Instantly respawning NPC glitch/exploit/bug

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Reignskream
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Currently leveling in Deshaan, and noticed a bunch of people huddled around one NPC, which is a "Plague Stalker", right off to the left of Obsidian Gorge, is where this is happening. The NPC respawns instantly, and has been spawning (from what I've seen) for a couple hours now. NPC's respawn rate has to be broken as its barely 1 second and this thing is back to life again.

Numerous bots are there farming this NPC right now, please look into it CS, I've sent in a report already through game. Here area couple screenshots of it going on.

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  • Reignskream
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    bumped to see if anyone saw this crap last night / early this morning.
  • JaffaStix
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    I was booted from the server after I was farming an NPC continually re spawning and then received an email to state that my account has been blocked and if I do not respond within 72-hours my account will be permanently banned! my question... Is this against the rules and regs of ESO to farm these "Glitches"?
  • Seravi
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    Yeah Deshaan has issues with bots. I saw that stalker and reported it as well.
    Edited by Seravi on May 15, 2014 10:11AM
  • ToBbErT
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    JaffaStix wrote: »
    I was booted from the server after I was farming an NPC continually re spawning and then received an email to state that my account has been blocked and if I do not respond within 72-hours my account will be permanently banned! my question... Is this against the rules and regs of ESO to farm these "Glitches"?

    No, its not against the rules.
  • esoone
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    Yes it is, abusing exploits is against the rules.
  • Shillen
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    This is not against the rules unless you're afk while doing it. There was a similar spawn in DC side that was like this for weeks before they changed it. The mob does have a respawn timer, it's just really fast. It's no different than farming the delve bosses when they had a 30 second timer which ZoS specifically stated was not exploiting.

    This guy probably got reported by someone and a GM checked to see if he was a bot or not and he failed to respond and that's why he got banned..
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  • Phantax
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    Shillen wrote: »
    This is not against the rules unless you're afk while doing it. There was a similar spawn in DC side that was like this for weeks before they changed it. The mob does have a respawn timer, it's just really fast. It's no different than farming the delve bosses when they had a 30 second timer which ZoS specifically stated was not exploiting.

    This guy probably got reported by someone and a GM checked to see if he was a bot or not and he failed to respond and that's why he got banned..

    Agreed, the GM was just doing a basic check. One of the easiest ways to see if a bot IS a bot is simply to message/mail them. I wouldn't worry too much about it.
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  • KerinKor
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    ToBbErT wrote: »

    No, its not against the rules.
    Of course it is, stop giving him false information. This is so patently an exploit of an unintended behaviour there's no doubt at all, no difference between this and the boss farming ZOS dealt with, no difference between insta-spawning mobs and insta-spawning jute.
    Edited by KerinKor on May 15, 2014 11:00AM
  • KerinKor
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    NVM, double-post due to forum glitch.

    Edited by KerinKor on May 15, 2014 10:59AM
  • Mistamichal
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    I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got my character locked. It was no big deal to get it unlocked again. But, it's great to see that the GMs are actually banning the account now, rather than just the character, even if it creates a little bit of inconvenience to real players who have to contact customer service to get their accounts reactivated it's a small price to pay IMO. :)
  • Crassius
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    I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and got my character locked. It was no big deal to get it unlocked again. But, it's great to see that the GMs are actually banning the account now, rather than just the character, even if it creates a little bit of inconvenience to real players who have to contact customer service to get their accounts reactivated it's a small price to pay IMO. :)

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  • Blackwolfe5
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    Saw it as well and reported all the bots. There was even a real player standing there taking advantage of what the bots was doing, but I never reported him.

    No matter if people say it's against the rules or not, it would only be stupid to take the risk.
    Edited by Blackwolfe5 on May 15, 2014 11:50AM
  • zeuseason
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    A constant spawning mob is a bug and exploiting that bug will get you banned.
  • Shillen
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    zeuseason wrote: »
    A constant spawning mob is a bug and exploiting that bug will get you banned.

    Except you're spouting nonsense. It won't get you banned unless you're afk.

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  • Reignskream
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    Man you guys are still seeing this? I posted this awhile ago. I figured using that instantly respawning npc whether your afk or not, to farm xp would be exploiting in itself due to your glitching the system by killing a broken instantly respawning npc over and over. Which in turn gives you xp, every second or 2, that sounds like exploitation, whether your afk or not.
    Edited by Reignskream on May 15, 2014 1:16PM
  • esoone
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    Shillen wrote: »

    Except you're spouting nonsense. It won't get you banned unless you're afk.

    No abusing a bug that gives you a advantage you would not have is called exploiting and this is NOT allowed. IF this happens by mistake then im sure there is no reason to worried i think but using this to enrich yourself knowing its a exploit is called cheating.
  • Niliu
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    Shillen wrote: »

    Except you're spouting nonsense. It won't get you banned unless you're afk.

    Always funny when stupid people who don't know what they're talking about start badmouthing other people as a way to hide the fact they've been caught talking out their ass.
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  • Phantax
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    Farming mobs for xp has (and always will be) a legitimate way to level in an MMO. If somebody is taking advantage of a mob that is spawning too fast then yeah, that's a bit naughty, but its only what we all do on a slower scale !

    Yes Zeni will and should fix it, but banning people, get over it. I'd hope they have more sense and concentrate on the Bots, gold sellers and hackers that plague MMOs
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  • Niliu
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    Phantax wrote: »
    Farming mobs for xp has (and always will be) a legitimate way to level in an MMO. If somebody is taking advantage of a mob that is spawning too fast then yeah, that's a bit naughty, but its only what we all do on a slower scale !

    Yes Zeni will and should fix it, but banning people, get over it. I'd hope they have more sense and concentrate on the Bots, gold sellers and hackers that plague MMOs

    Farming mobs, or grinding, is perfectly fine. If the mob is respawning as quickly as the OP states, then it's not an intended feature, and exploiting it is banable. It'd be like asking for $20 from an ATM and getting $1,000. If you keep the money and they catch you, you'd be charged.
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  • Froobert
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    Or you could just shield bash those bots to death :open_mouth:
    That always works c:

    http://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/discussion/97643/sheilds-shield-bashing-for-dummies-how-to-bash?new=1

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