Originally posted by necoo

Originally posted by eyelolled

Originally posted by adam_nox

Originally posted by itgrowls

yep they implemented a code for detecting those apps apparently. I've noticed all the trains that got reported and then return a day later are completely gone now, never see them posting gold selling crap in LA anymore.

Amazing and they did it ALL withOUT a single authenticator to take more of your money. hmmm

lol he thinks authenticators have to do with bots.

so what you are saying is that bots aren't run on stolen accounts?

Would an actually player have a name like "jo9h9j78"

Oh they were more clever than that.

They had actual names. But somehow they were always chinese sounding names with slight variation.

Chijung,Chijang,Chijan,Chijau ... example of typical bot train

they are gone from 1 day to another, i hate them they crashed the AH, and nobody was winning with them, anyway i think their accounts come from phishing credit cards, and that's another problem for companies like arenanet... The Arenanet was losing with them big-time and apparently they got a feature to ban bots for good. I really hate bots! and cheaters! well made Arenanet.

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Originally posted by Amjoco

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Originally posted by FrodoFragins

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Originally posted by itgrowls yep they implemented a code for detecting those apps apparently. I've noticed all the trains that got reported and then return a day later are completely gone now, never see them posting gold selling crap in LA anymore. Amazing and they did it ALL withOUT a single authenticator to take more of your money. hmmm

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LOL.  get a clue.  stopping in game bots doesn't stop hacked accounts.

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He has a solid "clue". As he said, the bots run from stolen accounts. Authenticators help eliminate stolen accounts.  Less stolen accounts, less bots. /shrug  

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You will never totally get rid of bots - you still see them, every once in a while in Rift. As the security goes up, they just need to get around the security. It happens all the time.

There was a big wave of bans on bots last week.

It's true, I haven't seen a bot in days now.

It's like they were all victim of some genocide that only targets rangers with bears.

Originally posted by botrytis

You will never totally get rid of bots - you still see them, every once in a while in Rift. As the security goes up, they just need to get around the security. It happens all the time.

 

 

That explains why my Ranger who always use a bear, is no where to find in my char place. Guess he died back then.

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Originally posted by austriacus

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Originally posted by necoo

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Originally posted by eyelolled

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Originally posted by adam_nox

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Originally posted by itgrowls yep they implemented a code for detecting those apps apparently. I've noticed all the trains that got reported and then return a day later are completely gone now, never see them posting gold selling crap in LA anymore. Amazing and they did it ALL withOUT a single authenticator to take more of your money. hmmm

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lol he thinks authenticators have to do with bots.

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so what you are saying is that bots aren't run on stolen accounts?

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Would an actually player have a name like "jo9h9j78"

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They create new characters when they hack accounts, if you right click on bots 99% of the time they have normal account names.

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yes they have legit names like... HuenHur.xxxx and from the looks of it its chineese... I may sound stereo typing to others (and I believe I am stereotyping) but 99% of botters are from china >.>

'where have they gone?'

probably these forums soon posting why Anet bans them because they are honest players. :)

Originally posted by motmot84

 

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Originally posted by austriacus

 

They create new characters when they hack accounts, if you right click on bots 99% of the time they have normal account names.

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yes they have legit names like... HuenHur.xxxx and from the looks of it its chineese... I may sound stereo typing to others (and I believe I am stereotyping) but 99% of botters are from china >.>

They do sometimes have "legit" names and sometimes they sound like half-Oriental names or there is something a little odd about the names they choose. But also, on my French server, they stand out because they tend to choose English names.

I saw, near the wolf shrine in the low level Norn area, a huge botcamp three weeks ago. I went back two nights ago and they were still there, though in fewer numbers (and different characters). Not all of them are rangers though, there are some warriors as well, but for the most part, they are human rangers.

Originally posted by Homitu
They're almost entirely gone!  Time to make 50,000 threads praising Anet for removing the to counterbalance the 50,000 threads that bashed Anet for "not doing anything about it."  Oh wait, people don't make as many threads for that reason. 

it's not nearly as fun to make a post about something positive as it is to make a post about something negative.  There have been some silly complaint posts because someone dislikes one tiny little thing. If we wanted to offset the complainers, we would have had to made a bunch of posts about how we like the 10,000 various different tiny things.

Originally posted by eyelolled

Originally posted by Homitu
They're almost entirely gone!  Time to make 50,000 threads praising Anet for removing the to counterbalance the 50,000 threads that bashed Anet for "not doing anything about it."  Oh wait, people don't make as many threads for that reason. 

it's not nearly as fun to make a post about something positive as it is to make a post about something negative.  There have been some silly complaint posts because someone dislikes one tiny little thing. If we wanted to offset the complainers, we would have had to made a bunch of posts about how we like the 10,000 various different tiny things.

I'll start.  The floating animations of the snowflakes on the new PvP map were MINDBLOWING!!!!

Originally posted by Homitu

Originally posted by eyelolled

Originally posted by Homitu
They're almost entirely gone!  Time to make 50,000 threads praising Anet for removing the to counterbalance the 50,000 threads that bashed Anet for "not doing anything about it."  Oh wait, people don't make as many threads for that reason. 

it's not nearly as fun to make a post about something positive as it is to make a post about something negative.  There have been some silly complaint posts because someone dislikes one tiny little thing. If we wanted to offset the complainers, we would have had to made a bunch of posts about how we like the 10,000 various different tiny things.

I'll start.  The floating animations of the snowflakes on the new PvP map were MINDBLOWING!!!!

Awesome. I haven't seen them yet, but I am definately excited about it now.

I have a mid-level crafted leather set for my level 45 thief, that looks exceptionally practical. I had a good aesthetic design, while not being overly scanty and unrealistic. It is so nice to be able to wear appropriate armors in a game, rather than all the gawdy "look at me, I'm a porcupine!' sorts of armors in many mmo's.  

Originally posted by Homitu
They're almost entirely gone!  Time to make 50,000 threads praising Anet for removing the to counterbalance the 50,000 threads that bashed Anet for "not doing anything about it."  Oh wait, people don't make as many threads for that reason. 

50,000? That's a lot of work. You should get started. lol