Would u sacrifice those to have ESO Botfree?

Getern

After first bot war after launch we had ~1,5 years of game without bots or at least visible. Zose doesn't really care about taking actions right now. What could be done tho:
1. Remove Craftbag - all u have to do now is to pay subscription for endless materials storage. I guess it's worth it for gold sellers. Still profitable for Zose.
2. Remove level scalling - that made 1-5 zones really botfriendly environment. Bots started appearing again after One Tamriel Patch. Coincidence?
3. Allow to get endgame material in zones, where bots can't really handle, at least without certain investment in gear or time required for getting higher ranks/CP.

I am aware that all those were sort of a gamechangers but they were also botfriendly.

doslekis

No

Nobody's takin my craft bag away

Edit to add, bots have been in every mmo I've ever played. As long as they don't change the way I play the game I could care less.

Keldheir

No

I hardly ever buy anything off a guild trader and I don't sell, so bots don't have a negative impact on my gaming expecience. I read a lot about bot trains but I've seen only a single bot in the last few years. Also, for me the removal of the crafting bag would be a reason to consider leaving ESO or taking a long break. Not too long ago I had to play without a subscription for two weeks and it felt tedious. Punishing. Never again. I just got used to level scaling, so I'd rather not have that changed again. Also I don't want endgame material in zones filled with uber hard mobs only. I want my ore and flower-picking runs to be mindless and relaxing.
So... No. I wouldn't sacrifice anything for a bot-free ESO.

DMuehlhausen

No

As soon as I saw remove Craft Bag answer was no.

That bag is worth a double price monthly sub to me lol

Getern

Yes

Keldheir wrote: »

I hardly ever buy anything off a guild trader and I don't sell, so bots don't have a negative impact on my gaming expecience. I read a lot about bot trains but I've seen only a single bot in the last few years. Also, for me the removal of the crafting bag would be a reason to consider leaving ESO or taking a long break. Not too long ago I had to play without a subscription for two weeks and it felt tedious. Punishing. Never again. I just got used to level scaling, so I'd rather not have that changed again. Also I don't want endgame material in zones filled with uber hard mobs only. I want my ore and flower-picking runs to be mindless and relaxing.
So... No. I wouldn't sacrifice anything for a bot-free ESO.

I see u really went Super Casual with this. That's sad...

Patches760

No

Craft bag is love, craft bag is life. Without my craft bag, I am lost and afraid, searching for an answer as to where I am supposed to store the thousands of grocery items and various runes spilling out of my inventory.

In all seriousness though, I saw a solution in another thread that seemed fairly simple, have a game master come in to high traffic bot zones and start banning away. ez pz only problem as OP stated is giving ZOS a reason to care.

Alpheu5

No

Making the game itself harder for bots in turn makes it harder for actual players. There's a reason you see bot trains taking on weak trash mobs in the wilderness and not world bosses.

EvilCroc

No

And again, who really cares about bots? They do nothing bad for majority of players. Prices? Dolmen leveling? Pfff, nothing interesting at all. I will not sacrifice even 1 gold for resolving so called "bot problem"

Nestor

Thing is, Bots are so obvious to anyone who looks at them for 5 seconds. We really just need ZOS to respond to reports (which will encourage people to make more) and slam the BanHammer on them. And not just a 72 hour ban, but a clean the bank out, clean out the inventory, remove the guild listings, disable permanently the account banhammer. Call it a Ban Sledge if you will.

Alpheu5

No

#NestorForGM

pod88kk

No

Not a chance you're taking my craft bag

static_recharge

No

Absolutely not. This won't stop the bots anyway, just make it harder for us to play the game we enjoy.

Lexxypwns

No

I don't think a lot of people know this, but I'm just gonna tell the story anyway. So, about 1.5 years ago ESO admins banned a TON of accounts for botting in conjunction with gold selling(RMT). Shortly after, ESO had a major DDoS(and possibly other security breaches) against several of its servers, the game was virtually unplayable for almost a week. Its believed that DDoS attack was retaliation for interfering with the RMT business.

Since that specific incident they've all but stopped banning bots and things are running out of control.

Eddyble

No

Players shouldn't have to sacrifice anything to play a game bot free.

That having been said, they don't really bother me or prevent me from playing. Then again, I'm on console where it's not as bad.

Mojmir

No

Only sacrifice should be move the crown crate team into the GM team

Rouven

Don't ban the bots, just isolate them. That way they run for nothing for a while.

Other than that why would I sacrifice anything? ZOS can sacrifice some profit, hire more people and git er done.

Edit: Bad grammar

Rohaus

Why do bots bother people so much????

Necomis

As much as people post about them. I have yet to see a single one in game or see anything in chat. Which seems odd as I see that in every MMO.

Heroeric1337

No

Is this really a question?

Apache_Kid

No

Or they could just like, you know, police the game like they are supposed to. Imagine thinking I would ever give up the craft bag. Miss me with that

WreckfulAbandon

How are you gonna suggest getting rid of craft bag... lol

As much as I miss it I'm not going to begrudge others who still have it because they pay money to subscribe.

CheepsNSalsa

No

Im cp 650, have been playing the game for at least 2 years and have never once seen a bot unless you count gold sellers in zone chat or the random player trying to sell 450x dreugh wax for under market price. I feel like the only people complaining about bots are people who make money off of mats. As far as I'm concerned, paying 200g for a Columbine vs 500g is a win for me.

EvilAutoTech

Yes

At first I thought you can have my craft bag when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. Then I remembered how much fun I had when I first got the game and thought "Never been a big fan of level scaling, and it didn't really bother me to have to head to Craglorn, Wrothgar or the Gold Coast for my high end mats. Having to trudge back to town to offload plunder has always been TES. I love my craftbag but it's not like I need it.

Wait, touch my craftbag and lose your face.

FoolishHuman

No

I very rarely see bots, I've never seen a goldseller ad in chat and the economy of the game seems to be stable and healthy. I really don't see any reason to take such drastic actions.

Belegnole

No

I'm already paying ZOS to do their job. Why would I give them more, when they're not doing it now.

grannas211

No

Cash me outside with dat giving up my craft bag nonsense.

KRBMMO

No

The solution is just to have some randomly appearing or "wandering" monsters as strong as say a troll but without an area tether and not distracted by other characters afk for example. If you get their attention they will hunt you and only you until you deal with them.

That would solve the bot problem.

IcyDeadPeople

Seeing bots running around looks kinda funny, but personally never bothered me at all.

At any rate I haven't seen a single bot since ESO Launch in 2014.

PlagueSD

No

Getern wrote: »

After first bot war after launch we had ~1,5 years of game without bots or at least visible. Zose doesn't really care about taking actions right now. What could be done tho:
1. Remove Craftbag - all u have to do now is to pay subscription for endless materials storage. I guess it's worth it for gold sellers. Still profitable for Zos.

It's already like this. You only get access to deposit items into the crafting bag if you're and ESO+ member.

2. Remove level scalling - that made 1-5 zones really botfriendly environment. Bots started appearing again after One Tamriel Patch. Coincidence?

Probably never going to happen. I actually like farming the noob areas when I need mats. No one is there.

3. Allow to get endgame material in zones, where bots can't really handle, at least without certain investment in gear or time required for getting higher ranks/CP.

Not needed. I like the current system of mats drop based off of your crafting skill and player level skill. (See response to #2)

rustic_potato

No

It is ZOS' job to remove bots not ours. I personally don't care about botting. If I have to give up QOL for botting the answer is LOL NO..

phairdon

No

Nestor wrote: »

Thing is, Bots are so obvious to anyone who looks at them for 5 seconds. We really just need ZOS to respond to reports (which will encourage people to make more) and slam the BanHammer on them. And not just a 72 hour ban, but a clean the bank out, clean out the inventory, remove the guild listings, disable permanently the account banhammer. Call it a Ban Sledge if you will.

Amen.