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Update: (Day two Continues) Cheating Right Now Happening at Iluvamir Dolmen In Auridion PC NA
scorpiodog
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Two players are AFK and shooting their bows about once every second. One of the knuckeheads is even facing the wrong direction so his AFK boswhots are going in the wrong direction.
Absolutely no interaction with the environment.
I submitted a ticket about a half hour ago.
I don't know if it's worse that they are cheating, or that they are doing it so boldly and lazily in the most easy dolmen to get to in the game.
11/7/16
3:48 am EST
Update Day two (11/8/16)
Does reporting obvious cheating and macro use have any effect whatseoever? I'm in doubt.
Cheating continues at same location
One Player reported yesterday is dead on the ground, but has 30 more CP than than yesterday. Probably happened when players didn't kill npcs quickly enough.
Another player currently level 44 doing the same thing.
Edited by scorpiodog on November 9, 2016 4:51AM Absolutely no interaction with the environment.
I submitted a ticket about a half hour ago.
I don't know if it's worse that they are cheating, or that they are doing it so boldly and lazily in the most easy dolmen to get to in the game.
11/7/16
3:48 am EST
Update Day two (11/8/16)
Does reporting obvious cheating and macro use have any effect whatseoever? I'm in doubt.
Cheating continues at same location
One Player reported yesterday is dead on the ground, but has 30 more CP than than yesterday. Probably happened when players didn't kill npcs quickly enough.
Another player currently level 44 doing the same thing.
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DRXHarbinger✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Cheating means to gain something. What are they gaining. They won't do over a dolmen like that. Maybe they saw you coming and thought let's pretend to be bots and troll him?PC Master Race
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scorpiodog✭✭✭✭✭DRXHarbinger wrote: »Cheating means to gain something. What are they gaining. They won't do over a dolmen like that. Maybe they saw you coming and thought let's pretend to be bots and troll him?
You mean they've been pressing a button for over an hour in the same exact time interval just to troll me?
One of them is pointed where the dolmen boss always appears. It's the same location every dolmen every time. You only need to tag the boss to get the exp
He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
So yeah, there's that.Edited by scorpiodog on November 8, 2016 8:54AM6 -
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✭What would they gain by being macro-afk at a dolmen? They'd still need to close the pinions... at the very least. And the goodies are in the chest which they'd have to go loot.PC-EU0 -
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✭✭✭What would they gain by being macro-afk at a dolmen? They'd still need to close the pinions... at the very least. And the goodies are in the chest which they'd have to go loot.
maybe it is a bot for xp, knowing that everytime someone comes to close the pinions, so they focus only on the boss to get the xp
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scorpiodog✭✭✭✭✭What would they gain by being macro-afk at a dolmen? They'd still need to close the pinions... at the very least. And the goodies are in the chest which they'd have to go loot.
Experience. You don't have to close the pinions to get experience.
I guess you just put a level one character there, point it at the boss, go to sleep, and when you wake up he's CP 100.
And I guess they pick that Dolmen because they know the boss gets destroyed in seconds and will never kill them.Edited by scorpiodog on November 8, 2016 9:02AM2 -
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✭Perhaps it's someone who got tired of farming the General Executioner achievement lol,
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✭✭✭✭failkiwib16_ESO wrote: »Perhaps it's someone who got tired of farming the General Executioner achievement lol,
Lol I did that before 1T, when it was easier to get."Buzz Lightyear toy isle shot" Stormcalling/Animal Companions/Assassination PVP build hater
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Abeille✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭They don't die? That sounds like something that would get them killed. Maybe tell people to let the mobs kill them while they are not banned?Just so that everyone knows, my Altmer still can't have black hair. About a dozen of Altmer NPCs in the game have black hair. Just saying.
Meet my characters:Command: Do the thing.
Zadarri, Khajiit Fist of Thalmor: The thing was done, as commanded.
Durza gra-Maghul, Orc blacksmith: The thing was done perfectly, in the most efficient way.
Tegwen, Bosmer troublemaker: You can't prove I didn't do the thing.
Sings-Many-Songs, Argonian fisher: Sure, I'll do the thing... Eventually. Maybe.
Aerindel, Altmer stormcaller: After extensive research, I've come to the conclusion that doing the thing would be a waste of resources.
Liliel, Dunmer pyromancer: Aerindel said I shouldn't do the thing. Something about "resources".
Gyda Snowcaller, Nord cryomancer: I will find a way to do it that won't waste resources and make Aerindel proud of me.
Beatrice Leoriane, Breton vampire: I persuaded someone else into doing the thing. You are welcome, dear.
Sahima, Redguard performer: Doing the thing sounds awfully unpleasant and really not my problem.
Ellaria Valerius, Imperial priestess: I'll pray to the Eight for the thing to be done, if it is Their will.0 -
Argah✭✭✭✭Wouldn't do that myself but also wouldn't waste my time watching someone do it, pretty lame from op if you ask me.0
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✭✭scorpiodog wrote: »He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
You're playing this game at 3:48 am, watching a guy shooting his bow for an hour???
Methinks you need a break from this game...for sanity sake.5 -
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✭They could have AFK'd waiting for the Dolmen to spawn again and set up a macro to fire bow shots to keep them from getting kicked for inactivity.1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭bottleofsyrup wrote: »They could have AFK'd waiting for the Dolmen to spawn again and set up a macro to fire bow shots to keep them from getting kicked for inactivity.
Either way, they are doing actions against the ToS.
Get them to call you a racial slur so that they get permanently banned.
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BlackPhillip✭✭✭haha. No wonder I see a dead body or two lying there for awhile.ASSASMITE COVENFRIENDLY DUNGEOUN RUNNERSANGRY UNICORN TRADERS@BlackPhillip PC NABlackphillip Redguard Stamina NightbladeBlackphillip Da Goat Dark Elf Magicka Nightblade0 -
vyndral13preub18_ESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭They should have just done what the two templars i saw were doing. Healing doesnt really care which direction you are facing. And the destruction staff ground aoe is huge!Edited by vyndral13preub18_ESO on November 8, 2016 1:30PM0 -
Baconfat79✭✭✭✭Be a vigilante and MPK them! Just grab a mob that has an AoE or a conal attack, drag it over to them, and let it kill them.Edited by Baconfat79 on November 8, 2016 10:09PM2
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Wow....I saw one guy constantly shooting his bow on an empty dolmen in Auridon this morning for about 30 minutes but didn't really give it much thought until I saw this post. Interesting.Edited by thesilverball_ESO on November 8, 2016 6:31PM1 -
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✭✭scorpiodog wrote: »DRXHarbinger wrote: »Cheating means to gain something. What are they gaining. They won't do over a dolmen like that. Maybe they saw you coming and thought let's pretend to be bots and troll him?
You mean they've been pressing a button for over an hour in the same exact time interval just to troll me?
One of them is pointed where the dolmen boss always appears. It's the same location every dolmen every time. You only need to tag the boss to get the exp
He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
So yeah, there's that.
Neat, originally the CP displayed didn't change until you relogged. Nice to know they changed that.0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭It is a way/exploit to power level Fighter's Guild without really don't doing anything. Quite popular amongst some BWB players.0 -
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Nothing wrong with being a night owl. *shrugs*scorpiodog wrote: »He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
You're playing this game at 3:48 am, watching a guy shooting his bow for an hour???
Methinks you need a break from this game...for sanity sake.Edited by Rosveen on November 8, 2016 6:41PM1 -
scorpiodog✭✭✭✭✭scorpiodog wrote: »He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
You're playing this game at 3:48 am, watching a guy shooting his bow for an hour???
Methinks you need a break from this game...for sanity sake.
I'm on Hawaii time - it was just after 11 pm for me.
Obviously I wasn't just standing at the dolmen watching him - I was farming it myself. The legal way, along with about 10 other people.
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Nah, back during the Great Bot Infestation of 2014 I learned that it's highly satisfying to drag mobs with AOE attacks over to bots (or rubber banders) to kill them. Report them in-game, then make sure that they get killed in-game.Taleof2Cities wrote: »As long as you reported it in-game ... let ZOS sort it out ...
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✭✭scorpiodog wrote: »scorpiodog wrote: »He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
You're playing this game at 3:48 am, watching a guy shooting his bow for an hour???
Methinks you need a break from this game...for sanity sake.
I'm on Hawaii time - it was just after 11 pm for me.
Obviously I wasn't just standing at the dolmen watching him - I was farming it myself. The legal way, along with about 10 other people.
ha ok it sounded like you were just standing there angrily shaking your fist for an hour at 4am
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✭✭scorpiodog wrote: »Obviously I wasn't just standing at the dolmen watching him - I was farming it myself. The legal way, along with about 10 other people.
Me too. Getting as many alts to 50 as I could while the double xp was available.0 -
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✭✭WuffyCerulei wrote: »failkiwib16_ESO wrote: »Perhaps it's someone who got tired of farming the General Executioner achievement lol,
Lol I did that before 1T, when it was easier to get.
it's much easier now, imho.
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You say that as if there's something wrong with angrily shaking your fist for an hour at 4am...scorpiodog wrote: »scorpiodog wrote: »He's gone up several CP in the hour I've observed him.
You're playing this game at 3:48 am, watching a guy shooting his bow for an hour???
Methinks you need a break from this game...for sanity sake.
I'm on Hawaii time - it was just after 11 pm for me.
Obviously I wasn't just standing at the dolmen watching him - I was farming it myself. The legal way, along with about 10 other people.
ha ok it sounded like you were just standing there angrily shaking your fist for an hour at 4am
Someone stole my sweetrollCaius Drusus Imperial DK (DC)
Bragg Ironhand Orc Temp (DC)
Neesha Stalks-Shadows Argonian NB (EP)
Falidir Altmer Sorcr (AD)
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Fevassa Dunmer DK (EP)
Manut Redguard Temp (AD)
Tylera the Summoner Altmer Sorc (EP)
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Nah, back during the Great Bot Infestation of 2014 I learned that it's highly satisfying to drag mobs with AOE attacks over to bots (or rubber banders) to kill them. Report them in-game, then make sure that they get killed in-game.Taleof2Cities wrote: »As long as you reported it in-game ... let ZOS sort it out ...
Hadn't thought of that in all the bot-reporting I did in 2014 ... thanks for the tip!0
