#1 - Oct. 31, 2012, 12:31 p.m.
ArenaNet is doing all it can to spot evil botters, within Guild Wars 2. However I’ve discovered a few tips on how to spot them, so you can report it and clean the game up for everyone.
If you see a group of 2 to 4 characters who…
- Are all of the same class. Typically rangers and guardians.
- Who all appear of the same default colour scheme.
- Who all are equipped with starting/low level weapons and equipment, of the same type.
- Who all run a repeated lap around the zone, in a tight group.
- Who all attack the same target, at the same time.
- Who all use the same tight sequence of attacks. Usually the auto attack “1” skill, with some type of AoE attack.
…chances are you are looking at what is commonly known as a “bot swarm”.
In which event you are 99% safe in reporting them for botting, since it’s mostly likely a program, or at the very least some poor underpaid Asian dude, two/three/quad boxing the entire group at once.
- [Moderator edit] content against the CoC removed
Finally, if you have any handy hints on how to spot a botter. Leave them here! My list is by no means complete or fool-proof. So the more knowledge we can gather here, the better we all will be in spotting and reporting bots.
