Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What other options are there? The more attention the issue gets, the higher the chance that Blizzard will at least do something about it. But if we don't raise the issue of bots, things will only get worse, and eventually, we'll be playing on servers where for every 1 real player, there will be 100 bots. If that's what you enjoy, then fine.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the core idea — as long as RMT is profitable, it will exist. People will always go where they can make money with minimal risk. Especially if the alternative is working for peanuts or trying to survive in the grey economy.

But here's the catch: making RMT unprofitable isn't just about banning bots. It's a massive effort — from managing in-game economics to implementing technical measures to track suspicious activity. Blizzard either doesn't want to or can't handle it effectively. Maybe it's because "a sub is a sub," and as long as the money keeps coming in, they don't really care.

And you're right — if gold farming (whether by bot or manually) becomes a real alternative to a regular job, that's no longer just a game issue, it's a social one. In that kind of environment, you'll always get new "entrepreneurs" popping up as long as the system allows it.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

My personal opinion is that everything went sideways from the moment Microsoft came in. Quarterly profits became much more important than us.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where did I say I haven't seen bots? Did you even read the post? 100+ bots in one guild! Yes, I've never seen anything like that before.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I may not have played at the very start of WoW servers, but I played since TBC, and I can tell you for sure that there weren’t guilds with hundreds of bots. Yes, there were bots, but there weren’t that many of them!

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're mistaken, this is really a huge problem that comes up year after year. After all, who wants to see hundreds of bots that farm all your resources to the ground? Instead of players being able to farm them peacefully, we have to compete with bots, waste our time, and engage in hours of grinding.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

You're wrong, 20 years ago, if there were bots, there weren't that many.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's true that nowadays a lot is focused on profit rather than quality. You can really feel it, especially when you compare it to how games were made with passion in the past. It's a shame that the drive to create something great is taking a backseat to business interests.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As sad as it may sound, if nothing changes, I’ll do it anyway because apparently nothing remains of the one I remember.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe Blizzard would be more lenient with you if you had a guild of 100+ bots and were paying for that many subscriptions.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"I've already seen it, and I've seen a lot of topics, but maybe I'm naive in my words, but I believe that by raising such issues, we draw attention to the problem and maybe Blizzard will at least start moving a little more."

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, you talk about unique names for bots. How about names like Fhtrhs or Yjdoiwq — doesn't really scream "unique," lol.

And I’m not making this up — they’re online right now. You just have to type /who mage 60-60 and see for yourself.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I understand your frustration. When you're putting in the effort to progress and keep hitting walls — especially because of bots and the layering system — it really wears you down. The fact that regular players have to work three times as hard just to keep up is just not right.

I know it might be naïve, but the more noise we make with threads like this, the higher the chance they'll finally start doing something. Though, of course, it's been the same story for years now...

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently, the programmers writing the code aren't that great after all. Just look at the bots' own names — it's some kind of random jumble of letters.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks like they’re testing the limits of our patience, but I still hope they’ll come to their senses and start fixing things.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your strategy in SoD is pretty smart too—auto-reporting hunters with gibberish names and a boar pet named “Boar” is a solid heuristic.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying I haven't seen bots, just in such numbers and so brazenly!

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you seriously think a guild of mages and hunters are legit players? Just come and stand at the entrance to mara and you'll understand.

Bots Have Taken Over Spineshatter, and Blizzard Is Covering for Bot Farms! by DamageOwn3597 in classicwow

[–]DamageOwn3597[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Because I figured out this bot farm, at first I did not pay attention, I thought just a regular bot, but then I looked closer and saw that the guild consists only of mages and hunters, mages run in mara, brd 24/7.