People ask "Are you a bot" ?

[Ryuko]

Back when I was farming trees nonstop to get my luminary achievement, I had a few people notice I was there for *hours* and emote me. As long as I did an emote back, they'd leave me alone. I never did get any accusatory tells, though my gear was nice and melded so they probably assumed I was a legitimate player. Today, I was farming on a battle class while spiritbinding with low level gear at the same time. A few people came up to me and watched me... I was sure I was going to get some tells about how I must be a bot, but they were satisfied with whatever I was doing and moved on (having the primal bow probably convinced them). I don't use macros for atma farming but I completely understand why people do. That stuff really just melts your brain.

[Delsus]

For anyone that has said someone tried to mpk you, just report them, mpking is against the T&C, they would try to defend themselves saying "I thought they were a bot" to which they would get the reply "If that is the case you should have reported the player in question for using third party software" at which point they would either get a warning or suspension.

Nothing like Vigilante justice gone wrong.

[Elvie]

As a new player it does strike me how quick people are to be suspicious over what is basically encouraged behaviour in this game. When I've been farming mats (whether hunting or gathering) I've very quickly got into a routine and am almost on on autopilot going from mob to mob or node to node. I'll set myself a target of x stacks of y, and keep going until that's what i've got. Yet I've recieved a good amount of suspicion for just playing the game.. and so many players have tried to mpk me already when fishing. It boggles my mind, because what i'm doing is exactly what playing the game actually looks like. I'm sure bots are a problem, yes - but surely mostly persistant farmers are exactly that - persistant farmers actually playing the game?

[Roserei]

I too just ask at random if people are human (in say), those that don't respond get reported.

You do realise that there are legitimate reasons a person might not respond, especially if you use /say rather than /tell? For example if they're distracted, if your message gets pushed out of the chat window by RMT spam, if they're a console player not currently using their keyboard... Personally, if I'm soloing then I usually don't bother switching my keyboard on, because it's a waste of batteries.

[Arkghyom]

I spiritbond during Atmas!

[NintenPyjak64]

Looking through this thread made me readjust my chat logs so I can see /tells better while crafting. Like ImDingDing, I use macros while crafting and I might miss a /tell while I'm alt tabbed

[Gerolan]

Oddly I got accused of being a bot yesterday while fishing where the giant crab fate spawns karkinos I think it's called.
I was right next to it fishing, and someone was trying to solo it, they kept shouting out for help but I was fishing, I wasn't interested in doing fates.
Then got a chat message " help now or your reported for botting" I politely replied I'm not a bot I just have no interest in doing fates.
They then proceeded to announce in shout my name and how I am botting.

[Gemma]

Oddly I got accused of being a bot yesterday while fishing where the giant crab fate spawns karkinos I think it's called.
I was right next to it fishing, and someone was trying to solo it, they kept shouting out for help but I was fishing, I wasn't interested in doing fates.
Then got a chat message " help now or your reported for botting" I politely replied I'm not a bot I just have no interest in doing fates.
They then proceeded to announce in shout my name and how I am botting.

People are dumb lol, while I report bots when I see them people need to take a chill pill when it comes to suspecting every person of botting just cause they can do mindless tasks for a long time lol.

I was farming crystal shards on an alt of mine on another server, I'm surprised no one has flipped their lid on me yet lol
How else is my lowbie suppose to get the spring attire hmm?! xD

[Gerolan]

People are dumb lol, while I report bots when I see them people need to take a chill pill when it comes to suspecting every person of botting just cause they can do mindless tasks for a long time lol.

I was farming crystal shards on an alt of mine on another server, I'm surprised no one has flipped their lid on me yet lol
How else is my lowbie suppose to get the spring attire hmm?! xD

Yeah my miner alt has been accused alot of being a bot because I send him out to get any shards/crystals I need, I remember one I replied "I'm not a bot, I just have the patience of a saint" explained to them that I was helping an FC member as they were making food for us all, the person switched to miner and began helping me, took me by total surprise, still good friends with them too

[Ceons]

Actually as someone that does a lot on his DoL classes I am fairly happy if people ask me if I am a bot.
Beats getting reported constantly for no reason.

I must admit that I do exactly the same when I come into an area where a lot of characters are gathering (with a specific behavioural patern).
I too just ask at random if people are human (in say), those that don't respond get reported.

I think that you shouldn't report people for not answering your says. No one really reads those... like ever...

Edit: tdlr is better... lol