regarding the botting bans... awesome job!

Orry

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2010

26 May 2010 at 22:34 - 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoyon456

Justice is swift, those who got banned for the most part probably deserved it. Read the EULA

Can't emphasize that enough, signing a contract you haven't read is dumb, even on the Internet. And if you break the contract then you must deal with the consequences.

Will Mason

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2007

Dont Fear The Creeper [BuD]

A/

26 May 2010 at 22:34 - 101

Thanks Anet

Ninja Ninja

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:36 - 102

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tild

Did they realy get banned for this ?

He's taking his friends word on it.

William C Wallace

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2010

Don't Fear The Creeper [BuD]

W/E

26 May 2010 at 22:36 - 103

Quote:

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.

They killed the cheaters and the cheaters deserved to be killed.

Thanks A-Net, didn't see this one coming.

namhvo

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

Norway

[ToA]

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:36 - 104

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet Monster

should make botting impossible instead of banning a lot of accounts..

How genius?

OT: Good job Anet.

Stuart444

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Alexandria, Scotland

The Charter Vanguard [CV]

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26 May 2010 at 22:37 - 105

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet Monster

should make botting impossible instead of banning a lot of accounts..

thats impossible, people who make bots are technically minded enough to get around placements that any company puts in place.

do something that stops bots

a week later, they find a way around it

and it continues like that

wetwillyhip

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

USA, Southern California, Orange County

Tyrian Elements [TyE]

R/Mo

26 May 2010 at 22:39 - 106

@regina martin and emily

Will we get banned for using the following:

GWx2 multi launch client
Texmod for cartographer
autoclicker for drunkard

DRGN

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

In Memorium [iBot]

Mo/A

26 May 2010 at 22:40 - 107

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tild

Did they realy get banned for this ?

They got called bots by those people and reported and never botted. Now they're banned. You be the judge. One of those same friends was called a bot for Pdraining SoA because he "cancel cast it 6 times"...as though you can't interrupt a 1s cast without a bot and as though wasting 30 energy on that doesn't make you an idiot. Some Frenchies in a match I was in called us bot users for pblocking their Ele to distract from the fact that their sins frenzied while being trained by Rt/As. There was also a rather prominent Ranger(doubt I can put a name here) who was banned (and then unbanned) and was never unbanned for "botting" because he was actually good and could anticipate. My fear is that it's become a crutch to let people be bad; instead of looking at what they did wrong, they blame bots that weren't really there.

BLOODGOAT

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2007

long a

Mo/

26 May 2010 at 22:40 - 108

Quote:

Originally Posted by prey monkie

WoW i'm on vent with guildy's and they say people got banned for using multiauncher/drunkardbot? is this true? did anet banned people for that?

DrunkardBot I can very easily understand, but ML seems like a poor premise to ban somebody for. It's not difficult to set up a virtual machine on your PC, install Guild Wars on it, and run that alongside another copy of Guild Wars outside of the VM, but where would (or do) they draw the line for what they would consider acceptable? Both instances generate the same effect but one is more tedious at the price of being less suspicious, and neither of them are harming anybody.

snaek

Forge Runner

Join Date: Mar 2006

N/

26 May 2010 at 22:40 - 109

thank you. i hope this is not a one time thing, and that bans and anti-bot measures will continue to occur.

Oggy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

26 May 2010 at 22:43 - 110

I would also like an official stance on the autoclicker, texmod and running multiple accounts of guild wars simultaneously.

End

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

26 May 2010 at 22:43 - 111

I really hope I don't start seeing KSmod bans on accounts due to them using DLL injection detection... xD

slowerpoke

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2007

Cuba

26 May 2010 at 22:46 - 112

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oggy

I would also like an official stance on the autoclicker, texmod and running multiple accounts of guild wars simultaneously.

They might not say, as in the blog post they mention not wanting to go into specifics of detection or bot criteria.

Play it safe and don't use anything.

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

26 May 2010 at 22:46 - 113

What do you call 3700 bot accounts scythe banned by Dhuum?

... a good start.

I hope this isn't just a knee jerk reaction for some publicity, a band aid approach for the upcoming release of GW2... hopefully this will be ongoing.

As for extra support staff to detect and investigate bots, nice, hopefully some extra support staff to deal with all the people who will be inundating support with claims of being wrongly banned as well?

Yes, yes... many who have been justly banned will be pleading their innocence, they always do, but... that's no reason to be hard nosed about it, some innocent players are invariably caught up in such sweeps, and falsely banning one innocent player is unforgivable.

So yay for bot bans, hopefully those folks caught up in the bannings incorrectly will be dealt with fairly and have their accounts returned with a minimum of fuss (which has been my experience of support in the past).

Some clarification for users of 3rd party aps... KsMod, TexMod and MultiLaunch aps would be nice, also dual boxers I guess.

]HM[ Sabre Wolf

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Oct 2006

USA

Servants of Fortuna

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:47 - 114

GOOD JOB ANET!

And a special kudos on style points on how they are banned if I do say so

Toxicrol

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2009

26 May 2010 at 22:48 - 115

Its good to see anet taking action against botting. My account got perma banned but I'm not going to say I'm innocent. I used a raptor bot but it stopped working after 4-5 hours because anet changed the ids and I never updated them

. I'm not asking or want to be unbanned but in the future drop the ban hammer depending on the severity of the offense don't just ban everyone that came across a bot. See you in gw2

Rolain

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2008

Australia

[Win]

E/

26 May 2010 at 22:52 - 116

For those wondering about Drunkard Bots

"All of which bring us back to the beginning and to our strong enforcement of our policies against game abuse of any kind. Let me make this clear: We have no tolerance for using bots or hacks. It’s cheating, it harms other players, and there’s no excuse for it."

Do they harm other players? AFAIK, it's a clicker for a pve title which gives you no advantage over another player in the game.

-Makai-

Jungle Guide

Join Date: May 2007

WA

DH

Rt/

26 May 2010 at 22:53 - 117

To all the Luxon bots who helped me reach rank 12 Kurzick over the last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp8IqZrwNmg

But seriously, devs, we really need to know if TexMod, GWx2 and other non-bot programs are still OK.

Sidheyuna Aetheris

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

On a mitten surrounded by water.

A New Build Is Available [SPAM]

N/

26 May 2010 at 22:54 - 118

I would also like a clarification of the current stance on texmod, programs used to run multiple instances on a single PC, and automated mouse-click programs. The two former have been cleared for use in the past, while the latter skirts closer to the line.

Considering the crackdown, people are going to panic--it would help a lot if this issue was clarified promptly. Texmod is available for download on the Official Wiki itself, and, unlike some other games, Guild Wars is not able to open multiple clients on a single machine without some form of modification. Both of these are used quite innocuously. The mouse clicker is perhaps more questionable, although it's use is generally limited to simply saving the player from carpal tunnel (and in the case of Drunkard, from wasting alcohol) while working on titles.

Hoping for a quick reply <3

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

[ban]

W/

26 May 2010 at 22:55 - 119

Drunkard autoclicker is a bot. Anything that automates input falls under their definition of a bot. It's in the UA and RoC. They have never said that botting drunkard is allowed, and if you read that, you were mistaken. It's still technically a rule violation.

Quote:

Guild Wars: User Agreement

7. OFFICIAL SERVICE

-snip-

You agree not to use any hardware or software, including but not limited to third party tools, or any other method of support which may in any way influence or advantage your use of the Service which is not authorized by NC Interactive, including but not limited to the use of 'bots' and/or any other method by which the Service may be played automatically without human input.

Quote:

Rules of Conduct

22. You may not use any third-party program (such as a "bot") in order to automate gameplay functions, including playing, chatting, interacting, or gathering gold or items within Guild Wars.

Warvic

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2009

The Netherlands

A/W

26 May 2010 at 22:56 - 120

RESPECT! Very good job A-net!!