How to report disappearing gatherers?

#1 - March 17, 2013, 9:28 a.m.

In Queensdale I frequently see characters suddenly appear next to a gathering node, farm it, and disappear. Sometimes I see the same characters doing it all over the zone.

I’ve been trying to memorize their names, friend them, then report them as bots. But I’m not sure they’re botting, I figure they’re probably hacking somehow. They appear and disappear so fast it’s difficult to remember their names, especially if it’s a long or complex name.

What is the best way to handle this? Report as bot as what?

Gaile Gray

#6 - March 18, 2013, 1:02 p.m.

If you cannot report them — and I do know the blink out quickly — then you can add the area (and world) to the Bot Hot Spot thread.

Thanks for helping!

Gaile Gray

#9 - March 18, 2013, 1:35 p.m.

Here you go: https://forum-en.guildwars2.com/forum/support/account/Bot-Hot-Spots/first#post1188285

I try to keep it on the first two pages of threads here in the Account Support Forum. It’s a really helpful thread for us as developers!

Gaile Gray

#11 - March 18, 2013, 3:39 p.m.

Blackwolfe.5649:
Thanks. Perhaps you should sticky it? Because searching for bot hot spot didnt turn up anything. It might be good to link to it as well in the appropriate stickies about botting in the various subforums.

I have this concern that we have a lot of stickies in this forum. I think it could be helpful to sticky it, but that means even more at the top, and some folks’ eyes glaze over for stickies.

Can I get some feedback from others? Sticky the Bot Hot Spot, or just bump it up every few days, if it requires it?

Gaile Gray

#17 - March 20, 2013, 1:07 p.m.

I stickied, because folks were having trouble finding the thread and believe me, the botters don’t need that thread to tell them where we’re looking.

Gaile Gray

#20 - March 22, 2013, 10:41 a.m.

Lysico.4906:
My issue is that WE have to handle this for Anet.. Why do we have to police their inability to control bot (again mind you, this problem has been around since launch)..

Anet GET on the problem. Do not make us, the paying customer, have to fix the lax controls you have when it comes to botting..

The best thing, I will infracted for calling this out.. /shrug..

You are not required to do anything. Players have asked if they can help, and I’ve set up a thread that allows us to gather information that they give, willingly and with the most helpful of intentions.

We do not need to GET on the problem. We ARE on the problem, and things have improved and are improving daily.

I doubt you’ll get infracted for this, but you will be reminded — by me — that a bad attitude, misinformation, and invalid assumption make for a very poor level of forum discourse.