Elder Bots Online
ElliottXO
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Did somebody already copyright that name?
Just trolling ZOS for not addressing the problem. And please, don't give me that 'they're working on it' mantra.
I wonder if the bots already farmed more than the dupers duped?
Just trolling ZOS for not addressing the problem. And please, don't give me that 'they're working on it' mantra.
I wonder if the bots already farmed more than the dupers duped?
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Stormynature✭✭✭(copied from my post in the other thread)
To put a little perspective into things.
Target recently got hacked for 40 million credit card numbers.
Prices for these card numbers can be as little as $5-6 dollars per card.
Each card can then be used to buy accounts in multiple different MMOs.
The earnings of the gold farming industry in 2005 was at least 200 million dollars per year (wiki).
In 2005 there was an estimated 100,000 live gold farmers (wiki) ---this DOES NOT count the bots!
It is a numbers game...MMOs are a herd of cows that are milked at every moment of every day (except during shutdowns). If you think any MMO can afford to hire the amount of human staff needed to deal with this situation then you are not grasping the economics of just how much time and money would be consumed. The only way to make the system somewhat viable is to integrate automated systems that catch and ban bots as they pop. Unfortunately it would appear that this technology is still being worked on by ZoS and has had only partial success so far.A maxed out luggage draught horse should be allowed to carry a wayshrine1 -
roflcopter✭✭✭Did somebody already copyright that name?
Just trolling ZOS for not addressing the problem. And please, don't give me that 'they're working on it' mantra.
I wonder if the bots already farmed more than the dupers duped?
They aren't working on anything. Actually the are all sitting watching threads like this going LMFAOROFLCOPTER.... Because this is how all game companies work. They actual don't want to make things better, they want people like you to post these kinds of threads just so they can laugh at you.
Your pain and frustration = their enjoyment. Because we all know they aren't working on anything as you said.
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Vodkaphile✭✭✭
Just trolling ZOS for not addressing the problem. And please, don't give me that 'they're working on it' mantra.
Then why make this post? So people will agree with you and you can all beat the dead horse together and lavish each other with awesome trolling arguments about how a company that exists to make money and serve customers will somehow do both by intentionally pissing off the customer base?
Did I miss anything in your flawless, entirely logical argument?0 -
awkwarrd✭✭✭
You missed it.Vodkaphile wrote: »Then why make this post? So people will agree with you and you can all beat the dead horse together and lavish each other with awesome trolling arguments about how a company that exists to make money and serve customers will somehow do both by intentionally pissing off the customer base?
Did I miss anything in your flawless, entirely logical argument?
It's gone now, i wouldn't wait around for it to finally hit you.
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AlliN✭✭✭Everything Seems Odd, Edward Sucks Online and Early Subscription Overturned are some nice alternatives.0
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ElliottXO✭✭✭✭✭Vodkaphile wrote: »
Just trolling ZOS for not addressing the problem. And please, don't give me that 'they're working on it' mantra.
Then why make this post? So people will agree with you and you can all beat the dead horse together and lavish each other with awesome trolling arguments about how a company that exists to make money and serve customers will somehow do both by intentionally pissing off the customer base?
Did I miss anything in your flawless, entirely logical argument?
You're obviously too smart for me. May I throw in a word called 'priorities' before you totally demolish my self confidence?
Why do we need an expansion if not even the released content is close to being fixed? Botters? Bugs? Missing features anyone?0 -
ElliottXO✭✭✭✭✭Stormynature wrote: »(copied from my post in the other thread)
To put a little perspective into things.
Target recently got hacked for 40 million credit card numbers.
Prices for these card numbers can be as little as $5-6 dollars per card.
Each card can then be used to buy accounts in multiple different MMOs.
The earnings of the gold farming industry in 2005 was at least 200 million dollars per year (wiki).
In 2005 there was an estimated 100,000 live gold farmers (wiki) ---this DOES NOT count the bots!
It is a numbers game...MMOs are a herd of cows that are milked at every moment of every day (except during shutdowns). If you think any MMO can afford to hire the amount of human staff needed to deal with this situation then you are not grasping the economics of just how much time and money would be consumed. The only way to make the system somewhat viable is to integrate automated systems that catch and ban bots as they pop. Unfortunately it would appear that this technology is still being worked on by ZoS and has had only partial success so far.
The latest F2P games I played where handling bots just fine. I only met once a fishing bot squad in RIFT, and none in TERA.
They don't need to completely eradicate botting, but as long as a human can spot 10 bots per minute man-work is a good option to fight bots. If a human would need 30 minutes to spot 1 bot I would agree with you.
Especially F2P games are handling bots extremely efficient given the fact you just need a mail address to create an account.0
