Massive Botting

Massive Botting

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Posted by: Ataraxis.8045

Ataraxis.8045

I didn’t know where to post this so I decided for here, but the storm bluff isles server has a guild with the tag [PREP] doing a massive botting fest in sea of sorrows borderlands. I would have used the in game tool but couldn’t attach already taken screenshots to the bug report. basically all the bots look the same, have the same pets, move in a single ball, jump and attack nearly simultaneously.

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Posted by: Ayrilana.1396

Ayrilana.1396

  • They look the same because your graphics are set to the minimum (i.e. WvW Character Quality).
  • Looking the same could be intentional so that no one is singled out and they blend. Guilds often do this with dyes. It makes it difficult to target a specific player.
  • They could be an all ranger guild.
  • They could be zerging as a group (very common in WvW) and it may appear that they’re all mirroring each other’s actions.

The thing is that nobody can know for certain and pictures hardly offer any kind of evidence. A video would likely be more reliable. I should also mention that singling out people (wither a character name or guild) is frowned upon by the devs and you could receive an infraction.

(edited by Ayrilana.1396)

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

You don’t have to present proof to anet. Instead, file a support ticket with your screenshots and description of the behavior (including times, dates, etc). ANet will investigate. If these guys are botting or otherwise exploiting, cheating, or otherwise going against the rules, ANet will go after them. If they aren’t, no harm is done — specific staff members get paid to review stuff like this, so as long as you have a reasonable suspicion, you should report and then go back to enjoying the game.

John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”

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Posted by: Ataraxis.8045

Ataraxis.8045

How do I file a support ticket, only thing I found in game is the bug report, which you can not attach screen shots you have already taken.
And I wouldn’t have put it here if I wasn’t sure they were botting. I play WVWVW enough to know what is a zerg and how they operate. I was dead right next to them for 5 minutes or so they all use the same skill simultaneously and while fighting spread out a bit and then spent the next 3 minutes getting into a tight ball so whoever was controlling all of them could move them with out them getting lost.

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Posted by: Chiuna.2538

Chiuna.2538

You can file a ticket with support at https://en.support.guildwars2.com/

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

John Smith: “you should kill monsters, because killing monsters is awesome.”