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Reporting boss bots is easy compared to this...

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badmojo
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I stumbled onto a place where bots in soul shriven robes were appearing, hitting a quest object and then teleporting out. At times there are more than I can report. They just never stopped coming. Hoping a GM can stand where I am and click ban on each one.

[Moderator edit]: Video removed - please read our Code of Conduct

Edit: NEW VIDEO without bot names shown. I just wanted people to get an idea of what the bots are doing so they can easily identify them and report them.
http://www.twitch.tv/badmoj0/c/4145026
Edited by badmojo on April 27, 2014 10:55PM
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  • ttwinklerub17_ESO
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    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
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    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    Edited by ttwinklerub17_ESO on April 27, 2014 4:04AM
  • badmojo
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
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    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot

    Video wasn't posted with the intent to shame the people I'm reporting in it. I posted it as more of a "look out for this type of garbage" so people can report it as they see it. It's easy to overlook if you're not aware of it.

    Also, reporting something like "swarm of bots" on one account isn't going to cut it. I wouldn't be lying when I say I've reported about 100 of these in the past couple hours. I was bored.
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  • nazgull2k1ub17_ESO
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    I see it ALL the time.. go to the CE Treasure map location in Daggerfall area. Right next to the altar, you can literally watch as they port in by the HUNDREDS, loot something, then port out. BY THE HUNDREDS.
  • badmojo
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    nazgull2k1ub17_ESO wrote: »
    I see it ALL the time.. go to the CE Treasure map location in Daggerfall area. Right next to the altar, you can literally watch as they port in by the HUNDREDS, loot something, then port out. BY THE HUNDREDS.

    That's funny, that's exactly where I spotted it while going for the treasure map chest. The video in the OP is from that spot.
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  • idk
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot

    Swarm of bots everywhere. The problem is they have the quests automated to level the bot to the point they want it, probably changing dungeons regularly. I just saw a large group of bots doing the mission I was on. The phase in, do what needs to be done and phase out at a speed that was one doing the interaction while the next was phasing in. This would also mean they are porting to where they need to be rather than travelling.

    The numbers I saw were far beyond being able to report but a small fraction of them. I do not stream but did get some SS that I am about to pass onto support. The speed and numbers I saw just on this one quest was absolutely over the top. They are only there a few seconds.
  • awkwarrd
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    What is the point of you posting this?
    The TOS police?

    You should report them ALL!, not just the ones you allow him to.

    He didn't name anyone, so get off his case.
    He displayed a video of bots teleporting, an exploit in action, he is trying to help.

    It has been proven by a bunch of people that name dropping a ZOS tag in forums, has been far more effective than the in-game report, the ZOS forum people forward the thread onto people who can help.
  • Tipsy
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    I actually managed to report several by hitting f next to them as soon as they appear

    as long as you keep pressing f you can select report player,even if they disappear I think.

    A place where I noticed them being very active is Glenumbra up north in crosswych,the town you have to liberate
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/462527/champion-of-the-gods-deadra-worship-cp-to-next-level
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/464219/out-of-combat-personality-mood-actionbar
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/279458/content-packs-for-organizing-guild-events
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/276626/suggestion-alliance-specific-justice-system-revisit-the-innocent-npc-label
  • Trracer
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    Here's some short clips I grabbed of bots running missions. The last one has some nice teleporting.

    [Moderator edit]: Video removed - please read our Code of Conduct
    Edited by ZOS_HugoP on April 27, 2014 11:36AM
  • ttwinklerub17_ESO
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    awkwarrd wrote: »
    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    What is the point of you posting this?
    The TOS police?

    You should report them ALL!, not just the ones you allow him to.

    He didn't name anyone, so get off his case.
    He displayed a video of bots teleporting, an exploit in action, he is trying to help.

    It has been proven by a bunch of people that name dropping a ZOS tag in forums, has been far more effective than the in-game report, the ZOS forum people forward the thread onto people who can help.


    the point is it's against TOS to post any name or video with names of players with suspected suspicious activity
    I was warning him and others.. just like everyone else is

    it be pretty sad to get an account locked for reporting in this manner - that's the point

    I want the good players that report cheaters to stay and the bad cheating ones gone


    as for reporting withing game it works and within minutes if there is a substantial problem in that area

    Edited by ttwinklerub17_ESO on April 27, 2014 11:00AM
  • qwertyburnsb16_ESO
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    awkwarrd wrote: »
    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    What is the point of you posting this?
    The TOS police?

    You should report them ALL!, not just the ones you allow him to.

    He didn't name anyone, so get off his case.
    He displayed a video of bots teleporting, an exploit in action, he is trying to help.

    It has been proven by a bunch of people that name dropping a ZOS tag in forums, has been far more effective than the in-game report, the ZOS forum people forward the thread onto people who can help.


    the point is it's against TOS to post any name or video with names of players with suspected suspicious activity
    I was warning him and others.. just like everyone else is

    it be pretty sad to get an account locked for reporting in this manner - that's the point

    I want the good players that report cheaters to stay and the bad cheating ones gone


    as for reporting withing game it works and within minutes if there is a substantial problem in that area

    If we were talking about real players then I would agree with you. In this case it is obvious that this swarm of bots with their random generated silly names are not real and this cheat is a huge organised "smash and grab". The naming and shaming rules should not apply in this situation and ZOS shouldn't be closing down these threads on the behest of fanboys.

    These is serious and the only way to combat this is if there were real live contactable GM's who could come to your location to witness and deal with it on the spot.
  • ttwinklerub17_ESO
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    there are real GM's you contact - they are on chat and you can use report-

    I just seen a recent post from ZOS - they want exploits/goldsellers/bots to be reported in game

    I am being serous - Im spending a good chunk of time reporting the bots and gold sellers as fast as I see them

    and Im seeing fast results usually - all depends on the amount of reports that come in - more troublesome areas first

    it's already made a difference in one area
  • awkwarrd
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    the point is it's against TOS to post any name or video with names of players with suspected suspicious activity
    I was warning him and others.. just like everyone else is

    it be pretty sad to get an account locked for reporting in this manner - that's the point

    I want the good players that report cheaters to stay and the bad cheating ones gone


    as for reporting withing game it works and within minutes if there is a substantial problem in that area
    Whatever..
    Bots are Bots, he's not reporting players.

    You can't name and shame a guy with a name of "sdfasgd".
    Just back off with the TOS police garbage, let the forum mods handle it, unless you are one on a player account.
  • Tipsy
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    awkwarrd wrote: »
    You can't name and shame a guy with a name of "sdfasgd".
    indeed,it is a shame they are in the game.
    These kind of names should be auto banned from the playerbase for besmirching the game
    Edited by Tipsy on April 27, 2014 11:43AM
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/462527/champion-of-the-gods-deadra-worship-cp-to-next-level
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/464219/out-of-combat-personality-mood-actionbar
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/279458/content-packs-for-organizing-guild-events
    https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/276626/suggestion-alliance-specific-justice-system-revisit-the-innocent-npc-label
  • IronMaiden_burnout
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    awkwarrd wrote: »
    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    What is the point of you posting this?
    The TOS police?

    You should report them ALL!, not just the ones you allow him to.

    He didn't name anyone, so get off his case.
    He displayed a video of bots teleporting, an exploit in action, he is trying to help.

    It has been proven by a bunch of people that name dropping a ZOS tag in forums, has been far more effective than the in-game report, the ZOS forum people forward the thread onto people who can help.


    the point is it's against TOS to post any name or video with names of players with suspected suspicious activity
    I was warning him and others.. just like everyone else is

    it be pretty sad to get an account locked for reporting in this manner - that's the point

    I want the good players that report cheaters to stay and the bad cheating ones gone


    as for reporting withing game it works and within minutes if there is a substantial problem in that area

    They are not names and they are not players. They are game breaking code running around all over

  • cecilzero1
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    awkwarrd wrote: »
    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    What is the point of you posting this?
    The TOS police?

    You should report them ALL!, not just the ones you allow him to.

    He didn't name anyone, so get off his case.
    He displayed a video of bots teleporting, an exploit in action, he is trying to help.

    It has been proven by a bunch of people that name dropping a ZOS tag in forums, has been far more effective than the in-game report, the ZOS forum people forward the thread onto people who can help.


    the point is it's against TOS to post any name or video with names of players with suspected suspicious activity
    I was warning him and others.. just like everyone else is

    it be pretty sad to get an account locked for reporting in this manner - that's the point

    I want the good players that report cheaters to stay and the bad cheating ones gone


    as for reporting withing game it works and within minutes if there is a substantial problem in that area

    let the mods do their job on moderating the forums they are getting paid to do it

  • caryhammub17_ESO
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    Easy fix, Zeni just needs to release a similar code and let everyone do this, lets call it what it is, "Bampf"ing, that way we are on an equal footing with the bot armies.
  • badmojo
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    Or a GM could stand exactly where I was in the video and hit each one with a ban hammer. It's what I wanted to happen while I was reporting them all. I was asking in zone chat for a GM to come to my position, no response.
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  • Ysne58
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    Another stunt, one level 3 in jail rags will stand at a node and keep harvesting over and over again. No one else can get that node and it somehow is respawning every other second or so. I've reported 2 of those so far that I've seen.
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    I logged back in to the same place today to see if the bots are still doing their thing, yup. Anyway, bored of reporting them, I decided to try and get a couple of them killed before they could teleport out. Anyway, I discovered something interesting, I got the Bloodthorn guys to kill the bot, but then the Bloodthorn Incendiary morphed himself into a 'Soul Shriven' bad guy I've never seen before.

    I wasn't aware that enemies could steal your identity/clothes/body after they kill you.
    http://i.imgur.com/9uZUBoy.jpg
    Edited by badmojo on April 27, 2014 10:08PM
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  • seneferab16_ESO
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    That is very interesting. Did you report it?
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    deleted
    Edited by Srugzal on April 28, 2014 10:02PM
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    deleted
    Edited by Srugzal on April 28, 2014 10:02PM
  • aegis156
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    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    awkwarrd wrote: »
    ttwinklerub17_ESO wrote: »
    please report in game
    posting video or player names - even by video is against TOS - be aware of that - you are not allowed to shame people
    -

    by reporting in game you get fastest result
    you don't have to report all of them just some

    place a message saying swarm of bots in "location"
    link a screenshot
    What is the point of you posting this?
    The TOS police?

    You should report them ALL!, not just the ones you allow him to.

    He didn't name anyone, so get off his case.
    He displayed a video of bots teleporting, an exploit in action, he is trying to help.

    It has been proven by a bunch of people that name dropping a ZOS tag in forums, has been far more effective than the in-game report, the ZOS forum people forward the thread onto people who can help.


    the point is it's against TOS to post any name or video with names of players with suspected suspicious activity
    I was warning him and others.. just like everyone else is

    it be pretty sad to get an account locked for reporting in this manner - that's the point

    I want the good players that report cheaters to stay and the bad cheating ones gone


    as for reporting withing game it works and within minutes if there is a substantial problem in that area

    Everyone knows how the system is suppose to work, and from the post count on these threads everyone can see that either the system is severely broken or there is an integrity problem. Threatening to ban someone for reporting an obvious cheat leans towards an integrity problem.

    Perhaps he felt that in absence of a ZOS response shaming was a viable option to getting something actually fixed.
  • badmojo
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    I wish they would police these bots half as well as they police these forums for bot names.
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  • Zaxq
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    Ysne58 wrote: »
    Another stunt, one level 3 in jail rags will stand at a node and keep harvesting over and over again. No one else can get that node and it somehow is respawning every other second or so. I've reported 2 of those so far that I've seen.

    I report, on average, 25 harvesting bots every day. ZoS isn't doing anything to stop them (several are the same bots I reported 5 days ago).

    Go the Fort Arand Wayshrine in Stonefalls. I guarantee there will be at lest 4-5 visible Jute-farming bots. And another 1-3 invisible bots.

    Then pop in to Emberflint Mines and see the 7-8 bots camping the boss.

    They are always there, despite constant reports.

    If ZoS wanted to they could stop it, or at least manage it. But they don't want to.

  • badmojo
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    aegis156 wrote: »
    Perhaps he felt that in absence of a ZOS response shaming was a viable option to getting something actually fixed.

    I actually felt like these bots weren't worth my time in editing the video to remove their names. For one thing, because they're obviously bots, and another thing, I bet those characters have already been deleted and replaced by another jibberish named bot doing the exact same thing.

    I posted the video because I felt like other players in the game would benefit from seeing exactly what it is these bots are doing now. With that knowledge they could identify and report the bots as they see them.
    Edited by badmojo on April 27, 2014 10:28PM
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  • badmojo
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    I posted a new video without showing the bot names.
    http://www.twitch.tv/badmoj0/c/4145026
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  • Oblongship
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    badmojo wrote: »

    [Moderator edit]: Video removed - please read our Code of Conduct

    Did the mods just stick up for the bots and then punish the guy reporting it?

    Wow..........
  • badmojo
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    Oblongship wrote: »
    badmojo wrote: »

    [Moderator edit]: Video removed - please read our Code of Conduct

    Did the mods just stick up for the bots and then punish the guy reporting it?

    Wow..........

    Don't sweat it, I technically broke their code of conduct, then I'm sure twinkler up there made a point of reporting my post.

    I just wish they would react in the same timely manner for the hundreds of bots I report.
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  • badmojo
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    Victory(sort of)
    nF1lyp4.jpg
    Edited by badmojo on April 28, 2014 2:00AM
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