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HawkofStorms

Hall Hero

Join Date: Aug 2005

E/

27 May 2010 at 21:20 - 81

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infanta

you guys act like 3700 is a huge number... that's probably less than 1% of the population.

edit: this thread is just a way for people to try and start a "speculating" scare and make the market go up on w/e minis they are trying to sell. This thread should be deleted.

True that. They banned 10,000 accounts 2 years ago. Barely seemed to make a dent in the botters.

Anyway, I have no sympathy for people losing trillions of unearned gold. Cry me a river

jazilla

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Guernsey Milking Coalition[MiLk]

E/Me

27 May 2010 at 21:22 - 82

Comedy is that their wealth isnt as meaningful as mine. I scoff at the banned playerz "false wealth" you didn't earn it. You cheated it off the game and lowered the value of the items for real players. good riddance.

Ninja Ninja

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

27 May 2010 at 21:27 - 83

Quote:

Originally Posted by prism2525

(evil half-bro of Balthy i think)

Menzies is the evil half-brother of Balthazar.

mage767

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

USA

LOVE

Me/E

27 May 2010 at 21:27 - 84

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon. Remember, not everyone who got banned are kids. Adults losing their way can be very dangerous. I just hope this does not happen.

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

27 May 2010 at 21:32 - 85

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon. Remember, not everyone who got banned are kids. Adults losing their way can be very dangerous. I just hope this does not happen.

Headlines at 10.

Butthurt KILLS.

jbysmith

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2008

27 May 2010 at 21:34 - 86

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon.

If someone hurts themself over getting banned for cheating, then they've had emotional issues long before Guild Wars. If someone needs to be sued, its the parents or psychiatrist for not dealing with the problem. Ranks up there with "D&D made me kill people." Yea, right. People like to blame pretty much anyone they can except the real culprit; themselves. They knew the risk, and they got caught.

Valcion

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2007

A/

27 May 2010 at 21:44 - 87

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon. Remember, not everyone who got banned are kids. Adults losing their way can be very dangerous. I just hope this does not happen.

notsureifsrs.jpg

More fuel for Jack Thompson I guess. Too bad dude bot disbar, he was at least entertaining in his trolling.

Faowri

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Mantle Assassins

Me/E

27 May 2010 at 21:49 - 88

Whatever gold/items/achievements were on those banned bot accounts are no less available to the rest of GW now than they were when those accounts were active. It's not like people were readily selling the exceptionally rare stuff, after all, just keeping it for themselves. So really, nothing has been 'lost'. No one's being deprived of anything they had before - except those who were banned, of course XP

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz

27 May 2010 at 21:54 - 89

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon. Remember, not everyone who got banned are kids. Adults losing their way can be very dangerous. I just hope this does not happen.

Ah yes, blaming videogames for school shootings etc. Always fun.

Del

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2009

In a van, down by the river.

RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GO if I know, ask Lynette.

R/

27 May 2010 at 21:59 - 90

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon. Remember, not everyone who got banned are kids. Adults losing their way can be very dangerous. I just hope this does not happen.

adults aren't stupid enough to get butthurt over games.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sarevok Thordin

Headlines at 10.

Butthurt KILLS.

quoted for quality lulz

Wrath of the Styx

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

GMT+1

RAGE

Mo/E

27 May 2010 at 22:25 - 91

Haha this thread so cheers me up!

don_the_vito

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2008

Great White North!

The Guild With No [NAM???]

Mo/

27 May 2010 at 22:31 - 92

2 Accounts that I didn't bot on
1 El Transmogrifier.
Various Gifts my friends worked hard to get me.
Over 7000 hours played.. sitting at a computer, thanks ANET!
To top it off I've only gotten like 5 decent drops in 5 years and I farmed every day >_<

Zehnchu

Popcorn Fetish

Join Date: Dec 2005

[GODS]

Mo/Me

27 May 2010 at 22:35 - 93

I am speechless are to how much stuff was accumulated and how many accounts some of them had.

And to those who had other accounts banned and said they never botted on them those accounts need to be banned also if they where used to transfer ill gotten goods from your bot accounts.

good riddance.

Darcy

Never Too Old

Join Date: Jul 2006

Rhode Island where there are no GW contests

Order of First

W/R

27 May 2010 at 22:42 - 94

As for all those accounts:
1. Before extra storage panes, material pane, and character slots, players bought extra accounts for storage purposes.
2. During the life of the Xunlai Tournament House predictions, players bought extra accounts so they could make more predictions and gain more Zaishen Keys.

And ArenaNet has always blocked all accounts associated with a botter or R(eal) M(oney) T(rader). And if they find that you have purchased a new account, they are likely to block that one also. Once a cheater, always a cheater.

Dervish Kid

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2007

Florida

D/

27 May 2010 at 22:49 - 95

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcy

As for all those accounts:
1. Before extra storage panes, material pane, and character slots, players bought extra accounts for storage purposes.
2. During the life of the Xunlai Tournament House predictions, players bought extra accounts so they could make more predictions and gain more Zaishen Keys.

And ArenaNet has always blocked all accounts associated with a botter or R(eal) M(oney) T(rader). And if they find that you have purchased a new account, they are likely to block that one also. Once a cheater, always a cheater.

perfectly stated..lulz
I sense another mass banning happening right before beta testing for GW2 also.

MArcSinus

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2010

The Netherlands

Are We Friends [NLT]

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27 May 2010 at 22:58 - 96

It's ironic, all those banned people posting the things they DID NOT achieve by them selfs, pretending Anet made all those things go to waste...

Mireles

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jun 2009

W/Me

27 May 2010 at 23:03 - 97

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voodoo Rage

Does this mean we aren't going to see the CA$H Children of the Corn lined up in Kamadan anymore?

Ive only seen 4 of the [Cash] in kamadan since the ban, his main lived... im sure more will come to replace them soon.

SunfallE

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2009

West Texas

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

R/Rt

27 May 2010 at 23:07 - 98

Well if they end up banning more who return, I hope I get to see Dhuum in action this time around.

As for the ill-gotten goods. I agree with simply deleting them.

FlyMoto

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2009

27 May 2010 at 23:13 - 99

A bunch of crap I don't begin to care about got deleted?

Okay.

Bob Slydell

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2007

27 May 2010 at 23:21 - 100

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyMoto

A bunch of crap I don't begin to care about got deleted?

Okay.

Yeah I'm are you're really serious about this post when IRL I bet you are crying.

/rubdirtinface

Infanta

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2010

27 May 2010 at 23:28 - 101

Quote:

Originally Posted by Del

adults aren't stupid enough to get butthurt over games.

quoted for quality lulz

Adults don't say words like "lulz" as if they're still in middle school.

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

28 May 2010 at 00:04 - 102

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

Some people might end up hurting themselves or others due to frustration. ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon. Remember, not everyone who got banned are kids. Adults losing their way can be very dangerous. I just hope this does not happen.

I don't mean to be disrespectful when I say this, but PvE'ers often get laughed at for being Care Bears (and often enough, rightly so) but this takes the RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing cake... Botters, the new Uber Care Bears... don't call them names, don't judge them for cheating and whatever you do... don't RED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GORED ENGINE GOing ban them... they might just go nuts and self harm, or go postal in a highschool near you!

Guns don't kill people, banned botters do!

Edit: This is just nuts... could you imagine the repercussions if this was actually the case? Gaming companies like NCsoft would no longer just lock down your account and send you a brief message explaining why they took action, no that would be reckless and a danger to the community... instead they'd have to contact your local authorities and have a couple of armed Law Enforcement officers deal with the situation, providing access to grief counselling if required or meeting a violent outburst with an armed response.

I'd love to see "Kid gets WoW banned and goes nuts" on Cops...

Bad bots, bad bots... what you gonna do, what you gonna do when they come for you...

cormac ap dunn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2007

Mystic Empires III [xMEx]

Me/

28 May 2010 at 00:12 - 103

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlyMoto

A bunch of crap I don't begin to care about got deleted?

Okay.

When you care enough to post, you care. Or is it just that you are so amazingly cool, that this post doesn't count?
methinks another case of Botthurt

Necrodolly

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2009

28 May 2010 at 08:16 - 104

Quote:

Botthurt

I see what you did there.

StormX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/Mo

28 May 2010 at 08:25 - 105

I for one am glad to see these ill gotten gains go up in smoke. Good riddance; I hope those who botted skillz points and made my pvp experience miserable are gone too. (can think of a few names offhand) After years of /reporting, filing tickets and calling for bots to be permabanned it's as though the improbable has come true. I propose that Dhuum casting down the corrupt becomes a permanent feature in GW, like a public execution only funnier.

Also...F*** schaedenfreude(sp?) I dont care if this makes me a bad, evil, no-good person. Today I am celebrating with everyone else.

revenge!!!!!

The Arching Healer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Super Kaon Action Team [SuKa]

28 May 2010 at 08:27 - 106

Nice bans, only 5 years too late. GG Anet!!!!

ddarek

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2008

28 May 2010 at 08:33 - 107

Thnx for quoting me on first page

Despite what u think and how primitive your post are those ppl in many cases were best players you ever encountered
I was a guild leader for many years and my guildies and many friends thanked me often for my help with runs, for explaining them mechanics of the game, how skills work, how get through vanqs etc etc but such work also requires some sacrificing. No chance to do on my own coz I had a lot of students

And yes I did accomplished all by myself but after standing like a moron in Lutgaris 3rd day in a row clicking in a same spots with hurting wrists I asked myself a question
Why me......it is far beyond my abilities.....it is so dumb .....that even comp can do it by itself

capashen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

The Kaos Order [TKO]

E/

28 May 2010 at 08:55 - 108

i lost: 1000k + 500e + full HoM
12 tormented
full wintergreen set
2 voltaic q9
4bds: q9 divine q9 q 10 q 10 soul reaping
crysta sword q10
obsidian edge q10
emerald q10
eaglecrest q10
harcaic maul q9
storm dagger q9
draconian q9 strengh + command

minis unded: kuna . doll , eye , zippy , salma , livia ,evennia , mad king , bone dragon , asura , celstial ALL ,

^^

wilson

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

aggro bubble

[RD];[FW];[GOTS];[baed];[kiSu]

28 May 2010 at 09:17 - 109

Wow, an impressive list. Makes me almost sympathise with the people that got banned. I didn't know botting in GW had such huge proportions.

aspi

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2010

eeew

N/Rt

28 May 2010 at 09:19 - 110

Impressive list indeed, but why did you bot, just to get the weaps/mini's? Or just to get rep points?

capashen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

The Kaos Order [TKO]

E/

28 May 2010 at 10:18 - 111

personally i did all 30 titles (pve) before botting , then i have nothing more to do in GW so since i like all this rare skin (not for showing but just couse i personally like them) i start botting to gains ectos , 2 account earn 60e daily so it was easy in a couple of month buy all i want

now i'm banned i dont QQ at all i played 4500 hours before botting and 100$ for 4500 hours is a nice price

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

28 May 2010 at 10:21 - 112

Come to think of it, they didn't loose anything. Because none of those where theirs to begin with. They probably also promoted the stealing of player's accounts because with their illegally acquired wealth, they could demand (WTB) to buy lots of "rare items" and where do you get those items from if not from the person who got them legally? (demand and supply)

capashen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

The Kaos Order [TKO]

E/

28 May 2010 at 10:30 - 113

personally i didnt steal account , since i could easily buy one for 250e , it's a game and i played the way i want . i cheated and rightfully banned no QQ at all since i enjoied the way i spent my time

pumpkin pie

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jul 2006

behind you

bumble bee

E/

28 May 2010 at 10:34 - 114

Off course you didn't steal accounts, that much I give you, but you want to buy account with 250e, who is selling that to you? what if it was RMT people that you had bought the account from (unknowingly)?? You think these people buy new account and sell it to you for 250e where they have to then convert the 250e into Real Life money again? who goes through that kind of trouble to make money? they would steal other players accounts to sell it to you.

HENCE i said "promoted the stealing"

capashen

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2009

The Kaos Order [TKO]

E/

28 May 2010 at 10:42 - 115

many ppl bought account when xunlay was up to earn a lot of z keys then when the tournament house was closed there were a lot of accounts unused and of course a lot of ppl selling accounts ^^

some-_1

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2008

Reading, England

Zaishen Masters [ZM]

R/

28 May 2010 at 12:54 - 116

Quote:

Originally Posted by mage767

ANET might end up with legal problems and lawsuits very soon.

When we all first created our accounts we had to agree to the T&C which basically stated: "If you cheat, bot or do anything which gives you an advantage over other players your account will be banned."

They broke the T&C so Anet banned the accounts. There’s nothing these botters can do or say that will enable them to get their accounts back and even if they did take it to court it wouldn't have one leg to stand on as in some instances an online T&C and Terms of Service Contract can be legally binding.

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

28 May 2010 at 14:00 - 117

Quote:

Originally Posted by StormX

I for one am glad to see these ill gotten gains go up in smoke. Good riddance; I hope those who botted skillz points and made my pvp experience miserable are gone too. (can think of a few names offhand) After years of /reporting, filing tickets and calling for bots to be permabanned it's as though the improbable has come true. I propose that Dhuum casting down the corrupt becomes a permanent feature in GW, like a public execution only funnier.

Also...F*** schaedenfreude(sp?) I dont care if this makes me a bad, evil, no-good person. Today I am celebrating with everyone else.

revenge!!!!!

If you're uncomfortable with the German word 'schadenfreude', try using the archaic and rarely used English word 'epicaricacy', not only is it easier to spell but it also starts with the letters E.P.I.C which is just awesome for gloating in online forums and such.

But yes, I can understand the exuberance and feeling of satisfaction or even relief that the non cheating Guild Wars community would be feeling after botting had gotten so out of hand and disrupted certain portions of the game, seemingly unchacked, for so long.

Lets just hope that any gamers mistakenly banned in this bot sweep are dealt with fairly and get their accounts back with the minimum of fuss or waiting.

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

28 May 2010 at 16:32 - 118

Awesome news to me.

Ive never botted, and never will. I have two accounts, only because I found GW Complete with the trilogy + EOTN for £19.99, so bought a second account for tourney points / 7 heroes (thankfully thats not bannable, I hope).

I then got bored of the second account and stopped using it, particularly after all the henchies got buffed, but I like having all of the installation CDs in one box.

Out of the 4.7 years played so far, I probably played hardcore for about 3 years, and clocked, IVI on my main, Rank 7, Glad 4, and am now just slowly plodding through vanqs and RA. My total time it just under 5000 hours.

Why the heck would anyone that puts that much progress into an online game want to go and ruin it all by botting?

Particularly when you can just load heal party / Extinguish / Breath of the Great Dwarf / LoD / couple of Ebon wards and just run through the whole game doing nothing but pressing 1,2,3,4,5,6 without needing to target anything at all while your H/H do all the hard work?

lol. Yup, I'm a lamer that tried vanqing with that lazy bar, and it worked in a couple of areas haha.

/Reminisces on farming Kunvie for three days straight to get a Kunvies Air Staff.

Kharmin

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2009

Far Shiverpeaks

Clan Quarren [QRRN]

R/

28 May 2010 at 16:47 - 119

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhavv

Why the heck would anyone that puts that much progress into an online game want to go and ruin it all by botting?

Because some people want to get the benefits without putting so much progress into the game.

McMullen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

R/W

28 May 2010 at 17:16 - 120

Quite amazing, I thought people played games for fun. Serves all the botters right anyways.