The Botridden Land, Eureka Pyros

[Geruu]

I'm not entirely sure if this is becoming an issue in other data centers, but unfortunately on Light data center farming in Pyros at late hours when there aren't many players around has become a HUGE pain (read: practically impossible) due to the ridiculous amount of bots in the area staying in Pyros' bottom Happy Bunny/Elemental conflict FATE pretty much 24/7.
The players are literally sighing in relief when a new instance begins and the bots have yet to join it!

Is this a thing in other data centers as well?

P.S: People have been reporting them for so long and yet nothing has been done, it's so irritating tbh.
For real, example: out of 14 Players in the instance, only 3 of us are actual players, farming fates and having to deal with fates adapted to 14 people, my burning hatred for these bots knows no bounds anymore lol.

[KageTokage]

Someone brought it up in a different topic earlier.

I personally haven't noticed any major activity on Aether but I may have just not been getting shoved into the right instance. I have consistently been seeing isolated bots in the form of obvious level-skipped alts or lazy players; identifiable by their awkward stutter stepping, constant use of the default company chocobo, and unusual ability to go exactly to where the treasure hidden every single time.

This is a good example of blatantly disruptive botting that should be deal with ASAP, because they're not only causing FATE scaling, they're also potentially depriving players of bunnies at busier hours. I did notice that all of the map farming bots as well as their suppliers seem to have up and vanished, but whether that's because they moved onto this type of farming or actually got banned is anyone's guess.

[Geruu]

woooow even the names of some in the video are the straight up the same, like the Casyus Clay one.
Honestly I don't understand how these types of reports aren't dealt with as fast as possible, there's just nothing to question about the characters being bots or not, i kinda bet it straight up takes as little as 5 mins of looking at them and 5 mins to throw them into gaol and attempt to have a conversation in vain :/

[Curisu]

This is really becoming a problem and need to be addressed.

SE, do something more against this problem, just employ 2 people in each region and let them deal with the bots.

Or give as a working report option, because I don't want to write a ticket for every single bot i see.

[Shougun]

If it doesn't cause massive server issues, perhaps SE can allow players to join exclusive instances. Like if you wanted to go in with just your party, or yourself. A bit unfortunate for the whole group dungeon content though because that would pretty much assure if you don't use the discord then you're never going to get to do it lol. Would probably work well for then adding blue mage to the content later though- so it isn't insanely wack-a-doodle (given certain builds of blue would probably crush it in there).

[TheMightyMollusk]

I did notice that all of the map farming bots as well as their suppliers seem to have up and vanished, but whether that's because they moved onto this type of farming or actually got banned is anyone's guess.

Most likely it's because they got banned and, due to Aether still being locked, haven't been able to instantly make new accounts like they usually do. As soon as it's open again, we'll be swimming in bots again.

[KageTokage]

The thing that gives me pause is mostly the fact that the bots in question had been around for nearly a year, and they historically have not been very reliable about addressing basically any form of botting that doesn't also involve hacking.

It could be that the most recent abuse that warranted emergency maintenance gave them a kick in the pants and made revise their methods, though.

[Canadane]

I know you're frustrated but you shouldn't put their character names on blast like that, it's just a good way for you yourself to get in trouble.

I do wish SE would combat botting more seriously though.

[CandyTicklefingers]

Originally we had two full time bots camped on the southern bunny fate, in Eureka Pyros. But a lot of players got annoyed with them, and I believe they de-leveled them by pulling extra adds into the fate. Once the bots got down too a certain level they ran out of the base too die too adds on the way too the fate. The bot owner clearly doesn't watch them closely, as they run out of the start point for 2 days at Elemental level 10. After a week without them. Another 16 bots were placed on the southern bunny fate in Eureka Pyros on the southern bunny fate. I'm assuming the botter did this too protect his bots. Regardless now players can no longer do NM's with small groups or it takes forever if they can beat them. After countless reports I have been directed here??. Which I don't understand why, as it's great too see the same cheating is happening on all the data centers, but it's also frustrating too see nothing done about it also. Is their anyway that this issue can be addressed, as it's greatly impeding a lot of players game play. I truly feel for them, as not everyone gets as much time as other too play, and is at the mercy of their real life schedules. Most of the bots have lvl 80s, with a lvl 3 off class. The first 2 that were de-leveled had all crafters at 80, the new ones do not, but still have the level 3 off class, which I don't understand, though it's not really the point. Anyway, if this issue could be addressed, then that would be great, as they are most probably gil farmers for someone trying too sell gil, and players will be able too use the instanced areas again, when their is less people about. (This is in regard too the Materia Data center.)

[Kolsykol]

I noticed this when I was grinding for my weapons too, all day every day they were there doing the same thing lol.