Approximately how often do you run into a bot(s) per 24 hours of actual game time period?

zaria

RaddlemanNumber7 wrote: »

0

It's months since I saw a bot train.

PC EU

PC EU here too, forgot to add.

Qbiken

Grathwood is a popular botting zone.

Drachenfier

I don't know if it's bots, but I will on occasion be heading toward a crafting node and it will disappear, with no one around. Seems like I remember something like this going at launch that was bot related.

edit to add - I did see a large bot train in Stonefalls last week

Caligamy_ESO

IcyDeadPeople wrote: »

I haven't encountered any bots since around ESO launch in 2014.

A few months ago I saw somebody in Cyrodiil who kept coming out of Alessia keep, walking directly to the slaughterfish water and killing himself. Thought it must be some kind of bot and was about to report it, but then he whispered me and asked why I kept killing him. Turned out he just didn't know about slaughterfish.

Are you a moth priest?

Half the maps listed in the game have dedicated botting areas. Not exaggerating or overstating that in any way, shape, or form. It's been pretty much this way 24/7 for the past 9 months at the least.

Here is a thread I posted about this very thing last November with screenshots and locations, and they are still constantly botted today.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/306005/botting-locations-pc-na

driosketch

If I wasn't in the middle of nowhere fishing, I'd probably never run into the suspicious trains.

Wreuntzylla

Drachenfier wrote: »

I don't know if it's bots, but I will on occasion be heading toward a crafting node and it will disappear, with no one around. Seems like I remember something like this going at launch that was bot related.

edit to add - I did see a large bot train in Stonefalls last week

That was a problem early on and people thought it was bots inside the world geometry. ZoS came out and said its a problem with phasing or some other similar type word.

Both problems existed. If it was bots, you could often see pieces of them or other anomalies.

out51d3r

Only in Alikir dolmens. Even without bots though, there'd be tonnes of players there anyways, so I don't see the bots as a major issue. My grind spots seem pretty much bot free otherwise.

Megabear

I ran into about 6 groups of bots in Grahtwood last night in about 4 hours of game time. I guess it really is a popular bot spot.

WalksonGraves

Been playing since launch on xbox, never seen a bot.

IcyDeadPeople

Caligamy_ESO wrote: »

IcyDeadPeople wrote: »

I haven't encountered any bots since around ESO launch in 2014.

A few months ago I saw somebody in Cyrodiil who kept coming out of Alessia keep, walking directly to the slaughterfish water and killing himself. Thought it must be some kind of bot and was about to report it, but then he whispered me and asked why I kept killing him. Turned out he just didn't know about slaughterfish.

Are you a moth priest?

Half the maps listed in the game have dedicated botting areas. Not exaggerating or overstating that in any way, shape, or form. It's been pretty much this way 24/7 for the past 9 months at the least.

Here is a thread I posted about this very thing last November with screenshots and locations, and they are still constantly botted today.
https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/306005/botting-locations-pc-na

I don't doubt their existence, but personally I have not encountered a single bot since 2014. I mostly just play in Cyrodiil or battlegrounds and I imagine any bots there would get killed by other players.

Megabear

WalksonGraves wrote: »

Been playing since launch on xbox, never seen a bot.

On NA PC it's impossible not to run into a group of bots in general quest areas. You won't see them if you're in bot free zones such as PvP, Dungeons, towns, etc though.

Nestor

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

Megabear

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

NukeAllTheThings

I see them at least once a day because I am going back and leveling Mages Guild on multiple characters that I neglected in the past. I look forward to not having to pick up another lore book so I can come back to this thread and tell OP he is crazy because I never see bots

Megabear

NukeAllTheThings wrote: »

I see them at least once a day because I am going back and leveling Mages Guild on multiple characters that I neglected in the past. I look forward to not having to pick up another lore book so I can come back to this thread and tell OP he is crazy because I never see bots

Me too, me too.. That being said it's crazy how easy it is for humans, including myself and everyone else on earth, to lie to themselves, then turn around and believe it.

rotaugen454

There are places I always see programmed bots with fighting pets, always following the exact same route down to the step. A better question would be how often do I enter known bot areas.

SanTii.92

None i can tell of. But i don't hang around dolemns, maybe it's cause of that.

Megabear

rotaugen454 wrote: »

There are places I always see programmed bots with fighting pets, always following the exact same route down to the step. A better question would be how often do I enter known bot areas.

Good point.

Elsonso

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

I don't report them anymore. I could be reporting a good 20 of them just from PC NA. In realizing that ZOS has yet to send me a check for reporting these accounts, I have decided to just watch them.

Megabear wrote: »

NukeAllTheThings wrote: »

I see them at least once a day because I am going back and leveling Mages Guild on multiple characters that I neglected in the past. I look forward to not having to pick up another lore book so I can come back to this thread and tell OP he is crazy because I never see bots

Me too, me too.. That being said it's crazy how easy it is for humans, including myself and everyone else on earth, to lie to themselves, then turn around and believe it.

I would not say "lie to themselves" as much as "just never noticed" or they simply don't head out into the wilderness where bots live.

Megabear

SanTii.92 wrote: »

where is none i can tell of?

Yeah I forgot, my bad. But in hindsight I'm glad I didn't include it because it would simply mean that these players do not enter botter areas. But then unfortunately the poll should have indicated that the poll is only for players that do regularly enter bot areas. Fixing it now, though bit too late.

Nestor

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

If they made me a GM and gave me Banhammer Privileges, it would be a wonderful evening let me tell you.

Megabear

Nestor wrote: »

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

If they made me a GM and gave me Banhammer Privileges, it would be a wonderful evening let me tell you.

I lub you man. If you need a vote, you have mine.

Megabear

lordrichter wrote: »

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

I don't report them anymore. I could be reporting a good 20 of them just from PC NA. In realizing that ZOS has yet to send me a check for reporting these accounts, I have decided to just watch them.

Megabear wrote: »

NukeAllTheThings wrote: »

I see them at least once a day because I am going back and leveling Mages Guild on multiple characters that I neglected in the past. I look forward to not having to pick up another lore book so I can come back to this thread and tell OP he is crazy because I never see bots

Me too, me too.. That being said it's crazy how easy it is for humans, including myself and everyone else on earth, to lie to themselves, then turn around and believe it.

I would not say "lie to themselves" as much as "just never noticed" or they simply don't head out into the wilderness where bots live.

Good points.

rotaugen454

Nestor wrote: »

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

If they made me a GM and gave me Banhammer Privileges, it would be a wonderful evening let me tell you.

I would SO vote yes on that for Nestor if they let us pick an in game GM.

Elsonso

Nestor wrote: »

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

If they made me a GM and gave me Banhammer Privileges, it would be a wonderful evening let me tell you.

I would not even need ban privileges. They could give me a "teleport to random zone" spell and I would have tons of fun. Probably too much. Might get a ban, myself.

Axoinus

I generally play everyday and see at least one every day.

Kharnis

The answer is zero. No, I am not lying, nor am I just "failing to notice." I have seen a grand total of zero since well before One Tamriel.

CaptainBeerDude

lordrichter wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

Megabear wrote: »

Nestor wrote: »

The three most common areas (Reticulated Dolmen area in Shadowfen, the Werewolf Village in Bangkori, and the Drowned Coast Dolmen in Greenshade) always seem to have bot trains. I did not see one the other day in Shadowfen but I was not in the place were I always saw them.

If in fact they have been removed from these areas, perhaps ZOS finally clamped down on them and removed them from the game.

I don't know, that's a big maybe because I still run into bot trains constantly, especially now that I'm farming for overland gears. I'm basically spamming myself (ZOS sends me e-mails per report) by reporting these bots without knowing if it does any good. I still report every time though.

If they made me a GM and gave me Banhammer Privileges, it would be a wonderful evening let me tell you.

I would not even need ban privileges. They could give me a "teleport to random zone" spell and I would have tons of fun. Probably too much. Might get a ban, myself.

Teleport them to Cyrodiil. In the water. Would their code be smart enough to get them back to their patrol route?

mesmerizedish

Less than one per 24 hours, but more than zero.

Jamascus

eleventy-five