Does SE really not care about bots?

[gamesmart]

That was years ago when game companies actually punished players. Now, sub numbers, even subs of players that break the rules, are the influential wind the sway the developers one way or another.

And yet people are still getting banned on a regular basis according to the Lodestone posts. People do still get banned, or at the very least suspended - like a certain someone on Behemoth related to hunts (anyone on my server should know who I'm talking about).

[cryptic_angel]

And yet people are still getting banned on a regular basis according to the Lodestone posts. People do still get banned, or at the very least suspended - like a certain someone on Behemoth related to hunts (anyone on my server should know who I'm talking about).

yet, we can still see the same toons botting... Lets face it, the special task force bans a few hundred accounts every now and then while most of the cheaters go unpunished.

Just take time to notice some bots the next time you're out in the open world. Write those names down and go check back in a few months to see if they are still there. It might surprise you.

Dang that's exactly what i just did tonight >.< that's reassuring.

For any botter worth it's 2 Gils, I'm sure they read Forums and then remove them before SE will do anything so..

Here is the real interesting part about some bots. A novice programmer can write a script that will bot, chat, teleport, and even log off after being whispered. The game client is unable to tell if you are running a script or not. Thus, you can freely bot and SE has no way to really catch you. It's very unfortunate that is is so easy to cheat and so many players get away with it.

[KingOfAbyss]

A novice programmer can write a script that will bot, chat, teleport, and even log off after being whispered. The game client is unable to tell if you are running a script or not. Thus, you can freely bot and SE has no way to really catch you. It's very unfortunate that is is so easy to cheat and so many players get away with it.

That is sad. But I'm a junior programmer and I have no idea how to do that, nor I want to know

I play the game to have fun; If I need to cheat to get fun or simply ahead, it kills the point of 'playing'.

[The_Last_Dragoon]

Here is the real interesting part about some bots. A novice programmer can write a script that will bot, chat, teleport, and even log off after being whispered. The game client is unable to tell if you are running a script or not. Thus, you can freely bot and SE has no way to really catch you. It's very unfortunate that is is so easy to cheat and so many players get away with it.

While it may be more difficult to spot someone who is botting within the parameters of the game, (there is no way that a bot can keep up a convincing conversation with a GM, and if your PC logs out in response, then they'll probably flag the account to either be watched or ban you outright), I've seen cheaters who literally teleport instantaneously between Karakuls in Coerthas. A GM can see that, and all you would have to do is call one over in person in order to ban the person outright. I've also noticed what seem to be botters in Coerthas who are spiritbonding, but since they're stationary, it's impossible to tell whether or not they have a script.

[Yurimi]

And yet people are still getting banned on a regular basis according to the Lodestone posts. People do still get banned, or at the very least suspended - like a certain someone on Behemoth related to hunts (anyone on my server should know who I'm talking about).

Not hard to make a post stating numbers that dont actually exist though its as simple as checking the reports inbox then say taking 5% of that number and saying they were banned but in reality they just clicked delete all.