Guild Wars 2

I switch zones for a bit and farm there. Then I return. I farmed events all the way to 80 – chained the same events most of the time. It is easy to stay in a loop before 80. IMO…Once you get to 80, it is best to expand to loop to other zones or mine.

This is not botting, BUT it can be considered “exploiting” a game mechanic to cause unintended benefit/advantage to a player.

Well, someone just came by the Warrior bot at the Arena and said he has been here for 3 days spamming. They said that they reported him as well both times they saw him here before.

Well, botting doesn’t look like a ANet priority. And with so many people engaged in it at Events, why should people be afraid to do it in the open?

Danikat.8537:

Khaldar.7486:

I find it hilarious that we can spot them, but ANet takes forever to identify them.

No one would find it hilarious if they got it wrong and banned innocent players for botting. Especially if they just took players word for it and banned everyone who was reported.

I suspect that’s why it’s taking them so long to deal with stolen accounts too – they want to make sure it was stolen and they’re not just giving it right back to the gold seller.

I understand the quandary. However, banning an account and having a player appeal to the ban at the very least removes the botter for a short run. That is how many MMOs handle botting bans.

It is only permanent if your appeal fails. But most MMOs usually give 1 reinstatement. My WoW account got hacked while I was on a 6-month hiatus. I came back to a banned account for botting. They reinstated, but warned me if it happens again that they would not reinstate.

Also, he was trained by one of the spawns after his pet died and didn’t flinch.

Well, he may have been looting mobs that die in loot range, but nothing his pet killed at a distance. Like I said, if you come by the arena today you will see him on my server. He is easy to spot because the NPC is spamming him with conversation because he is obviously clicking him to keep from being logged. He is not using traps today, but sending his pet in and spamming the NPC dialogue. Still not moving lol.

I did speak to the Ranger and he played dumb. First, he said he wasn’t botting and then he said he was eating. He must chew more than 32 times or eat at a trough because 2 hours is a long time not to move or loot.

At the Arena yesterday there were 2 botters. I reported both. 1 was a Warrior spamming arrows into the center of the arena for about 3 hours non-stop after i reported him. The other Ranger would go afk for an hour or two and cast a predictable trap pattern every 10-15 seconds. He would also say, “sic em” to his pet every time a mob spawned but did not move or loot.

Neither of them were looting mobs or moving at all. But, both were over levelled (down-levelled) and are back today doing the same thing. There are 5-7 people at the Arena and 2 of them are obvious botters. However, I did catch one of them logging in and out. I sent him a tell asking him if he was going to be spamming arrows for the next 5 hours. He logged out immediately and has not returned.

I find it hilarious that we can spot them, but ANet takes forever to identify them.