Trap nodes for bots!

Lyserus

This is a new idea from me…Considering we are adding nodes anyway, why not make some Trap nodes…label it as trap, and reaction says “die”. Only real players can tell it's different from other nodes and will avoid it （and we should have reminder for new players at the beginning of game）, but for bots they will just try to harvest and get kicked over and over again

CaptainVenom

If they are different from other nodes, bots will be able to avoid them. Programming is magic.

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alexkdd99

Lyserus wrote: »

This is a new idea from me…Considering we are adding nodes anyway, why not make some Trap nodes…label it as trap, and reaction says “die”. Only real players can tell it's different from other nodes and will avoid it （and we should have reminder for new players at the beginning of game）, but for bots they will just try to harvest and get kicked over and over again

Bots can tell the difference between each node type. So no way that would work.

Shader_Shibes

Have it like those trap chests in Dark Souls xD

AhPook_Is_Here

LOL put a captcha on each node before you loot... that wouldn't bother anyone...

MythicEmperor

Not a great idea. Not only could bots tell the difference via the magic school known as "technology", but it would be extremely frustrating for someone like me who grabs every node he sees.

SantieClaws

Hmm.

No matter what the node said Khajiit she would still want it.

When a kitten Mama told this one a story about ogres. Do not wake the ogres she said. Angry ogre means a bruised kitten.

Still to this day Khajiit cannot help but wake every ogre she says.

You know what the saying says about curiosity and khajiit yes.

Yours with paws
Santie Claws

TheShadowScout

I'd much rather see a "resource gathering minigame" similar to lockpicking. Just give our more resources per node to balance the gathering becoming more difficult, and let the bots despair when they can't do the minigame "on auto"...

I remember in Age of Conan, there were random events that could happen when harvesting any resource. Like, an enemy attacking you shouting "that's mine!" - I always asssumed they added those to discourage bots...

I could see something like that in ESO I guess... but no basic "trap nodes", just additions to the common way nodes work...

Elsonso

AhPook_Is_Here wrote: »

LOL put a captcha on each node before you loot... that wouldn't bother anyone...

Please select all the pictures that have daedra in them.

But, like has been said before, if there is any indication that the node is a trap, only the bots would be safe from it.

ElliottXO

Are bots actually still a thing? If so...

I would hide all nodes behind a mini game similar to lock picking (maybe shorter), reduce the amount of nodes by 4 but increase how much material they yield by 4.

I mean there are so many nodes everywhere, you can't run 3 seconds straight without tripping over the next one.

Iselin

As long as nodes spawn on the same exact spot every time after a predictable delay, botters will have a field day harvesting in this game. The only real solution would be randomized node spawns like WOW and many other games do it. What that would do to server performance is a whole different issue though.

starkerealm

TheShadowScout wrote: »

I'd much rather see a "resource gathering minigame" similar to lockpicking. Just give our more resources per node to balance the gathering becoming more difficult, and let the bots despair when they can't do the minigame "on auto"...

I remember in Age of Conan, there were random events that could happen when harvesting any resource. Like, an enemy attacking you shouting "that's mine!" - I always asssumed they added those to discourage bots...

I could see something like that in ESO I guess... but no basic "trap nodes", just additions to the common way nodes work...

Star Trek Online had something similar. You could technically mash through it, but you'd get a fraction of the resources.

HatchetHaro

Just put a captcha on every node. Problem solved.

Ackwalan

So if someone is farming an area, it won't take to long until only trap nodes are there.

SirAndy

Lyserus wrote: »

This is a new idea from me…Considering we are adding nodes anyway, why not make some Trap nodes…label it as trap, and reaction says “die”. Only real players can tell it's different from other nodes and will avoid it （and we should have reminder for new players at the beginning of game）, but for bots they will just try to harvest and get kicked over and over again

You clearly aren't a programmer ...

Oakmontowls_ESO

This isn't runescape where the bots were just programmed to click on green in order to pick flax.

TheShadowScout

HatchetHaro wrote: »

Just put a captcha on every node. Problem solved.

You mean something like...

Caligamy_ESO

Or they could spend a fraction of that Superbowl commercial price tag and hire a few GMs for the lifetime of the game.