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    CrisGer's Avatar
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    Carn Astrael
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    Leviathan
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    Bard Lv 77

    Please Report Bots

    Today we found a number of sets of pirate bots operating in Leviathan, in Thanlan and in Coerthas. They usually involve pairs or three identical characters and a main character or we suspect an operator. Some are static, some attack low level enemies over and over, and some appear and disapper as if under the control of the operator.

    Please report as soon as you see them. Be sure to get full details of the character names and any details of the main character Operators. I found one today that was Level 50 with all blue jewelery so someone had made a significant investment.

    I am very sad to see this kind of abuse happening and have reported it fully, and hope that this can be stopped fast. It has ruined other games such as Silk Road for example and is a danger to us all. It is not a joke.

    The most immediate sign is exact duplicate characters often stacked on each other. Watch for them and report immediately.
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    Andros Dyrstwyrn
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    Cerberus
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    Arcanist Lv 50
    Instance bot:

    identical characters going in and out of instances, usually hide near the border between zones, not far from a camps. So people that might see them are just running to another zone.
    Often spotted East Shroud just near passage to south Shroud or Coerthas just near passage to Mor Dhona.

    Legit multi boxers don't have to hide.
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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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    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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    CrisGer's Avatar
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    Carn Astrael
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    Yes that sounds like what is being used. There is no reason for there to be multiple instances of a character that are identical.
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    Roderic Musard
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    Moogle
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    Gladiator Lv 50
    Quote Originally Posted by CrisGer View Post
    Yes that sounds like what is being used. There is no reason for there to be multiple instances of a character that are identical.
    Actually, most multiboxers like to play clones. Just search "multiboxing" on google images.
    Best bet is to check if they have chocobo and stuff, usually instance botters don't. And if they move with follow and stuff, i guess that's a boxer.
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    Barrie Capdevila
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    Shiva
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    Conjurer Lv 60
    Im not bothering to report them anymore, i did it once, filled out this super annoying report thing, and they were still botting there 2 weeks later, no thanks, i dont like wasting my time..
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    Symbiant Disciple
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    Behemoth
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    Paladin Lv 60
    You stop the bots by stopping the people that buy gil / services from them. If they don't sell gil / services then they are probably not worth worrying about imo. If the people buying the stuff got nailed I would not have to stay in busy status 80% of the time to avoid tells from the people selling it. No customers = No merchants = a lot less bots = other bots not selling not worth the time.
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    Patricia Balcoin
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    Leviathan
    Main Class
    Archer Lv 70
    SE made it so complicated to report that I don't bother of it anymore, I saw a bunch of then in Thanalan too, but usually bots have complicated names to spell so ya. Instead of giving us the option to click and report we have to to through a series of menus.
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    Player
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    Carn Astrael
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    Leviathan
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    Bard Lv 77
    Well i dont mind making the effort when i have time, and just wanted to share this info. I agree the best way would be for ppl to stop buying from the pirates but since we can clearly identify when they are in action like described above, it is helpful to share with ppl who may not know what it means. SE does pretty well actually, compared to other MMOs i have studied and i am glad it is such a fine game. Most of the time the bots have not been really that evident but recently we noted there was seemingly an increase but i suspect it maybe one or two active operators and it is worth the effort to shut them down esp since one I saw had a high level character that clearly took effort to create and destroying their net may discourage them. Reporting does help if we have the time.
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