Yes. Bots. As in someone using a program to help them level up their character instead of putting in their own time. I ran into one the other day that was actually AFK had the chair symbol up and everything. I tried to talk to them. I tried to trade with them to see if they would respond in any way form or fashion. This Bot was still trying to attack the surrounding monsters to attack them as I saw them target a crab when I tried to trade with them.
SE... this is not fair to people that have worked so hard to grind their butts off to get from 1-50 on so many different classes and jobs. And yes I did try to report the person but I was unable to since it appeared the support desk was down at that time. When I went back the next day (it was near the unspoiled node in thanalan for miner) the person is gone.
Also... getting really tired of gil sellers too.... makes it really hard to recruit ppl to your fc -.-
Besides the Gil Sellers... there is also BOTS
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03-29-2015, 08:25 AMTwivanaBesides the Gil Sellers... there is also BOTS
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03-29-2015, 08:36 AMAnesjka
Free trial opens the gates for all the exploiters
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03-29-2015, 08:44 AMChiramuI've seen people in FCs using botting programs. Free trial doesn't let you do anything that allows you to RMT. Don't blame free trial.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anesjka
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03-29-2015, 08:50 AMAnesjkaHow many RMT bots you see subscribed ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Chiramu
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03-29-2015, 08:55 AMChiramuBotting programs can be downloaded by anyone.Quote:
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03-29-2015, 08:57 AMAnesjka
1. i'd rather not....
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03-29-2015, 09:08 AMSove92RMT bots can't do their job when not subscribed. Trials can't trade, spam, use MB or join FCs. They can gather themselves full of shards but they can't trade them or store on FC chest, so using them for money making doesn't work either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anesjka
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03-29-2015, 10:19 AMmyahele
just /shout the location and name of the botter in chat. I'm sure others will respond like that thread a few days ago
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03-29-2015, 10:36 AMKaze3434it opens no gates. free trail accounts cant go past lvl 20, cant shout,tell,say,trade,use the market board,use pf, and cant have more the 20k gil on them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anesjka
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03-30-2015, 10:17 AMKotaroFuma
Actually, this game requires a lot of grinding... now I'm not advocating usage of bots here, but for some people who have a job it would take ages. Teens come home from high school and hit up their PC right away, adults have more responsibilities. What is actually the downside to this, other than that they can level up to join in on the epic endgame content this game has to offer? As I said, I'm not supporting botting, but I do understand why some would choose to do it, just want to discuss this issue.
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03-30-2015, 10:35 AMAerowaffleMMOs, this one included, try to alleviate that inequality of game time a bit by having the daily roulettes, weekly drop cap from WoD, weekly hunt mark, etc. Things that are gated by real time helps the people who don't have much time to spend on ffxiv per day by allowing them to advance their character quite a bit for the time they spend.Quote:
Originally Posted by KotaroFuma
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03-30-2015, 11:59 AMTwivanahttp://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/Vid...b0_5377263.jpgQuote:
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03-30-2015, 12:11 PMDiscordiaI have a job. I work full time and will work more hours than I would care to (weekends). Sometimes I don't play this game for days, weeks and last year, for months. Still didn't stop me from having 3 DoW to 50, all crafts and gathering to 50 on a new character when I had a Legacy character I could've just used. You just need to commit yourself a few hours a week and not worry about what other players are doing. Just sit back and relax and enjoy.Quote:
Originally Posted by KotaroFuma
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03-30-2015, 12:44 PMAvenger
For months now the same chars (from same FC) have been standing in the same place, not moving, and fighting the same things over and over by casting. Strange way to play the game.
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03-30-2015, 12:57 PMTwivanaThats funny. I was discussing this issue with my server group on FB and we were talkin about geting mobs and using those aoes to kill the bots LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Avenger
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04-14-2015, 07:23 AMJormungand
I had a slight idea to make it so it's tougher for gil sellers to spam, though it's more or less a temporary block.
Make it so they cannot whisper, or add someone to your friend list until they get to level 10. Unless they are already on your friend list, or are in your FC. As for the friend list, the only way to add someone while being under 10, is to be added by someone who is already over on one of their classes.
Most honest players who have only just started playing the game already resort to /say and /shout for communication as well as talk in FC or Linkshells. This really wouldn't hinder people, and would instead hinder gil spammers.
The effort required to log in with a character, level it up to begin spamming, only to be forced to delete that character and do it again to resume spamming would incur more losses than gains for advertising. -
04-15-2015, 10:10 PMVoltron_HD
so as messed up as this may seem, (never tried it) but if you do see one of these bots and want to spoil the "fun" go fetch a monster, equip a healer class and let the AOE hit the bot and you heal the monster lol. Repeat until the bot is dead. (this is assuming you can even heal the enemy)
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04-15-2015, 11:53 PMMetaRed
I've seen a couple types of bots that are especially annoying:
1. Blm spiritbonding bot that scathe claims a plasmid and spams bliz 3
(Mildly annoying)
2. Turn 4 bot that does nothing but summons and dismisses EOS on a 10 sec loop lots on all loot and leaves 200 secs after chests are opened.
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04-16-2015, 12:35 AMAerowaffleI've managed to kill a few of these types of bots. So long as it isn't in a /busy status, and isn't among a crowd of similar bots. Once the bot agros something, I send a trade invite. The bots don't seem to be able to handle trade invites, as they just stop all actions until they are dead, or the trade gets canceled.Quote:
Originally Posted by MetaRed
The bot's chocobo tried its very best to kill those plasmoids, but tend to accidentally agro a second one thanks to the cone aoe attack. With a mournful "kweh" the chocobo vanishes.
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04-16-2015, 12:44 AMKosmos992kIndeed. Also, unless you as a player wish to participate in the end-game content, which is largely optional, you don't even have to worry too much about grinding everything to 50 etc, just play what you enjoy. There is so much content in this game aside from the MSQ and coils/EX primals, if you take your time, it's really hard to run out of things to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Discordia
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04-16-2015, 12:48 AMNinjaTaru72
Trade locks seem to honestly be the best(and most entertaining) way to screw bots over lol. Ive trade. Locked a few. Bots who were mid quest getting ready to teleport to limsa (it was the same point in the quest my alt was on) and I trade locked them causing a few of them to be stuck standing around and for a few hours lol
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04-16-2015, 12:53 AMMilesSaintboroguhUhh no you can't heal enemies at all. It'd be a stupid for it to be allowed and it has too much griefing potential.Quote:
Originally Posted by Voltron_HD
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04-16-2015, 12:58 AMKosmos992kI think it very much depends on the botting software, I remember perhaps a year or so ago, we could trade-lock bots, but then the bots became wise to the trick and started automatically refusing trades, or otherwise avoiding them. I'm surprised and pleased to hear it's still a successful tactic.Quote:
Originally Posted by NinjaTaru72
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04-16-2015, 01:03 AMVoltron_HDyea true, didn't think about that one. Well then trade lock it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh
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04-16-2015, 01:10 AMGemmaSadly, its not a successful tactic anymore. Most bot programs have a thing where if their HP gets too low they force log out and log back in and continue what they were doing. I've tried killing tons of bots I find on Balmung and they are like cockroaches they just wont die and they multiply! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Kosmos992k
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04-16-2015, 01:27 AMHaelseMikiroI transferred off Diabolos months ago,are you referring to the group of 5-6 bots spiritbinding in north shroud, all wearing gear crafted by a person with the initials P.M., in a FC whose tag is just the same number repeated? Because I reported them multiple times over multiple months, and the trail on that is so easy to follow i have no idea why they would still be there unbannedQuote:
Originally Posted by Avenger