Attention devs: Game Surveillance Unit re: open world Bots.

[chrillix]

I like the intentions of the OP, and if keeping this thread active is the only way to draw attention from the devs on this matter *Shakes head*.. Then have a free bump on me!

[Lillia]

I support any positive improvements for the game so.... bump~

[Nyalia]

I don't believe that the GSU exists. I think we're all just victims of a huge mistranslation. When they say "GSU," I believe that they're actually trying to use an acronym for their anti-cheating policy: "Guys, Shut Up." The policy is very simple:

1. Do nothing. Stopping cheating is too much work, so don't bother even trying.
2. People will whine about the cheating, so just tell them to shut up.
3. Run bots in spare time and sell the gil online.
4. Profit.

Given how lazy and uncaring SE has been about handling bots, I'd be extremely surprised if they weren't getting kickbacks from the gil sellers. The people in charge of ARR certainly seem complacent and corrupt enough.

[Morningstar1337]

I don't believe that the GSU exists. I think we're all just victims of a huge mistranslation. When they say "GSU," I believe that they're actually trying to use an acronym for their anti-cheating policy: "Guys, Shut Up." The policy is very simple:

1. Do nothing. Stopping cheating is too much work, so don't bother even trying.
2. People will whine about the cheating, so just tell them to shut up.
3. Run bots in spare time and sell the gil online.
4. Profit.

Given how lazy and uncaring SE has been about handling bots, I'd be extremely surprised if they weren't getting kickbacks from the gil sellers. The people in charge of ARR certainly seem complacent and corrupt enough.

You;d think they'd be a little better with their translations after their "Horsebird" fiasco

[SalemP]

Lala bots still at it in the center of Gridania. Some of them are the same as I previously reported, some are new names. But they are all lv50 Archers and all still do the same thing - pop in and out of duty in groups of 4. Right now there are 2 groups (8 Lalas all together) around the central aetheryte of Ultros' Gridania going in and out of duty. I reported the new names, as well as the ones I previously reported.




EDIT: Also of note, they are now programmed to automatically cancel trades, where they weren't before, lol.

[Theresa]

EDIT: Also of note, they are now programmed to automatically cancel trades, where they weren't before, lol.

Oh well.

[VesperiaTonberry]

still no response..
at this point i feel want to use all the bad word in my dictionary for SE... because this is so F-ing stupid, it seems all those people in SE do is turn on server then restart the server once a week
other than that no F given, AFK waiting for next restart

also, if someone here understand japanese, is there a similar thread on jp subforum?

[Casca_Vallis]

Some spirit bonding botters on moogle.....

North shroud (23,24) Mor'dhona (18,17) South shroud (29,23)




All reported lets see how long they're there for.

Not hard to find them just search for level 50 thm, you also get to see the ones botting dungeons that way too...

[HEC-]

Some spirit bonding botters on moogle.....

Yeah this cheater have two characters (I know of) - I see him / her on the same locations as you every single day in past 6 - 8 weeks, reported numerous time in game and via Lodestone GSU Report link but to no avail ... He's using names with ' after second character and Tia as last names - clearly autogenerated during character creations. On permanent Busy so can't disrupt them via trade and placed in "strategic" spots so it's hard to lure in the mob to have him attacked, at least in one player. Maybe in more it could be possible.

Maybe we should organize some in game protest / march to attract more attention to the issue?

Also, reporting is tedious and clunky in this game.

^^^ THIS! ^^^

WHY the hell we need to fill up always all the crap like world, location, date & Time and Character name? The F-ing game client KNOWS all those details and it should be automatically populated in the form and all you need to do is to Right-clikc on character and select report for cheating and have just one Comment field to fill in with description of what is happening, nothing else! The whole "support desk" in game looks like programmed by 5 years old ;(

[VesperiaTonberry]

i have a feeling that there is a few botter reading this thread and laughing at us -_-