Is this a bot and how do I report bots?

[Snugglebutt]

I ask because I thought the chair icon means the person is away from keyboard and hasn't pressed a key or button or moved mouse or pad for while yet this gatherer miner class character is running around mining with afk on her head all the time...

I also do not know the process for reporting bots so if someone could tell me and answer my question I would be glad to hear it.

[Chiramu]

Can't tell from one screenshot. You have to monitor them for a long time, you also should blank out the names. No naming and shaming on the forums.

[Boilon]

Can't tell from one screenshot. You have to monitor them for a long time, you also should blank out the names. No naming and shaming on the forums.

can you link me where it says this is not allowed? People say this but I haven't been able to find a source where I am not allowed to post someone's name - and in these cases bots.

[Delsus]

can you link me where it says this is not allowed? People say this but I haven't been able to find a source where I am not allowed to post someone's name - and in these cases bots.

People have been banned for naming and shaming, I think SE sees it as harassment which is against the ToS of the forums.

[Boilon]

People have been banned for naming and shaming, I think SE sees it as harassment which is against the ToS of the forums.

Is there a GM post or a forum thread somewhere stating this specifically, this is what I want to do know, where is the ToS of the forums located then?

[Delsus]

Is there a GM post or a forum thread somewhere stating this specifically, this is what I want to do know, where is the ToS of the forums located then?

Forum Guidelines http://support.eu.square-enix.com/ru...la=2&tag=forum

Posting aimed to create a negative impact on the community or its members.

And the fun last point Taking any other actions that are deemed inappropriate by Square Enix in our sole discretion.

Basically naming and shaming is creating a negative impact on that player (with or without actual evidence) and if SE decides it's inappropriate that can and will take action.

[HEC-]

People have been banned for naming and shaming, I think SE sees it as harassment which is against the ToS of the forums.

What an IRONY! Innocent honest players getting insta (forum) bans for naming and shaming obvoius bots rampaging for MONTHS without any action taken against them ... tss tss

Anyway - I see those running around Moogle for weeks now, have reported about 7 or 8 of them - aparently all belonging to the same person based on the names and gear - about hundred times plus some of my friends did so as well without any reaction. This is very bad considering the huge negative impact on market hose have ... I was actually thinking of organizing a protest march on most affected servers, record the video and spread the world around the net to get the public's (and hopefully also SE's) attention to this burning issue.

its not a bot, its someone trying to mine in peace, without being harrassed about being a bot. You can set yourself AFK and move an do stuff all you want. Target yourself > SUbcommand > Edit Search Info > Set to AFK > Try to do something. Its to prevent recieving tells. The only way you can tell if someone is a bot, is if you witness them teleporting from node to node or mob to mob.

NO. You've apparently havent read a single word of this thread ... it's NOT possible to have AFK status and run around nor will AFK status protect you from receiving tells or any other communication from other players. You're most likely confusing this with Busy status but that's irelevant here because even without "impossible" AFK status those are still obvous bots, the AFK status just makes it easier to spot. We're not morrons, we can recognize the bot when we see one. On my server those are running 24/7 for a month now usually in group of 2 or 3 at the same time / place, exactly same character with the same format of the names, gears etc. They move in exactly the same patterns all the time, you can spot the bot after one minute of watching them. Apart of that, low level gear with no melds and no other classes leveled are dead giveaways.

[Snugglebutt]

Well it has been running around with the afk chair icon next to name for past 20 minutes I have been here at this location. I also still want to know how to report bots of which I believe this one is.

[Ravno]

You normaly can't move with the afk logo, so, yeah it's a bot. 100% sure.

[MageBlack]

You normaly can't move with the afk logo, so, yeah it's a bot. 100% sure.

You can set your status to AFK and it will stay on all the time... This is a big problem. Who is a bot and who is mindlessly harvesting the same nodes over and over again trying to level up or harvest a particular mat?