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Posted by: Serophous.9085

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I would take a look at Dry Top right at the crystal race and haze escort events are. There are plenty of people at times who afk there, setting their aoe heal to autocast, and getting credit for the events for just standing there.

Some of these people are there for hours, when they should be logged out after so long.

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Posted by: Bloodstealer.5978

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I am of the mind there is still TP botting going on, every item I seem to put on lately is almost immediately beaten by 1cp.. Ii can be anything , from a low value trash item to high priced exotics etc.. I sure hope there isn’t another duping scam going viral across the TP

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Posted by: StinVec.3621

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I’ve noticed character names spawning underneath the ground directly beneath copper and tree nodes in Queensdale. I’ve caught several of their names at just the right angle and reported them. Thought you’d like to know that they are doing this.

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Posted by: Bloodstealer.5978

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I think its still happening this morning.. so far around a dozen items/multiples of items I have posted have an almost instantaneous 1cp duplicate being placed.. all items seem to be below a certain price threshold like 20silver and can be literally anything.. almost as if the items you post are getting copied and placed for sale 1cp less within seconds

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Posted by: InvalidTarget.4031

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Dry Top seems to be the place for botters, right in the area where the Crystal Run and the Haze events seem to happen in the open between the Zephyrites tent and the Inquest Cave. I caught about 7 within 5 minutes. That was today alone. Not to mention dozens more over the last week. Are my reports even being followed up with? Here are screenshots of the characters and usernames.

Sadly enough, several of these botters even appear OFFLINE when you block them or friend them. Funny how that is… I’m not sure how that’s possible if I can see the character ONLINE and “active” in front of me but their account appears OFFLINE. I’m fairly certain that’s not legit…

Unfortunately it won’t allow me to attach more than one screenshot. I have 3-6 screenshots per bot, I’ll post one of each though on the next posts so you can see the few that I’m already starting to take Screenshots of for my records and others’ records.

Scratch that, apparently I’m not “allowed” to post any type of screenshot. Fun fun. Well. Hopefully someone gets this taken care of because obviously I’m not the only one sick of this.

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Posted by: InvalidTarget.4031

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I would take a look at Dry Top right at the crystal race and haze escort events are. There are plenty of people at times who afk there, setting their aoe heal to autocast, and getting credit for the events for just standing there.

Some of these people are there for hours, when they should be logged out after so long.

I’ve reported the same thing numerous times. Glad I’m not the only one to notice, but unfortunately it seems these people are being disregarded or overlooked. Great thing is, I’ve noticed these same people are often running the bots for autocasting regularly, BUT appear to be OFFLINE when you block or friend them. Yet I can clearly seem the autocasting their heals and aoe spells over and over again.

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Posted by: InvalidTarget.4031

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Seems like the primary time for botters in Dry Top spans from about 2pm EST to late into the night. They primarily pop on and stand together after 10pm EST.

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Posted by: jway.8293

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Timberline Falls – suspecting farming bots teleporting from node to node.

I have seen a few players doing it individually at separate times:
1.) The player model is not shown but ONLY the name; it appears that the model is underground because the name is below my character when we are at the same spot.

2.) The player teleports instantly to the next farming node – I do not see him moving at all, just Teleported there right after the current node. *Note, I don’t even see any farming animation (like sparking effect when mining pick hits the node).

But as I walked to my next farming node, the bot that was behind me immediately re-appeared before me at the next node, also appeared underground.

Also for those bot / hack maker out there… are you considering file lawsuit against them? They are actively and intentionally disrupting your business operation…

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Posted by: shadow.6174

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Unfortunately it won’t allow me to attach more than one screenshot.

In fact, you can. Attach one first and click Preview instead Reply. it will attach the pic but won’t post, but then the Select file button will be available again. Repeat it for each additional pic you want add. When you are done then you finally use Reply.

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Posted by: bradldz.3728

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Unfortunately it won’t allow me to attach more than one screenshot.

In fact, you can. Attach one first and click Preview instead Reply. it will attach the pic but won’t post, but then the Select file button will be available again. Repeat it for each additional pic you want add. When you are done then you finally use Reply.

You are not allowed to post any screenshots that includes other peoples character names visible or anything like that which I imagine most of those screenshots do. As for the being offline bit, that is perfectly legit since there is a function to go invisible, which a lot of people use it means you appear offline and people cannot whisper you, I don’t think you can even see guild chat when you set yourself to invisible. I sometimes use it when I want to log on and play but want to be alone and unnoticed.

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Bots have now been appearing under the verdant herbs in Sparkfly Fen. Beneath the ground.

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Posted by: jway.8293

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Yet another cursed hacker + botter in Timberline Falls:
(spotted about 10 min ago).

1.) The character appears UNDERGROUND – you do not see the player model but only its name.

2.) The character moves extremely fast from farming node to node like instant teleportation (I had to keep taking screenshot to hopefully catch one with his name); it takes time for the bot to farm a node, but as soon as it’s farmed, the bot instantly teleports to the next node.

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Posted by: jway.8293

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Just saw a couple other bots farming in Timberline Falls; they all have the same traits –
1.) Stay underground
2.) Teleportation

And a few others I’m unsure if they are bots –
they’d farm at a node then suddenly disappear; in the beginning I assumed they just jumped to another wp or maybe logged out, but now I’m more suspicious about that too…

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Posted by: Astral Projections.7320

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I’m seeing bots in Maelstrom around the Raten Pten point of interest. They are below ground and show as dead. They teleport from node to node.

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Posted by: PileBunker.8763

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And a few others I’m unsure if they are bots –
they’d farm at a node then suddenly disappear; in the beginning I assumed they just jumped to another wp or maybe logged out, but now I’m more suspicious about that too…

If you suspect someone is a bot then take a screen of their name and add them to your block list and check their ap and their location. I added someone I suspected was a bot and it wasn’t under the ground like the others but it did disappear after mining so I added it to my block list and it fits the characteristic of a bot. So far I have about 12 bots on my block list and they all have less than 200 ap and travels to Bloodtide Coast > Sparkly Fen > Timberline Falls > Dredgehaunt Cliffs > Mount Maelstrom > Divinty’s Reach (I’m assuming to deposit the mats) then repeat. I’ve reported and been keeping an eye on these bots for close to a week now and I still see them on 24/7.

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Posted by: Astral Projections.7320

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There are a lot of bots in maelstrom. They are traveling under the map there and their nameplate can be seen when they come up to a node to harvest. I’m doing platinum and hard wood farming runs on that map and I see several each day I go there.

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Posted by: Hyperionkhv.1978

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Map and Location: Dry Top, between Flatland Wastes [&BHIHAAA=] and Prosperity Waypoint.
World (aka server): Megaserver
Date and time of day, plus timezone: all day, all night

Usually it is rangers with autohealing. Their pets autodefend their owners. But i seen also engi and minion-necr there.

Even if one likes games, there’s a limit…

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Map and Location: Dry Top, between Flatland Wastes [&BHIHAAA=] and Prosperity Waypoint.
World (aka server): Megaserver
Date and time of day, plus timezone: all day, all night

Usually it is rangers with autohealing. Their pets autodefend their owners. But i seen also engi and minion-necr there.

I just cleaned up about 25 players afk macroing in NA and EU, we’ll keep a watch on this area. Thanks

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Posted by: pleybu.9782

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Clear accounts that were using macro is correct, and the bills that were just stops? My friend is unable to get into his account here in the forum (but can on the website) and said he slept in front of the computer and when he tried to get into the game was the blocked account. He stated that his character did not perform any movement, let alone AoE healing the ranger that others use the macro. He even sent messages for support within the game about the situation, to take doubt, and it was never answered. Stand still without any movement within the game is breaking rules?

ps .: Sorry for my english sucks. If it was unreadable, ask for the owner of the account that was blocked to send a message to me more correct way.

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Posted by: cephiroth.6182

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Clear accounts that were using macro is correct, and the bills that were just stops? My friend is unable to get into his account here in the forum (but can on the website) and said he slept in front of the computer and when he tried to get into the game was the blocked account. He stated that his character did not perform any movement, let alone AoE healing the ranger that others use the macro. He even sent messages for support within the game about the situation, to take doubt, and it was never answered. Stand still without any movement within the game is breaking rules?

ps .: Sorry for my english sucks. If it was unreadable, ask for the owner of the account that was blocked to send a message to me more correct way.

Your friends seem to have trouble with this quite often.

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Posted by: pleybu.9782

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Clear accounts that were using macro is correct, and the bills that were just stops? My friend is unable to get into his account here in the forum (but can on the website) and said he slept in front of the computer and when he tried to get into the game was the blocked account. He stated that his character did not perform any movement, let alone AoE healing the ranger that others use the macro. He even sent messages for support within the game about the situation, to take doubt, and it was never answered. Stand still without any movement within the game is breaking rules?

ps .: Sorry for my english sucks. If it was unreadable, ask for the owner of the account that was blocked to send a message to me more correct way.

Your friends seem to have trouble with this quite often.

Yes, he had his account blocked in the past, but after an investigation found that he did not break any rule and continued with his account.

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

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Submitting in-game reports through the Bug Report interface never engender a response as stated on the report window.

If you friend wants a response, he will need to contact the CS Team using the webform.
Top of Page – Support – Submit a Request.

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Posted by: pleybu.9782

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He already did it, and is waiting for a response. Chatiado was only saved because all the bags to open the event on the last day. Worse he does not know how many days it will last that lock the account ….

But thanks for the suggestion. Just thought wrong block bills until they were dry STOPS on top. If the NA failed to put a system to disconnect those who stay put, do not blame the players, as it was never given any warning about it.

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Posted by: Moshari.8570

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Map and Location: Dry Top, between Flatland Wastes [&BHIHAAA=] and Prosperity Waypoint.
World (aka server): Megaserver
Date and time of day, plus timezone: all day, all night

Usually it is rangers with autohealing. Their pets autodefend their owners. But i seen also engi and minion-necr there.

I just cleaned up about 25 players afk macroing in NA and EU, we’ll keep a watch on this area. Thanks.

I am actually now scared to play or ever leave my computer without logging off entirely for fear since I was one of the players suspended the night that Chris posted this. I run no macro’s, I run no third party programs. I used to leave my ranger with my auto-attack set to my healing spring (CTRL + right click) while I was away from my computer (switching it back to the #1 skill when dust storm hits) (returning to play whenever the dust storm would come up to run the dust storm events). That night I was doing the same thing…when I was suddenly forcefully logged off and suspended.

Is it now against the code of conduct to be AFK? I accidentally left my character AFK in the new area the other night after my computer suddenly rebooted for updates…I spent a very nervous twenty minutes prior to being able to log back in worried I might be suspended again….I was told I was given “one time leniency” after my suspension…and know for a fact that I had done nothing more than being AFK in drytop….is it just being AFK in drytop that was the issue? I don’t know what I can and cannot do anymore since it doesn’t talk about being AFK in the code of conduct or the user agreement. I do love the game, and have bought a lot of gems, but now it makes me not want to buy anymore gems if I could be banned for my next offense….when I did nothing more than be AFK.

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Posted by: mrbubblesort.6930

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Another suspected TP bot here.

1.) Lion’s Arch TP Vendor
2.) Blackgate
3.) Between about 10am and 3pm server time.

http://i.imgur.com/CyhKRvN.png
http://i.imgur.com/snRQbL7.png

Both items were around 2s 37c when I placed my initial order, but every time I placed a bid I got outbid by 1c within about 5mins or so. We went back and forth like this for a couple of hours until we reached around 2s 80c on Supply and 3s06c on Miner’s. I say suspected because I realize it could simply be we both really wanted those items and got into a bidding war over them. However the timing and consistency of outbids, and the fact that he always left his old bids up make me think otherwise (I was evens in the screenshots and always took my bids down since I obviously don’t have the G to cover that many orders)

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Posted by: Lord of Madness.2603

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an extremely popular bot spot is in Cursed Shore around Craven Blight, they roam around a very large area (likely trying to look like unsuspicious) they VERY OFTEN glitch out near water sources and stand there until they die in a large group. I reported i believe about 11 or so around a month ago and they are still there, so i thought this forum thread might be a faster solution, also 3 of them appear to be using speed injections to move their characters faster.

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Posted by: Shikigami.4013

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Is it now against the code of conduct to be AFK? I accidentally left my character AFK in the new area the other night after my computer suddenly rebooted for updates…I spent a very nervous twenty minutes prior to being able to log back in worried I might be suspended again….I was told I was given “one time leniency” after my suspension…and know for a fact that I had done nothing more than being AFK in drytop….is it just being AFK in drytop that was the issue? I don’t know what I can and cannot do anymore since it doesn’t talk about being AFK in the code of conduct or the user agreement. I do love the game, and have bought a lot of gems, but now it makes me not want to buy anymore gems if I could be banned for my next offense….when I did nothing more than be AFK.

It is not now against the code of conduct, it has always been against the code of conduct. You repeatedly claim to “just” have been afk and having done “nothing more than” being afk while this is not true. You had your healing skill on auto combined with a position which granted you an ingame benefit from standing there and healing yourself.

Also it obviously has not been only a few minutes but extended periods of time which brings us to the point where you are getting punished. The term ArenaNet uses for this is “extended unattended gameplay”.

The amount of gems you bought or will buy does not matter. Also why would you be afraid of “getting banned for the next offense”? Do you plan to do this again? Just don’t put your heal on auto and don’t stand around gaining benefits when you “go afk” and you won’t have a problem (just like everyone else who happens to not get banned for being afk).

PS: Your character will not keep standing around in the game after your PC crashed and the game is not running. The character disappears from the game within a minute, which is clearly not an “extended period of time” and therefore this is not an issue.

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1.) Frostgorge Sound / Coil + Train
2.) Megaserver
3. 10pm est to past 10am est DAILY.

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Posted by: Moshari.8570

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Is it now against the code of conduct to be AFK? I accidentally left my character AFK in the new area the other night after my computer suddenly rebooted for updates…I spent a very nervous twenty minutes prior to being able to log back in worried I might be suspended again….I was told I was given “one time leniency” after my suspension…and know for a fact that I had done nothing more than being AFK in drytop….is it just being AFK in drytop that was the issue? I don’t know what I can and cannot do anymore since it doesn’t talk about being AFK in the code of conduct or the user agreement. I do love the game, and have bought a lot of gems, but now it makes me not want to buy anymore gems if I could be banned for my next offense….when I did nothing more than be AFK.

It is not now against the code of conduct, it has always been against the code of conduct. You repeatedly claim to “just” have been afk and having done “nothing more than” being afk while this is not true. You had your healing skill on auto combined with a position which granted you an ingame benefit from standing there and healing yourself.

Also it obviously has not been only a few minutes but extended periods of time which brings us to the point where you are getting punished. The term ArenaNet uses for this is “extended unattended gameplay”.

The amount of gems you bought or will buy does not matter. Also why would you be afraid of “getting banned for the next offense”? Do you plan to do this again? Just don’t put your heal on auto and don’t stand around gaining benefits when you “go afk” and you won’t have a problem (just like everyone else who happens to not get banned for being afk).

PS: Your character will not keep standing around in the game after your PC crashed and the game is not running. The character disappears from the game within a minute, which is clearly not an “extended period of time” and therefore this is not an issue.

I’ve read the “rules of conduct” as well as the “User agreement”. It does not mention “Unattended extended gameplay” Could you please link were you found that? It does mention botting and using of third part programs…but nothing about AFK even for extended periods of time. And what is extended? I was standing during the non-dust storm events and then doing the dust storm events (so 45 minutes of AFK)? Is that “extended?” Where is this defined? I had recieved a phone call last night while standing in Silverwastes, I walked away from my computer for about 30 minutes…is that “extended” I was working with 3 other commanders and had my tag on for the red fort so people would gather there. We were all taking a break anyways…was that now a bannable offense? I recieved 2 chests during that time (I don’t know how, I was on my guardian at the time…which doesn’t have a pet…I expected to time-out…but didn’t for some reason)…should I have been banned for that?…because that was my first thought when I came back to my computer “ooh crap, I left my character AFK! I could have been banned for life!”

I honestly just want a straight answer? Is it being AFK for hours? what is the metric? Or should I be afraid every time I accidentally leave myself logged in these days? Because honestly, since I have never cheated on a game or used any 3rd party program, I never used to worry about this before…or with any other game prior to this….now I do…and it has greatly decreased my enjoyment of the game.

I have never, ever been suspended from any game in the past for just playing the game (whether AFK or not)….no 3rd party programs, no botting, nothing but the game itself and in-game abilities. (you mention putting your healing skill on auto as being a bad thing….then why is it an in-game ability you can turn on?)

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Is it now against the code of conduct to be AFK? I accidentally left my character AFK in the new area the other night after my computer suddenly rebooted for updates…I spent a very nervous twenty minutes prior to being able to log back in worried I might be suspended again….I was told I was given “one time leniency” after my suspension…and know for a fact that I had done nothing more than being AFK in drytop….is it just being AFK in drytop that was the issue? I don’t know what I can and cannot do anymore since it doesn’t talk about being AFK in the code of conduct or the user agreement. I do love the game, and have bought a lot of gems, but now it makes me not want to buy anymore gems if I could be banned for my next offense….when I did nothing more than be AFK.

It is not now against the code of conduct, it has always been against the code of conduct. You repeatedly claim to “just” have been afk and having done “nothing more than” being afk while this is not true. You had your healing skill on auto combined with a position which granted you an ingame benefit from standing there and healing yourself.

Also it obviously has not been only a few minutes but extended periods of time which brings us to the point where you are getting punished. The term ArenaNet uses for this is “extended unattended gameplay”.

The amount of gems you bought or will buy does not matter. Also why would you be afraid of “getting banned for the next offense”? Do you plan to do this again? Just don’t put your heal on auto and don’t stand around gaining benefits when you “go afk” and you won’t have a problem (just like everyone else who happens to not get banned for being afk).

PS: Your character will not keep standing around in the game after your PC crashed and the game is not running. The character disappears from the game within a minute, which is clearly not an “extended period of time” and therefore this is not an issue.

I’ve read the “rules of conduct” as well as the “User agreement”. It does not mention “Unattended extended gameplay” Could you please link were you found that? It does mention botting and using of third part programs…but nothing about AFK even for extended periods of time. And what is extended? I was standing during the non-dust storm events and then doing the dust storm events (so 45 minutes of AFK)? Is that “extended?” Where is this defined? I had recieved a phone call last night while standing in Silverwastes, I walked away from my computer for about 30 minutes…is that “extended” I was working with 3 other commanders and had my tag on for the red fort so people would gather there. We were all taking a break anyways…was that now a bannable offense? I recieved 2 chests during that time (I don’t know how, I was on my guardian at the time…which doesn’t have a pet…I expected to time-out…but didn’t for some reason)…should I have been banned for that?…because that was my first thought when I came back to my computer “ooh crap, I left my character AFK! I could have been banned for life!”

I honestly just want a straight answer? Is it being AFK for hours? what is the metric? Or should I be afraid every time I accidentally leave myself logged in these days? Because honestly, since I have never cheated on a game or used any 3rd party program, I never used to worry about this before…or with any other game prior to this….now I do…and it has greatly decreased my enjoyment of the game.

I have never, ever been suspended from any game in the past for just playing the game (whether AFK or not)….no 3rd party programs, no botting, nothing but the game itself and in-game abilities. (you mention putting your healing skill on auto as being a bad thing….then why is it an in-game ability you can turn on?)

Did you forget to read the part of the rules that basically states that anet reserves the right to ban/suspend your account for any reason they choose?
You were obviously doing something shady since I’ve afk’d and never been banned. Also, is it really so hard to just go to your character select when you wanna afk? You get re-logged back to the exact same spot…..

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Posted by: Shikigami.4013

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you mention putting your healing skill on auto as being a bad thing….then why is it an in-game ability you can turn on?

Sorry I did not come back to this post to view your reply as I did not expect there to be anything unclear. As we are borderline offtopic here I will just do a reply to your specific case once more. Your post is full of constructed “I am so innocent” scenarios, and the same goes for your questions.

The possibility to do something does not imply that there always is a valid reason to do so, or that to do so is intended.

Is saying “give me all your money” forbidden? No. Will you go to jail for it? Not if you say it jokingly to a friend because you want to pay for both your meals at a restaurant. But likely if you happen to say it in a bank while wearing a ski mask. By the way, wearing a ski mask is not forbidden either.

As for “extended unattended gameplay”, ArenaNet has used that term since release in 2012 in mails notifying you when you have been banned or suspended – just google it. They will not tell you how long “extended” is. Such specifics would be exploited to evade bans and “stay under the radar”.

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Posted by: jway.8293

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have seen at least two players speedhack in silverwaste in the past few weeks (just saw one today). They use short-range teleports (or it seems like ‘lagging’) – about 300 range jump. They would fast move to a spot, do something, then keep moving. but in game there is no report option for “Hacking” (why isn’t there one?). Is there any preventive measure against those botters/hackers rather than having to manually reporting them?

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Posted by: johnnymiller.5968

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Two days ago – 6th December. Sparkfly Fen. Player/bot harvesting from under map in the vicinity of Horvar’s waypoint. Teleporting between nodes.

Today – 8th December. Under map in the area of Castavall waypoint, Bloodtide Coast.

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Posted by: Roundabout.1752

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Southsun in the Queen Lair at Ori Node I’m on Blackgate

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Posted by: Shen Slayer.3058

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My only concern is innocent real people getting caught up in this and banned because they need to AFK for real life purpose.

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Posted by: Zaxares.5419

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You would need to be particularly egregious with afk-farming to be a suspect. Most people do not generally go afk for more than 30 mins (if you need to go afk for longer than that, just log out), while some of these suspects are there for hours at a time, sometimes day after day. That’s when it gets suspicious.

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Posted by: Linaeus.6253

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Map and location: Silverwastes at red and blue fort.
Time: 8 AM est to ~7 PM est.

Rangers abusing the pet mechanic to get credit and npcs to revive them if they die. Guardians with greatsword 4 on auto cast and move from the middle of the fort to the rocks outside and back to the middle of the fort every 30 minutes to avoid being inconspicuous.

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Posted by: Wanze.8410

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The Buy orders for Black Lion Chests are being botted atm.
There is a bunch of orders between 53-61 copper, then 1 order each for each value between between 62-108 copper.

I bought a stack of them and sold them instantly and the buy orders where up instantly again, which makes me think that a 3rd party program is involved in placing those buy orders.

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Posted by: Lord of Madness.2603

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Map and Location: Dry Top, between Flatland Wastes [&BHIHAAA=] and Prosperity Waypoint.
Date and time of day: very random.

Usually it is rangers with autohealing. Their pets autodefend their owners. Very annoying to watch.

Anywhere from 4-30 bots

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Posted by: Bubi.7942

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Location: Mount Mealstrom, north of the World boss Golem Mark II.
World: Megaserver
Date: 2015. 01. 19. 20:50 CET

Occurance: Underground tree choppers and miners popping up all around the map (according to map chat, others saw them as well). Saw at least 3 of them, they popped out at the same location at once, so it might be the same user.

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