coop500 wrote: »

This one makes a good point, his crafting level would have to be maxed to get the fancy CP 160 stuff. At level 5 you get jute.

KRBMMO wrote: »

Mureel wrote: »

Turelus wrote: »

@Mureel the only official information I know on interaction with character is the post by Jess quoted below. I am not aware of them updating this, however I could be wrong.
Her reply doesn't state you can't sit and hold a button but it's likely they're going to mistake your behaviour for automation.

ZOS_JessicaFolsom wrote: »

Hi everyone,

We know there have been a lot of questions recently about botting, automated play, what’s a Terms of Service Violation and what isn’t, and what we’re doing to combat TOS-violating behavior. We’d like to answer some of those questions and provide insight.

Per our Terms of Service, this is the definition of botting and automated play:

Utilizing automation for your character is a violation of our Terms of Service. This is defined as taking action on your character, without human input, to further advance your progress in the game. Which is considered botting.

Recently, some of you have asked if it’s okay to put tape or a rubber band on your controller. The short answer is “No.” Automating your character in any way, including placing tape or a rubber-band on a console controller, is considered a violation of our Terms of Service, and action may be taken on your account. You must be actively controlling your character.

In regards to our efforts to combat botting and automated play, we’re tackling it on two fronts: Game Development and Customer Support.

On the Game Development front, we are auditing the monsters that are most commonly targeted by those who bot and automate play to ensure the spawn timers are what they should be. As we find them, we’re fixing any monsters that are instantly re-spawning or on a spawn timer that is shorter than intended.

On the Customer Support side of things, our Terms of Service team suspends and bans accounts daily. We review all TOS reports that we receive, and prioritize the investigations of accounts that have received multiple complaints. We regularly send our Support Agents in-game to watch high-traffic areas such as Dolmens, and take action on any violators we identify. We turn over identified “black marketeers” and repeat offenders to Sony and Microsoft, which sometimes results in a ban of the individual’s PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. We also do other secret things.

So how can you help us with our efforts to get rid of those who are botting and/or automating their characters? Reporting them to us is a huge help, and we do review every ticket we receive.

Here are some steps for using the in-game reporting tools:

On PC/Mac
Radial Menu
Reporting players via the radial menu is the preferred method. Walk up to the player you wish to report and Press [F] to open the radial menu. Select “Report Player” then let go of [F] to open the Report Player window. Press [E] to report the player for botting, or [R] to open the Ticket Creation page.

Chat Window
You can also Right-click on a player character name in their chat window and choose the “Report Player” option.

Press [E] to report a player for chat spam, including spamming gold sales advertisements. This will automatically send a report and does not require you to open and fill out a ticket.

Press [R] to report another player for something unrelated to spam. Choosing this option opens the Ticket Creation page.


On PS4/Xbox One
Radial Menu
As with PC/Mac, reporting players via the radial menu is preferred. Simply walk up to the player you wish to report and press the [Menu] button on Xbox One or [Options] button on PlayStation 4 to open the radial menu. Select “Report Player” then let go of [Menu] or [Options] to open the Report Player window.

Customer Service Menu
Navigate to the Player Menu ([Menu] on Xbox One or [Options]) on PlayStation 4 and find the Help Menu.
From there, select the Customer Service Menu and proceed to fill out a ticket under the appropriate category type.

Please provide the following information when reporting another player:

• The name of the player you are reported
• The reason why you are reporting them (Spam, Botting, or Harassment)
• The time of the incident
• The megaserver that the reported player is playing on

If you wish to include visual proof of the violation, such as screenshots or video footage, simply reply to your Support Ticket to update it and add the files.

We hope this info helps – thank you for being a part of our community and continuing to report any potential TOS violations you see!

Exactly. I don';t ever just farm one node I would die! but yeah - I like people to cite the source if they make claims like that one because I know they cannot tell me I cannot sit here and press a button myself.

If you say you sit in a chair for more than eight hours and just press one button I call you a liar. Show me a 8-hour video of you staring at a screen pressing only one button or shut up.

Or better yet send me your address and I'll send you a box of tissue when you get banned.

SFDB wrote: »

Let me ask: I work and play on the same PC, sometimes both at the same time (e.g., do some work, do my writ, do some work, head to the bank, do some work, fish out a hole). When mats run low I've thought about parking in front of a node, and do some work, check and see if node spawned, then back again, harvesting if it's there but only if I'm now actively back in the game (because the login time is too impractically long to just log out and then back in).

So, and this is just a question: would you say there's nothing wrong with being AFK so long as you're not doing anything until you are actively involved in the game (even if it's only for five to ten seconds)?