Multibots in pvp will destory the game

IceDread · May 2014

You have all seen them. Several characters doing exactly the same thing, occupying exactly the same space with a tiny bit of lag between them.

When you come across one of these players in pvp, he will do several attacks on you while you do one. He can equip bow on all of them and oneshoot all of you with one single attack.

This will reach pvp. This will become a huge issue if it's not handled.

I do not see the company giving a much thought to anything we write here on the forums since they do not respond. But I hope they do attend to this one.

How long do you think players will stay and do pvp when they face 1 guys that controls 5?

How long do you think people will be inter rested in pvp when all of a sudden there are a few multiboxers working togheter? One single of them can kill you with one button push because of huge focus fire control.

This will ruin the game. This has in pve been going on for a while. Noone cares that much about that there I think all thou it takes away the feeling of the game. But when they go to pvp, you will die.

Wizzo91 · May 2014

Not really bots. Just a guy running more instances of ESO with different accounts.

Have not seen this in PVP yet - so is this just a hypothetical post?

Brakkar · May 2014

This is simple bull....
7 characters but one mind.
I bet any 7 players playing as a team, each with different playstyle and ideas, would defeat such a multiboxer.

Chirru · May 2014

In PvP it does not matter if it are bots or one player running about with two or three accounts. It is player versus player and not player against multiple accounts. each char (in my opinion) ought to have a different player behind the wheel...else it is a bot army since all chars do exactly the same action as determined by the puppet master.

Boneidle · May 2014

Dont mean to cause any offence but I am a bit unsure of what you mean are the bots in pvp already or are you just worried that they will get there?

IceDread wrote: »

This will ruin the game. This has in pve been going on for a while. Noone cares that much about that there I think all thou it takes away the feeling of the game. But when they go to pvp, you will die.

Are you also saying that nobody cares about bots running around killing everything because most of the posts I have read with "bot" in the title is complaining about them being in pve and asking to solve the problem it seems an awful lot of people care that it is in pve and would like it to stop.

If you have come across bots in pvp I really don't see what they would gain by being there its not like they are getting loot or harvesting nodes in pvp and I cant see how it would benefit a bot at all by killing other players, surely that would just result in brining even more attention to themselves and them being reported more.

SirAndy · May 2014

The bots are already in Cyrodiil. Do a search here ...

IceDread · May 2014

So most of you have not seen mutliboxer in pvp so you do not think this is an issue? Lets hope it stays that way.

I'm however saying it's an issue and when you come across it you will not be glad.

I'd ofcs say it's cheating to do this in pve as well.

What are being done against multiboxers?

Obviously nothing because in pve they are everywhere.

Wizzo91 wrote: »

Not really bots. Just a guy running more instances of ESO with different accounts.

Have not seen this in PVP yet - so is this just a hypothetical post?

There are few of them. But when it happens, you will not be happy.

The fact that it is possible and that in pve you see more and more of the multiboxers / mutlibotters tells us that they are coming and the problem will grow. Then people will quit because they do not want to do the same silly thing to be able to compete wit

Boneidle wrote: »

Dont mean to cause any offence but I am a bit unsure of what you mean are the bots in pvp already or are you just worried that they will get there?

IceDread wrote: »

This will ruin the game. This has in pve been going on for a while. Noone cares that much about that there I think all thou it takes away the feeling of the game. But when they go to pvp, you will die.

Are you also saying that nobody cares about bots running around killing everything because most of the posts I have read with "bot" in the title is complaining about them being in pve and asking to solve the problem it seems an awful lot of people care that it is in pve and would like it to stop.

If you have come across bots in pvp I really don't see what they would gain by being there its not like they are getting loot or harvesting nodes in pvp and I cant see how it would benefit a bot at all by killing other players, surely that would just result in brining even more attention to themselves and them being reported more.

Are you saying the bots has already ruined the game for you or what is your point?

PvP is about having fun, at least in my world. You dont think multiboxers want to have fun? Obviously their version of having fun is different from ours. And there are still a few things to gain.

redwoodtreesprite · May 2014

Multiboxers are cheaters and exploiters in this game. It is impossible to follow another character legitimately. So they are basically hacking the game, same as the gold sellers are.

Robbiejuve · May 2014

They are not multiboxers! There is no way for slaves to follow a master in this game AND the targeting system is such that you cannot focus all slaves on the masters target. Commands such as /follow, attack targets target and macros are needed to multibox, without them you cannot multibox. What you are seeing are bots.

paradoxorganisationb16_ESO · May 2014

Tbh i don't see this as a HUGE problem as you put it.

First off anyone multiboxing is and always will be a very small % of the population and even smaller in pvp. Most people either don't know how, have the setup to be able to run it and not to mention actually wanting to pay multiple sub fees each month.

As for playing against multiboxers in pvp while it has it's advantages with burst dmg it has and equal amount or more disadvantages. An equal amount of players with just average skill lvl will be able to combat tis very easy as it's hard to compose a good dynamic group setup while multiboxing. The multiboxers will usually have no group dynamic and will never be able to play reactively with heals, cc or whatever as the input command are all the same.

Anyways i'm sorry you got owned once or whatever in pvp by a multiboxer but facts are they are such a small % of the playerbase and any real group should win over said groups any day.

So conclution:

HUGE problem? Nope.
Over reaction over getting owned in pvp by one and wanting to vent? Yes.

danteafk · May 2014

r-etard thread.

redwoodtreesprite · May 2014

ROFL, I sure seem to be seeing alot of them in PvE areas. Certainly not a small percentage, and they usually are decimating an area of quest mobs.

paradoxorganisationb16_ESO · May 2014

redwoodtreesprite wrote: »

ROFL, I sure seem to be seeing alot of them in PvE areas. Certainly not a small percentage, and they usually are decimating an area of quest mobs.

Are you sure you are not talking about bots?

There is quite a big difference between the two. In my playtime of a max lvl sorc and 2 VR alts i have yet to see a multiboxer. Bot trains yes but not anyone actually multiboxing.

redwoodtreesprite · May 2014

paradoxorganisationb16_ESO wrote: »

redwoodtreesprite wrote: »

ROFL, I sure seem to be seeing alot of them in PvE areas. Certainly not a small percentage, and they usually are decimating an area of quest mobs.

Are you sure you are not talking about bots?

There is quite a big difference between the two. In my playtime of a max lvl sorc and 2 VR alts i have yet to see a multiboxer. Bot trains yes but not anyone actually multiboxing.

I believe that they are all bots. But some keep saying they are just multiboxers. Boxers or bots, it is still a cheat and system hack.

paradoxorganisationb16_ESO · May 2014

I don't know if multiboxing is a cheat tbh there is nothing about it in the ToS other then if you consider software in the keyboard a 3rd party program to be illigal.

But then again you might aswell ban anyone with a semi modern gaming keyboard. I know personally i haven't played with a keyboard without software linked to it for i don't know atleast the last 5 years, probably way longer now that i think about it.

Epona222 · May 2014

Multiboxing is not a cheat IMO as long as there is nothing automated about it (ie if 1 player is sitting at his/her PC controlling 2 characters at the same time then good luck to them, and kind of in awe given that I can't do the 'rub your tummy and pat your head at the same time' thing) - however, this sounds like characters being commanded by software rather than by a player.

Interestingly, I saw a lemming bot a few hours ago, it would insta-die a few metres away from the wayshrine it was respawning at - over and over it rezzed at the wayshrine, ran on it's programmed path, then died, then rezzed again. It does seem that something is done. You do realise that if ZOS posted up "this is what we are doing about bots" the people who run the bots would be able to see it, right?