Gold Sellers upping their Game

phileunderx2 · November 2017

Awesome that the botters can be caked.

ZOS_GinaBruno · November 2017

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

MasterLenman · November 2017

LordGavus wrote: »

I 'B' wish 'A' they 'N' would 'T' just 'H' bugger 'E' off 'M'. So 'A' damn 'L' annoying 'L'.

Ban the mall? Why?

TequilaFire · November 2017

A whois lookup shows the site to be in China.
Complete owner info available including email for bombardment.

Cpt_Teemo · November 2017

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

But ZoS doesn't ban anyone anymore its like this instead

Qbiken · November 2017

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

Omg

Urza1234 · November 2017

Tan9oSuccka wrote: »

Turelus wrote: »

TequilaFire wrote: »

I reported a seller using this same site on PS4 he had a number at the end of his tag.
I got a nice response from ZOS and they must of done something because I begin seeing him again with another number at the end of his tag. So one gets banned they just create new account and are back at it daily in almost every zone.

At least you're making their job harder and it shows ZOS are active in making bans.

We'll never entirely stop spam like this but the more of us who fight it and promote why buying gold is bad the less money they make and less viable this game is for them.

Speaking of which. You can do things to interfere and annoy the botters. A well placed interactable momento will cause the runner to interact with it rather than picking up loot.

I was offered a payout in gold to leave them alone.

No thanks, scum bag. Report, momento, report.

You're my favorite person for at least a week.

ArchMikem · November 2017

Is this more appropriate for the forums? The thread needs context but I blackened out all sensitive details.

rhapsodious · November 2017

ArchMikem wrote: »

Is this more appropriate for the forums? The thread needs context but I blackened out all sensitive details.

Should be good, but honestly all I can think of is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGTe9bLQNIE

red_emu · November 2017

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

Wait is that the nerf hammer?

It's quite cool!

Slyjinxy · November 2017

They're still going strong on PS4 NA though.

JUSTAPHELLA · November 2017

FloppyTouch wrote: »

They also been running up to me in game then asking for a trade. When the trade window opens they put a bunch of scraps in. So I put 1g in, they exit the trade and ask/put a price in. I’ll say okay they open the trade window and I put 1g in again. The most I been able to do this to one gold seller was 5 times before they run off to the next player.

I just had one run up to me yesterday and do the same, i just kept ignoring it. I no longer care to report botters who i find out are behind it all. The developers dont care so i dont either, i just play the game like they just throw in content and that is it.

Argah · November 2017

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

You ban 1 profile and pat yourself on the back? FML

OutLaw_Nynx · November 2017

Plaguing The Rift, Grahtwood and Stormhaven really bad.

vovus69 · November 2017

I saw them on PC NA too - in higher zones like Greenshade, etc. Was long time since I saw them in ESO.

-vovus

Stinkyremy · November 2017

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

ahhhh no it hasn't.
Spamming all day everyday on PS4 EU, different accounts too

ArchMikem · November 2017

Theres a Bot train basing themselves out of Rawlkha on Xbox NA. They come in one after the other going from wayshrine to merchant to bank then back to wayshrine.

jaschacasadiob16_ESO · November 2017

The real problem is not this guy announcing gold. It's that *O*R*G*Y of sorcerers with pets genociding all those wolves...

Onefrkncrzypope · November 2017

ZOS_GinaBruno wrote: »

This has been "B" taken "A" care "N" of.

I have another Idea to help. Hire a total of like 8 ppl per platform to be GMs. 4 per server. Pay them in ESO plus or crowns. Have them be not just bot banners but true GMs. You could even have them be surveyed by players they help. Boom free or cheap labor to help with multiple issues that are out of hand.

CiliPadi · November 2017

Turelus wrote: »

CiliPadi wrote: »

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

The exact same names, or new accounts?

Same names. The game's reporting system is beyond a joke.

Edit:

I don't even get an e-mail acknowledging my report and ticket number. I used to, but I guess their support system is buggy and broken too.

pod88kk · November 2017

Everyone I know is reporting them but they've got a new GT each day. Why can't Zos do anything to stop them?

jcaceresw · November 2017

@ZOS_GinaBruno maybe can I give you a suggestion? I believe the problem wont go away until you make the account creation:

a) behind a paywall of about $5 per account created
b) the person trying to create a account should provide his/her real name, address and credit card account so you or a third party software can validate if the person is a living one, lives in the pointed address and do not have problems with his/her credit account (is not stolen or frozen). Also, this will be a good way to identify people who goes against the TOS repeteadly (because of botting, gold selling, scams and other reasons).

vovus69 · November 2017

an next time you will ever see zos as a defendant in huge lawsuit when disgruntled employee will sell this data base with all this nice info to chinese/russian hackers...

AtraisMachina · November 2017

Yea its crazy how much i see this *** in area

Ackwalan · November 2017

jcaceresw wrote: »

@ZOS_GinaBruno maybe can I give you a suggestion? I believe the problem wont go away until you make the account creation:

a) behind a paywall of about $5 per account created
b) the person trying to create a account should provide his/her real name, address and credit card account so you or a third party software can validate if the person is a living one, lives in the pointed address and do not have problems with his/her credit account (is not stolen or frozen). Also, this will be a good way to identify people who goes against the TOS repeteadly (because of botting, gold selling, scams and other reasons).

No need for all that. During the free weekend, just get about a dozen interns (they work for free) and a supervisor with ban/suspend authority to monitor the zone chats.

CaffeinatedMayhem · November 2017

The_Smilemeister wrote: »

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

Not that we don't get the qzmfol999614 type names on PC, but gold sellers do have to look more legit, because guilds keep booting them. The suspicious names are easy to know to check their sales, it's the 10 accounts with "legit" sounding names that my guild booted this week that are harder to catch. Still not difficult to catch but requires a bit more work from an officer.

Cpt_Teemo · November 2017

thatlaurachick wrote: »

The_Smilemeister wrote: »

I'm more interested in his name. On PS4 we get bots with names that look like the guy behind them had a stroke of sorts (hhhhhgffgf). On PC, by the looks of it, unless that guy is just trolling then I have to take off my hat for trying to at least make the profile look legit.

Not that we don't get the qzmfol999614 type names on PC, but gold sellers do have to look more legit, because guilds keep booting them. The suspicious names are easy to know to check their sales, it's the 10 accounts with "legit" sounding names that my guild booted this week that are harder to catch. Still not difficult to catch but requires a bit more work from an officer.

They use the accounts that buy from them, that's why they're names are more legit

Drummerx04 · November 2017

CiliPadi wrote: »

Turelus wrote: »

CiliPadi wrote: »

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

The exact same names, or new accounts?

Same names. The game's reporting system is beyond a joke.

Edit:

I don't even get an e-mail acknowledging my report and ticket number. I used to, but I guess their support system is buggy and broken too.

@CiliPadi Make sure you are selecting a subcategory when you report the bot.

You can also use my Bot Scanner (in my signature) to report bots easily on PC.

D0PAMINE · November 2017

Drummerx04 wrote: »

CiliPadi wrote: »

Turelus wrote: »

CiliPadi wrote: »

Reporting them does not do a thing. I have seen them spam in zone chat for weeks now.

The exact same names, or new accounts?

Same names. The game's reporting system is beyond a joke.

Edit:

I don't even get an e-mail acknowledging my report and ticket number. I used to, but I guess their support system is buggy and broken too.

@CiliPadi Make sure you are selecting a subcategory when you report the bot.

You can also use my Bot Scanner (in my signature) to report bots easily on PC.

I love your add on. Quick and easy reporting. Thank you.

Vanzen · November 2017

War on mmo gold sellers is the same as war on drugs ...

Inneficient, useless, and unsuccessfull.