Botters has RUINED PvP :(

[s3raph]

I've seen this in a few matches myself... whole flocks of people (5-10) just seem to randomly stop in the middle of nowhere, no chat or anything, then they all slowly turn a 30 seconds to 1 minute later and ride off in another direction...

After some things I learned recently about how rampant actual botting really is through various programs (don't want to name anything specific beyond saying people like their "minion") it does not seem far fetched that a number of people are essentially using a program to mindlessly level their characters through PvP...

This needs to come to an end SE, please look into stopping these minions from degrading the quality experience of people who actually bother to sit at their computer and actively play the game.

[ThirdChild_ZKI]

Even the worst player would react when being attacked. I've seen bots insist on attacking ice in Shatter while I just go to town on them. Then come back just to get wiped out again. Then AGAIN.

I've seen them jump off a cliff rather than fight me, I've seen a MCH bot put out a Bishop turret in the process of me firing an LB at them (this is back when they still had a cast time for physical ranged) - NO MCH player would do something that brainless.

There are DEFINITELY bots, and the people using them aren't even clever about trying to hide it.

[Nixxe]

Even the worst player would react when being attacked. I've seen bots insist on attacking ice in Shatter while I just go to town on them. Then come back just to get wiped out again. Then AGAIN.

I've seen them jump off a cliff rather than fight me, I've seen a MCH bot put out a Bishop turret in the process of me firing an LB at them (this is back when they still had a cast time for physical ranged) - NO MCH player would do something that brainless.

There are DEFINITELY bots, and the people using them aren't even clever about trying to hide it.

I think you'd be surprised how bad people can be, either in a particular moment or in general.

People are quick to call random people a bot for failing to meet some arbitrary requirement of minimum competence. I see little actual evidence though, just incredulity.

[Drakeos]

Try playing as Immortal Flame lol they follow as pattern from spawn > base and hangs around for first big crystal or enemy player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JHb1Ga_rf4)

[BigRed5392]

Try playing as Immortal Flame lol they follow as pattern from spawn > base and hangs around for first big crystal or enemy player (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JHb1Ga_rf4)

gf is IF. saw 1 bot in 8 matches. (as a flame.) just saying.

afk are not bots though. and you can kick out both.

[Awful]

I think you'd be surprised how bad people can be, either in a particular moment or in general.

People are quick to call random people a bot for failing to meet some arbitrary requirement of minimum competence. I see little actual evidence though, just incredulity.

You're joking right? At least a normal person would be like "omg i'm being hit ahhhh" and S key or run away or something if you honestly can just say that this persons bad and not notice the particular movements and the questionable moving and stopping of said people then you're blissfully ignorant. Seriously just go into Shatter, find a large group of people and watch their movements, as soon as ice spawns they move immediately and ignore everything even while being beaten to death on their mount just to run and get the ice.

I even saw 2 people drop 2 caster LBs on a group of 12 people and they just stood there, took both of em, and sat there to be slaughtered, our team got 2 battle highs and 2 battle fevers out of that but it's just bad players right? Gotta go AFK and get that EXP right? What a joke people never cared about PvP until the EXP was introduced and now can't even see bots what's next people won't believe that Garuda can fall from the sky?

[Nixxe]

You're joking right? At least a normal person would be like "omg i'm being hit ahhhh" and S key or run away or something if you honestly can just say that this persons bad and not notice the particular movements and the questionable moving and stopping of said people then you're blissfully ignorant. Seriously just go into Shatter, find a large group of people and watch their movements, as soon as ice spawns they move immediately and ignore everything even while being beaten to death on their mount just to run and get the ice.

I even saw 2 people drop 2 caster LBs on a group of 12 people and they just stood there, took both of em, and sat there to be slaughtered, our team got 2 battle highs and 2 battle fevers out of that but it's just bad players right? Gotta go AFK and get that EXP right? What a joke people never cared about PvP until the EXP was introduced and now can't even see bots what's next people won't believe that Garuda can fall from the sky?

Why would I be joking? Have you never heard of tunnel vision?

[Odstarva]

Oh, there are bots. And I can tell, less so by how bad a player they are, but rather by the behavior the character exhibits.

One perfect example is when a group is moving in one direction and seemingly just -stop- and stay in place without moving. And I don't mean like holding position and making a stand, I mean they literally move into a position and just stop moving on the spot, some times facing walls and what-not.


It's difficult to explain, you'd have to see it, the pattern is there. It's so obvious that it hurts.

[NorthernLadMSP]

I've never really seen bots in PVP.

AFKers yes, and as soon as I call them out in party or alliance chat, they come up with some excuse for their AFKing. I will just kick you if I see you running in circles or hiding in a corner. I have zero patience for people who try to leech free XP.

[zylo1010]

there have been a few actual "Bots". the person just runs head on into the enemy on a mount never dismounting and getting killed and just lays there or respawns and does it again.