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Mystery Meat is not reportable.
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So continue to use it to harass, prank, and annoy your fellow players as much as you want.
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✭✭✭✭✭That's a memento right? What does it do again?CP2,000 Master Explorer - AvA One Star General - Console Peasant - The Clan
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✭✭It's funny to see tbagging evolve since ZOS statement on reporting that "behavior".
Now you surround the player(s), not on the player, and begin ATB - air tbag - in praise to great Malacath of course.
Push one way, another way is found.Edited by Wolfpaw on May 22, 2021 4:07PM2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
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✭✭✭✭✭That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
Yep, very useful for checking if that level 3 player trotting only an apparently predetermined path picking up nodes is a bot.
You pick up a node, then place the mystery meat. When the "player" walks up to the now replaced node and activates the meat...multiple times...it's a pretty good way for players who aren't sure if someone is a bot to ease their conscience about putting in a report.
As for pranks, does anyone remember that Anniversary Event during the Alikr Dolmen run someone was putting down a cake on top of the Dolmen chest every time? I thought it was hilarious, but people were pretty salty trying to figure out who it was.Edited by VaranisArano on May 22, 2021 4:05PM17 -
axi✭✭✭✭✭PizzaCat82 wrote: »
It was the funniest though when tamriel unlimited launched. So many new players at once. Those were good times.1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
Yep, very useful for checking if that level 3 player trotting only an apparently predetermined path picking up nodes is a bot.
You pick up a node, then place the mystery meat. When the "player" walks up to the now replaced node and activates the meat...multiple times...it's a pretty good way for players who aren't sure if someone is a bot to ease their conscience about putting in a report.
As for pranks, does anyone remember that Anniversary Event during the Alikr Dolmen run someone was putting down a cake on top of the Dolmen chest every time? I thought it was hilarious, but people were pretty salty trying to figure out who it was.
I love that idea. Would it be possible to add something to the meat to disrupt the script of the bot? Perhaps a small speed boost or just the slightest mandatory pause when they pick it up. I'm not sure how bots work, but placing a player usable method to throw them off course would be brilliant.4 -
marshill88✭✭✭✭redspecter23 wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
Yep, very useful for checking if that level 3 player trotting only an apparently predetermined path picking up nodes is a bot.
You pick up a node, then place the mystery meat. When the "player" walks up to the now replaced node and activates the meat...multiple times...it's a pretty good way for players who aren't sure if someone is a bot to ease their conscience about putting in a report.
As for pranks, does anyone remember that Anniversary Event during the Alikr Dolmen run someone was putting down a cake on top of the Dolmen chest every time? I thought it was hilarious, but people were pretty salty trying to figure out who it was.
I love that idea. Would it be possible to add something to the meat to disrupt the script of the bot? Perhaps a small speed boost or just the slightest mandatory pause when they pick it up. I'm not sure how bots work, but placing a player usable method to throw them off course would be brilliant.
do players really use bots in this game? i mean, talk about stupid. you get caught and you're out for life, is it worth it just for a few nodes?0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭marshill88 wrote: »redspecter23 wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
Yep, very useful for checking if that level 3 player trotting only an apparently predetermined path picking up nodes is a bot.
You pick up a node, then place the mystery meat. When the "player" walks up to the now replaced node and activates the meat...multiple times...it's a pretty good way for players who aren't sure if someone is a bot to ease their conscience about putting in a report.
As for pranks, does anyone remember that Anniversary Event during the Alikr Dolmen run someone was putting down a cake on top of the Dolmen chest every time? I thought it was hilarious, but people were pretty salty trying to figure out who it was.
I love that idea. Would it be possible to add something to the meat to disrupt the script of the bot? Perhaps a small speed boost or just the slightest mandatory pause when they pick it up. I'm not sure how bots work, but placing a player usable method to throw them off course would be brilliant.
do players really use bots in this game? i mean, talk about stupid. you get caught and you're out for life, is it worth it just for a few nodes?
There are definitely bots in this game. Usually throw away accounts so I don't think anyone is concerned when "bot account #128" out of their 300 bots gets banned. They just create a new account or possibly use one of the hacked accounts they have access to through shady means. If a site is willing to violate TOS to sell someone gold, you think they won't also attempt to hijack your account as soon as you stop buying from them?4 -
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✭✭✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »Where does it say it's not reportable?
Everything is reportable. What matters is if it's actionable. You can report someone for looking at you cross eyed. ZOS is not likely to do anything about that though. I don't know anyone that has had any action taken against their account for meat placement. I do hear quite often about players that are banned for "reasons unknown" so it's possible that this covers meat harassment as well and ZOS just doesn't want to talk about it.2 -
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✭✭✭✭✭TequilaFire wrote: »
Pranks aren't fun for the person being pranked. It's nothing but a form of harassment thinly disguised as a "joke".Edited by SilverBride on May 22, 2021 6:35PMPCNA18 -
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✭✭✭✭✭marshill88 wrote: »redspecter23 wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
Yep, very useful for checking if that level 3 player trotting only an apparently predetermined path picking up nodes is a bot.
You pick up a node, then place the mystery meat. When the "player" walks up to the now replaced node and activates the meat...multiple times...it's a pretty good way for players who aren't sure if someone is a bot to ease their conscience about putting in a report.
As for pranks, does anyone remember that Anniversary Event during the Alikr Dolmen run someone was putting down a cake on top of the Dolmen chest every time? I thought it was hilarious, but people were pretty salty trying to figure out who it was.
I love that idea. Would it be possible to add something to the meat to disrupt the script of the bot? Perhaps a small speed boost or just the slightest mandatory pause when they pick it up. I'm not sure how bots work, but placing a player usable method to throw them off course would be brilliant.
do players really use bots in this game? i mean, talk about stupid. you get caught and you're out for life, is it worth it just for a few nodes?
For real players who presumably want to enjoy playing the game, no, bots aren't worth it.
But most bots aren't operated by real players who want to enjoy playing the game.
Consider it from the goldseller's perspective: the base game only costs about $10, so if you make enough gold to sell for more than $10, you made a profit. And ZOS isn't, ah, exactly known for its speed in dealing with bots.2 -
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✭marshill88 wrote: »redspecter23 wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »That's a memento right? What does it do again?
It places an object on the ground that other people can pick up. When they pick it up, they eat it and get sick. It's just a short animation. The thing is, if place in front of a bot train, one of them can get out of sync with the train. When out of sync, they might get stuck and just stand there until the handler come back to fix it.
Yep, very useful for checking if that level 3 player trotting only an apparently predetermined path picking up nodes is a bot.
You pick up a node, then place the mystery meat. When the "player" walks up to the now replaced node and activates the meat...multiple times...it's a pretty good way for players who aren't sure if someone is a bot to ease their conscience about putting in a report.
As for pranks, does anyone remember that Anniversary Event during the Alikr Dolmen run someone was putting down a cake on top of the Dolmen chest every time? I thought it was hilarious, but people were pretty salty trying to figure out who it was.
I love that idea. Would it be possible to add something to the meat to disrupt the script of the bot? Perhaps a small speed boost or just the slightest mandatory pause when they pick it up. I'm not sure how bots work, but placing a player usable method to throw them off course would be brilliant.
do players really use bots in this game? i mean, talk about stupid. you get caught and you're out for life, is it worth it just for a few nodes?
Yes. ZOS is very slow to remove bots or take measures to discourage them--like how it took several years for them to address how bots were farming night and day the trios of mudcrabs that spawn on certain Grahtwood beaches which were needed to complete a quest there. Some say it's because they remove them in waves, others say it's because they drag their feet when it comes to banning the worst, because of who they are (like in IRL, some players are just more "important" than others) and at the end of the day ZOS doesn't really think it's a problem*. Even if they do get banned, most bans can be temporary or get overturned eventually, and also, it's no big deal for a lot of them to obtain access to a new account one way or another and start again. Some of them are running 3-7 bots at a time anyways.
*Unless it causes them PR problems, like the bots that infested the game at launch and people were posting videos of them on You Tube. ZOS would prefer such things don't show up where they can't take it down or edited it out--that might make them and their game look bad.Edited by jssriot on May 22, 2021 6:46PMPC-NA since 2015. Tired and unimpressed.5 -
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✭✭✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »
Pranks aren't fun for the person being pranked. It's nothing but a form of harassment thinly disguised as a "joke".
Pranks are fun to the person being pranked quite often. People even form new friendships through them. doesn't mean that it is universal. Speak for yourself.
[Edit to remove bait]Edited by [Deleted User] on May 22, 2021 9:09PM14 -
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✭✭How else are Peryite's Afflicted supposed to spread his blessings?
On topic though, I don't think I've ever seen someone use the memento in that way. Tempting idea though.3 -
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✭✭✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »
Pranks aren't fun for the person being pranked. It's nothing but a form of harassment thinly disguised as a "joke".
I am 67 but I hope I never get that old where It would bother me.
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✭✭✭✭✭TequilaFire wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »
Pranks aren't fun for the person being pranked. It's nothing but a form of harassment thinly disguised as a "joke".
I am 67 but I hope I nervier get that old where It would bother me.
That's fine if you aren't bothered by pranks, but a lot of people are. They are not always done in fun, but are sometimes done with malicious intent.PCNA1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »
Pranks aren't fun for the person being pranked. It's nothing but a form of harassment thinly disguised as a "joke".
I am 67 but I hope I nervier get that old where It would bother me.
That's fine if you aren't bothered by pranks, but a lot of people are. They are not always done in fun, but are sometimes done with malicious intent.
You realize you don't have to pick it up?
And if you do you learn what it is.
Besides that is why it is in game, there is no other purpose for it.23 -
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✭✭✭✭✭TequilaFire wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »SilverBride wrote: »TequilaFire wrote: »
Pranks aren't fun for the person being pranked. It's nothing but a form of harassment thinly disguised as a "joke".
I am 67 but I hope I nervier get that old where It would bother me.
That's fine if you aren't bothered by pranks, but a lot of people are. They are not always done in fun, but are sometimes done with malicious intent.
You realize you don't have to pick it up?
And if you do you learn what it is.
Besides that is why it is in game, there is no other purpose for it.
I do realize this, and imagine this is why it's probably not considered harassment like mudballs can be. But it is still a prank, and in general a lot of people find pranks distasteful.PCNA1 -
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✭✭✭✭✭PizzaCat82 wrote: »So continue to use it to harass, prank, and annoy your fellow players as much as you want.
lol, this is one is a lot of fun to use during that event where you have to go kill wolves for meat in Betnikh. You can also put it on the table in town and people will eat it while mistaking it for the quest where you have to sample the dishes.Edited by Jeremy on May 22, 2021 8:14PM6
