Botters

[Eldaena]

You know, I hear lots of speculation on how SE should address this problem, but I'm really tired with just hearing about it. I'm starting to not care how they do it, just that they do something...it's making the game unenjoyable for several players, and prevents others from joining too.

I kind of feel like it's not our responsibility to make this game fair and enjoyable, it's Square Enix's.

I agree damage has already seriously been done. I just hope before too much new content comes out, it's addressed. We need a new start. Not entirely, I don't want a character wipe...but seriously before a cap raise, they better address this stuff. It's really unacceptable from a company that wants this game taken seriously to let this continue on.

[MHB3000]

3000+ views and 81 responses.. C'mon SE let us know if those who violate the Terms Of Use and the Final Fantasy XIV User Agreement aren't going to get away with it.. I doubt a Dev with all the knowledge in this game could have humanly maxed out most of all their crafting jobs in 8-9 months.

[Radaghast]

Probably because the devs don't know how their game works either.

But capping crafts is fairly easy since the sp change. Just a matter of how long you're willing to spam that good ol' standard. Def possible some could have done it legit by now, or sooner.

[Rinsui]

But capping crafts is fairly easy since the sp change. Just a matter of how long you're willing to spam that good ol' standard.

Well... when all it takes to level something is pressing one button over and over,
it's no wonder bots pop out of thin air in droves.

[Peregrine]

All I know is that me and a GM could fix this problem on our server in one Saturday afternoon if I took them around Ulda to show them all the afk crafters, then out to view the shardbotters in their native environs. Craftbotter by day. Shardbotter by night.

SE either knows and doesn't fully understand what it's doing to their product, or doesn't know. Both are equally ridiculous. Every day that botters continue their parasitism, the more and more people who would otherwise have played the game legitimately turn to cheating.

[TheVedis]

So found something new lately thats happening with people botting while gathering

they are glitching majorly on the node(it shows them well over 10 yards away from the mode, and they move AFTER they start gathering)

i noticed 1 specific person was doing this last night when i was out at treespeak, and only the 1 person, the other 2 out there with me werent glitching at all

and it wouldnt have been suspicious, except he did it on EVERY node, and it was only him

and ive seen this in the past with certain other people, and it seems consistant

so something they are doing is causing the game to glitch while they gather

[Rentahamster]

so something they are doing is causing the game to glitch while they gather

That something is lag.

[TheVedis]

That something is lag.

there is no lag on my end
and trust me..this isnt lag im seeing

they go up to a node, take out their axe, and walk 10 yards north then swing it, then they gltich 10 yards east and swing again, then 10 yards south and swing again

this is not normal, in any way shape or form, and its literaly specific people who do it every time i see them, certain people who act a bit suspicious to begin with

and im not the only one who saw them doing it


kinda like people who are fishing...in the middle of town with no water(there are those who hide to do it)

[Peregrine]

So found something new lately thats happening with people botting while gathering

they are glitching majorly on the node(it shows them well over 10 yards away from the mode, and they move AFTER they start gathering)

i noticed 1 specific person was doing this last night when i was out at treespeak, and only the 1 person, the other 2 out there with me werent glitching at all

and it wouldnt have been suspicious, except he did it on EVERY node, and it was only him

and ive seen this in the past with certain other people, and it seems consistant

so something they are doing is causing the game to glitch while they gather

They're running by the node with their menu up, then swiping enter when the option to gather comes up. You do run quite a bit after that happens. As far as the data your unit is receiving, they started mining exactly where they hit enter. Then wait, no, their new location actually updates on your end, and they seem to move after they already started mining.

There aren't significant gathering bots to my knowledge that don't require you to run it to nodes yourself.

[TheVedis]

They're running by the node with their menu up, then swiping enter when the option to gather comes up. You do run quite a bit after that happens. As far as the data your unit is receiving, they started mining exactly where they hit enter. Then wait, no, their new location actually updates on your end, and they seem to move after they already started mining.

There aren't significant gathering bots to my knowledge that don't require you to run it to nodes yourself.

so it updates them after EVERY swing? sorry that aint whats happening

imagine they get 5 swings at the node
now imagine they are in 5 random locations within 20 yards every time they swing


they are also running somewhat of a pattern when they are doing all this in the area, literaly running a full circle to every "possible" node that could spawn, up to it, then away if it isnt there, a normal person would scan the area, ut they seem to run up to it instead each time even if it isnt there