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  1. #11
    Player
    Lumia's Avatar
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    Lumia Goldenheart
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    Balmung
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    Lancer Lv 50
    Found a legitimate player botting by Costa del Sol on the level 30 trees (water shards/crystals). You could tell they were botting because they would bee-line to each tree in a particular order. Each point has three trees it can spawn at, for example Tree 1-A,B,C; 2-A,B,C, etc. The character will run to tree 1-A; if that point is not up, then they run to 1-B, then 1-C. Once the character engages in a spot, there is about a 4-5 second pause and then they'll start swinging. Once done, they will bee-line to the next set of trees and repeat 2-A, 2-B, etc.

    I stopped reporting gilseller-botters because there's not really an end to them. Any GM could just sit in the same spot they appear and just click their ban button.

    What irks me though is real players botting. I have no tolerance for them.
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  2. #12
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    CrisGer's Avatar
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    Ul'dah
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    Carn Astrael
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    Leviathan
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    Bard Lv 77
    Legion your attitude is not welcome here. You can take your negativity to some other game. I care about the game and the quality of it and others do too fortuantely I am sorry to see such negative thoughts in my thread.

    as for botting of any kind it is illegal and against the rules to cheat. Period.
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  3. #13
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    TheRogueX's Avatar
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    Arias Lightbearer
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    Sargatanas
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    Paladin Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Thaliss View Post
    Legit multi boxers
    LOL. While there is nothing wrong with multi-boxing in and of itself, it's ridiculous. It's the ultimate sign of someone who should just be playing a single-player game or one of the many MMOs that give you access to fake party members.

    It's also hard to do without using some sort of automation programs, so I doubt there are many 'legit' multi-boxers out there.
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  4. #14
    Player Eidolon's Avatar
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    Muhau Nbolo
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    Mateus
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    Warrior Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by TheRogueX View Post
    LOL. While there is nothing wrong with multi-boxing in and of itself, it's ridiculous. It's the ultimate sign of someone who should just be playing a single-player game or one of the many MMOs that give you access to fake party members.

    It's also hard to do without using some sort of automation programs, so I doubt there are many 'legit' multi-boxers out there.
    Man. I miss multiboxing FFXI. That game was fantastic - I could take my friends THF and go farm things that people couldn't solo, so I could make some good money. XD THF+RDM was way op.

    FFXIV, I could probably do it with less effectiveness, and definitely NOT in meaningfull content...
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  5. #15
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    HumsterMKX's Avatar
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    Helinin Landgravine
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    Masamune
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    Fisher Lv 70
    Report bots, nothing happens.

    Take vid and show in forums, due to frustation, banned.

    Not sure if ppl should report at all. Might as well let then grow.
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  6. #16
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    PixelPirate's Avatar
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    Hettan Rennik
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    Gilgamesh
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    Gladiator Lv 1
    As hard as it is to report, I can confirm that reporting does indeed work. I've seen chronic botting on Malboro be reduced to a trickle. I have also seen numerous low lifes get banned or temp banned for being such "special" human beings. My multiple convos with GM's also has provided me with useful insight into how the system works.

    When reporting a player always include the Name, Zone you encountered the infractions, and importantly the time, including your timezone.

    If you're reporting them for botting, be sure to give information that can definitively prove suspicious activity. Just saying "This guy is a bot" is not enough. Make sure you report teleport hacking, repeated actions, if the player appears to be moving on "rails", etc.

    Remember that Square Enix also bans in waves. Just because you don't see the bot or low life banned in a week or two, doesn't mean they won't be banned.
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    P.S. This is not my main...

  7. #17
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    Symbiant Disciple
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    Behemoth
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    Paladin Lv 60
    Quote Originally Posted by Lumia View Post
    Found a legitimate player botting by Costa del Sol on the level 30 trees (water shards/crystals). You could tell they were botting because they would bee-line to each tree in a particular order.
    I would have not thought this to be a bot. I run an optimal rotation for crystals. It takes forever to harvest them. Maximizing them by getting the +1 additional swing / item is the best way to get them. As far as running directly is not hard either because they appear on the map. If you have farmed enough crystals you pretty much know the tree / plant / rock cycles.

    The delay could be from someone just having a crappy computer or a bad connection. The things I might report are: seeing someone running into a rock and jumping over and over for an extended period of time, constant run speed and teleporting. I don't report people for running patterns, having afk / busy (I keep busy up almost 24/7 to avoid rmt tells) or being in an area for and extended time.
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