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Worried about being banned?

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dancing gnome
Krytan Explorer
• #21
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Originally Posted by Deakon View Post
I just brought a monk from pre to use in Kryta to 55 without running into WiK. I know that Bergen Hot Springs used to be filled with bots before the ban. But now when I go there with my 55 to do some fairly easy farming, I can't help but feel a little paranoid that someone may be watching and think I'm a bot. From what I've gathered here on Guru, there's a lot of self-appointed GW police who like to report. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I've done my fair share of reporting bots and leechers in JQ. I'm just wondering if others are feeling as paranoid as I am about it. Am I just being silly or do solo farmers run a higher risk now (since the bans) of being banned?

P.S. I've never started a thread here before so forgive me if I did this wrong.
People have been banned for "botting" while farming areas bots usually farm.

I think most, if not all, of them contact support and they review the situation and revoke the ban. Most players, even running the same build and farm, will not act the same as a bot.
Lord Dagon
Lord Dagon
Desert Nomad
• #22
oh yea i got this big time.
creeped me out when i started working on my sin/monk when it hit me that if i farmed like i used to over the sumer9almost 24/7) then theres a good chance i could be mistaken for a bot not a bored teen pulling an all nighter feather farm to buy something.

so ye ai hear you :P
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Jidai
Ascalonian Squire
• #24
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Originally Posted by Gill Halendt View Post
Sold a Miniature Princess Salma to a tattooed mini-monk in LA yesterday. As soon as I clicked "Accept", the fear of these ectos being the revenue of botting struck me.
GW Digital STI's lol.

I traded with a bot and now I have infected ectos :S
lol... sorry had too make that joke!
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merek
Ascalonian Squire
• #25
untitled2005... agh! never never click on a linked video don't do it merek don't it..
FengShuiDove
FengShuiDove
Forge Runner
• #26
Nah. Unless you are a BEAST at farming, you're not gonna be ID'ed as a bot. Play along, citizen.
Cale Roughstar
Cale Roughstar
Desert Nomad
• #27
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Originally Posted by untitled2005 View Post
If you farm following this video, you won't be banned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
GODDAMIT

OT: No, I am not worried about getting banned. I used to occasionally /dance every now and then when I ran into a zone to farm, but I figure that the fact that I always do things a little differently proves me to not be a bot.
Twin Blade Warriror
Twin Blade Warriror
Wilds Pathfinder
• #29
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Originally Posted by Lord Sojar View Post
Yeh, farm all you want. They use upwards of 20 different metrics to ID bots manually. You are fine.
yes wat he said..u r perfectly fine..if someone does report u for botting and ur not..dont ever worry about it..anet team knows who bots and who doesnt

and if u hear a friend tell u that they got banned and they didnt bot..they r lying to ur face do not listen to them..they probably got banned for running a bot for 5 seconds
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Guilds Gods
Ascalonian Squire
• #30
I farm in elite armor no matter what. So I'm pretty sure I won't seem like a bot, unless bots bot in elite armor.

Yo dawg I put a bot in elite armor, so you can get rich while you look rich

(And I'm not rich, just an addict to elite armor)
jimme
jimme
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #31
If you're not botting you shouldn't be worried anyway.
Deakon
Deakon
Frost Gate Guardian
• #32
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Originally Posted by Guilds Gods View Post
I farm in elite armor no matter what. So I'm pretty sure I won't seem like a bot, unless bots bot in elite armor.

Yo dawg I put a bot in elite armor, so you can get rich while you look rich

(And I'm not rich, just an addict to elite armor)
I was mainly referring to 55 monks in Bergen Hot Springs. (Optimally with starter armor.) I farm several areas on other classes with elite armor and don't feel paranoid about that one bit. It's mainly that I was worried there are folks sitting in Hot Springs erroneously reporting others.

I appreciate all the responses.
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dusanyu
Lion's Arch Merchant
• #33
Say high to the other people in the outpost conversation is the best sighn your not a bot

conversation is key after all you can pass the turing test a computer can not
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Femmefatal
Academy Page
• #34
Quote:
Originally Posted by Deakon View Post
I just brought a monk from pre to use in Kryta to 55 without running into WiK. I know that Bergen Hot Springs used to be filled with bots before the ban. But now when I go there with my 55 to do some fairly easy farming, I can't help but feel a little paranoid that someone may be watching and think I'm a bot. From what I've gathered here on Guru, there's a lot of self-appointed GW police who like to report. And I'm not saying that's a bad thing. I've done my fair share of reporting bots and leechers in JQ. I'm just wondering if others are feeling as paranoid as I am about it. Am I just being silly or do solo farmers run a higher risk now (since the bans) of being banned?

P.S. I've never started a thread here before so forgive me if I did this wrong.
ANYONE that plays a monk and is in Bergen Hot Springs I report now just to be on the safe side. If you're not a bot you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Although I've never been a fan of that gimmick 55 monk build. So one side of me hopes you get banned for that opinion alone. Ban all the gimmicks and we'll have a great nice game again with fair players and players who don't cheat or exploit the mechanics of the game.
Deakon
Deakon
Frost Gate Guardian
• #35
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Originally Posted by Femmefatal View Post
ANYONE that plays a monk and is in Bergen Hot Springs I report now just to be on the safe side. If you're not a bot you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Although I've never been a fan of that gimmick 55 monk build. So one side of me hopes you get banned for that opinion alone. Ban all the gimmicks and we'll have a great nice game again with fair players and players who don't cheat or exploit the mechanics of the game.
I hear ya. One side of me hopes you get banned for abusing the reporting system by reporting ANYONE that plays a monk that you see in Bergen Hot Springs "just to be on the safe side."

I agree that the 55 build is a gimmick but it's hardly a cheat or exploit. I understand your viewpoint I just disagree with the terminology you use.
fireflyry
fireflyry
Jungle Guide
• #36
Nope.

Main cash flow has been farming on a 55 and trading pets often involving large and repetitive transactions.

I have no fear of repetitive actions and give Anet the responsibility of segregating me from the botters.Has worked so far.

No need to be fearful, even if you got banned a clearly written email would solve the issue.
Rocky Raccoon
Rocky Raccoon
Desert Nomad
• #37
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Originally Posted by cosyfiep View Post
paranoid, ya.....yeah gw is probably giving me grey hairs already
Maybe, but I think age might have something to do with it, lol.
I have farmed PoJ for hours on end (for special drops) without a worry
MisterB
MisterB
Furnace Stoker
• #38
Quote:
Originally Posted by Femmefatal View Post
ANYONE that plays a monk and is in Bergen Hot Springs I report now just to be on the safe side. If you're not a bot you shouldn't have anything to worry about. Although I've never been a fan of that gimmick 55 monk build. So one side of me hopes you get banned for that opinion alone. Ban all the gimmicks and we'll have a great nice game again with fair players and players who don't cheat or exploit the mechanics of the game.
Quote:
1. While playing Guild Wars, you must respect the rights of others and their rights to play and enjoy the game. To this end, you may not defraud, harass, threaten, or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other players. You will not report players maliciously, or cause them to be investigated without reason.
http://www.guildwars.com/support/leg...sofconduct.php

Please report my monk. Thanks.
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Danny Used Frenzy
Ascalonian Squire
• #39
Honestly, it still isn't even remotely hard to avoid being labeled a bot, even if you actually are botting. The advent of Dhuum didn't stop botters. It just stopped script kiddies. (Bots actually take some effort to get working now, but not enough to be a bother.)
Yol
Yol
Wilds Pathfinder
• #40
Every time you load into Bergen after farming, go to the npc's Andar, Dannel, Penelope and Josef so that it looks like you are doing the hot springs murders quest. Bots aren't programmed to do quests, so you'll stand out from all the monk bots who run to the merchant and then to the signpost.