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Alpha bots lowering the value of LP.

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Andrew Indy
Cleaning Crew
#61 - 2017-03-22 06:43:44 UTC
guigui lechat wrote:
"we need proof of bots to listen to you", then you lack a lot of wisedom/knowledge.



But can you really Ask CCP to do something on a random players theory? How many times have people said that the drop rate of X has change because their last X sites drop very little or something along those lines.

The issues I have with the OP is that he keeps on calling people stupid for having an opinion other than his and its not so much that he can't provide proof of bots but that he has no proof of any kind. Maybe check all LP items and look at their history since ascension, if the vast majority of items (ones farm able in HS) have come down a lot since then, then maybe he is right.


Anize Oramara
WarpTooZero
#62 - 2017-03-22 06:52:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Anize Oramara
guigui lechat wrote:
I'm just saying : making a distribution bot does not require much work and so the ratio LP/h/invested time is interesting, even though you think the sole LP/hour is bad.
When you farm, the ratio you consider is your ISK/played_hour ; when you create bot, the ratio is max_bot*ISK/bot_hour/dev_hour, because even if the sole ISK/hour is ten time worse, if you can launch 10 times more bots using it and it requires less dev time it's worth it.

you can easily script clicks on a window, the only issue is to know WHEN and WITCH click to perform - and for that you may need packet sniffing.


So this is a very valid concern IF we knew for a fact CCP wasn't blocking multiple alpha log ins from the same machine/IP. However as you can see by a simple and quick test, CCP does indeed block the ability to log in multiple alpha accounts or even a single alpha account if you have an Omega account running.

So to accomplish this 'simple' act of launching 10 alpha bots from the same location you will need a separate VPN for each one or a way to trick the client/CCP into thinking each log in is happening from a different IP and/or machine if they check the MAC address as well. Now where logging in multiple omega accounts is supported (and probably encouraged to be honest), it is actively blocked for alpha account so circumventing that would be a lot more complex and a much more direct violation of the EULA than the sometimes murky area of 'bots/macros/iskboxer' and as such probably much better policed.

So yea, I'm not saying it ain't happening, I'm saying until I see proof I don't see how it'd be feasible in the least. This thread is 3 months old and no proof.

I'm just saying.

PS. with the rise in burner and general blitzing running the value of a lot of LP items have gone down a bit, but surprisingly not a lot and that generates a HUGE amount of LP compared to what even hundreds of these kinds of bots could ever generate, never mind FW LP and concord LP.

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guigui lechat
the no fock given
#63 - 2017-03-22 11:46:27 UTC  |  Edited by: guigui lechat
Andrew Indy wrote:
guigui lechat wrote:
"we need proof of bots to listen to you", then you lack a lot of wisedom/knowledge.



But can you really Ask CCP to do something on a random players theory? How many times have people said that the drop rate of X has change because their last X sites drop very little or something along those lines.

The issues I have with the OP is that he keeps on calling people stupid for having an opinion other than his and its not so much that he can't provide proof of bots but that he has no proof of any kind. Maybe check all LP items and look at their history since ascension, if the vast majority of items (ones farm able in HS) have come down a lot since then, then maybe he is right.


I'm not asking CCP anything, just stating that bots are a thing, and there are good reasons to make distribution bots.
Your issues with the OP are not my concern. However I totally understand them.

Anize Oramara wrote:

So this is a very valid concern IF we knew for a fact CCP wasn't blocking multiple alpha log ins from the same machine/IP. However as you can see by a simple and quick test, CCP does indeed block the ability to log in multiple alpha accounts or even a single alpha account if you have an Omega account running.


AFAIK
https://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/5fldj4/is_it_allowed_to_skillup_an_alpha_on_separate/
https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=6707136
https://support.eveonline.com/hc/en-us/articles/213811425-Alpha-Clones-and-Omega-Clone-lapsing-Quick-Facts

people are able to connect the same IP.
So you just need ONE VPN (so your main doesn't get banned too when the banhammer falls)
NofriendNoLifeStilPostin
State War Academy
Caldari State
#64 - 2017-03-23 13:43:09 UTC  |  Edited by: NofriendNoLifeStilPostin
Andrew Indy wrote:
guigui lechat wrote:
"we need proof of bots to listen to you", then you lack a lot of wisedom/knowledge.



But can you really Ask CCP to do something on a random players theory? How many times have people said that the drop rate of X has change because their last X sites drop very little or something along those lines.

The issues I have with the OP is that he keeps on calling people stupid for having an opinion other than his and its not so much that he can't provide proof of bots but that he has no proof of any kind. Maybe check all LP items and look at their history since ascension, if the vast majority of items (ones farm able in HS) have come down a lot since then, then maybe he is right.





its not a random player theory. It is common sense. I don't need to provide proof that bots exist. It is common sense that people will do this. The better question to ask is, why not prevent alphas from being able to bot level 4 missions? Its not that people have a different opinion, it is that they are actually stupid. You demand proof of things that are common sense and extremely likely. And only CCP has the data that would provide concrete evidence.

If i was more ambitous about this game, I would definately be doing this. . Can you possibly think of something more profitable or easier bot that involves zero risk?

Anize Oramara wrote:
[quote=guigui lechat] I'm saying until I see proof I don't see how it'd be feasible in the least. This thread is 3 months old and no proof.



The problem is that you are an utter moron. How do you not understand that botting level 4 courier missions is feasible?

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Alasdan Helminthauge
AirHogs
Hogs Collective
#65 - 2017-03-23 14:09:17 UTC  |  Edited by: Alasdan Helminthauge
NofriendNoLifeStilPostin wrote:
Can you possibly think of something more profitable or easier bot that involves zero risk?


The Chinese use bots to rat in null-sec on their server, making some 100mil/(hr*account).
It's not involving zero risk, but since it's pretty popular there, I guess the risk is worth it.
(The Chinese proxy company never ban people from using bots. They almost have bots for everything, even pvp.)

ok, an alpha probably can't bot-rat in null-sec on our server, but they certainly can bot-rat final mission of the Amarr epic arc. There are infinite spawns in the last room, and I'm pretty sure the dps is tankable even for an alpha. As long as you don't kill the mission object, you can repeat this everyday and epic arc missions never expire. You can't make as much as 100mil/hr, but it should be more than your 1kLP/5min. (and I deeply doubt that whether a lv4 distribution mission can be done in 5 minutes in a T1 industrial. It takes me about 1 minute per jump in a neurus. The Iteron Mark V should be even slower. I haven't got any lv4 distribution mission that only requires me to travel 2 jumps yet.)
Gregorius Goldstein
Queens of the Drone Age
#66 - 2017-03-23 14:12:41 UTC  |  Edited by: Gregorius Goldstein
Feasible? Probably yes. Is it happening? Only in small scale or those bots are really good at hiding. I guess other methods are even more feasible. Is it a problem CCP should address? In my opinion mining and trading bots are by far the bigger problem and should be addressed first. One problem with missions bots of any kind is that you have to operate them in very populated systems. While there are some null systems with only a few jumps per day or even week.
William Ormono
Reason Will Prevail
#67 - 2017-03-23 15:31:47 UTC
NofriendNoLifeStilPostin wrote:

The problem is that you are an utter moron.


Some food for thought. If your intentions are to have a fruitful discussion with other people, comments like these can be very counter productive. In my experience, personal attacks don't strengthen a person's argument, but instead can take away from their credibility.

I'm not saying you're wrong (in fact, I think you are onto something), but your phrasing might have stolen some focus from the subject matter. Lots of people seem to think you're post is about whether bots do/don't exists (or how to eliminate them) instead of a conversation about limiting Alpha clone abilities to make botting less profitable for them.

Just my two cents. Sorry for pushing my views on you.
Andrew Indy
Cleaning Crew
#68 - 2017-03-24 08:23:20 UTC
NofriendNoLifeStilPostin wrote:


its not a random player theory. It is common sense. I don't need to provide proof that bots exist. It is common sense that people will do this. The better question to ask is, why not prevent alphas from being able to bot level 4 missions? Its not that people have a different opinion, it is that they are actually stupid. You demand proof of things that are common sense and extremely likely. And only CCP has the data that would provide concrete evidence.




Market data is freely available, if its a huge problem the outcome should be clearly visible , right? If there is almost no change then why bother doing anything. Better off using Dev time on something that has a measurable effect.

People thought that the world being flat was common sense. Proof of some sort is always preferred, direct or indirect.

For example I have picked a few Caldari Navy items (Caldari is near Jita, lots of agents ect) that I feel will have a reasonable turnover and looked at their pricing over the past 180 days. 1 item has come down (almost at the same time as 15/11/16) but otherwise there has been little change.

market data

Not hard to do and it will lend a lot more credibility to your augment (assuming the data supports you) otherwise you just sound like so fake new reporter or a snake oil sales man.
Anize Oramara
WarpTooZero
#69 - 2017-03-24 09:59:25 UTC
Ran into an interesting quote yesterday.

"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."

Apparently an English translation of a Latin proverb if Wikipedia is to be believed.

Still we do know that the Eve Client blocks the ability to log in multiple accounts if one of them is an alpha and we do know that CCP can detect multiple log ins on the same Machine ID and IP but that they do allow multiple log ins from the same IP within reason. They also have more or less relative omniscient knowledge of what goes on in their game judging by the financial data they post every month. I mean they're able to tell you down to the last isk how much is made and spent through LP for example.

To be fair it's all circumstantial evidence but it's better than what the op's been able to come up with. I'll give him props for sheer endurance although necroing a couple month old thread is a little desperate. Seems weird to be putting all this energy into it. But I won't judge people's hobbies, have a few weird ones myself Roll

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Lan Wang
Princess Aiko Hold My Hand
Safety. Net
#70 - 2017-03-24 10:40:51 UTC
Anize Oramara wrote:
Since you can't run an alpha account on the same machine as another alpha or even omega account, you'd have to explain to me how you feel this is botting? Circumventing that limitation is indeed against the EULA and as such will result in bans but just running a single alpha account and running distribution missions (that's kinda bleh in terms of rewards to begin with) doesn't really seem like botting.


maybe....switch bot on, go to work, come home, switch bot off and cash in lp and send to main, profit?

Domination Nephilim - Angel Cartel

Calm down miner. As you pointed out, people think they can get away with stuff they would not in rl... Like for example illegal mining... - Ima Wreckyou*

Anize Oramara
WarpTooZero
#71 - 2017-03-24 11:12:33 UTC
Lan Wang wrote:
Anize Oramara wrote:
Since you can't run an alpha account on the same machine as another alpha or even omega account, you'd have to explain to me how you feel this is botting? Circumventing that limitation is indeed against the EULA and as such will result in bans but just running a single alpha account and running distribution missions (that's kinda bleh in terms of rewards to begin with) doesn't really seem like botting.


maybe....switch bot on, go to work, come home, switch bot off and cash in lp and send to main, profit?


Yea I mean CCP won't be able to pick up on it being a bot at all.

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Lan Wang
Princess Aiko Hold My Hand
Safety. Net
#72 - 2017-03-24 11:17:12 UTC  |  Edited by: Lan Wang
Anize Oramara wrote:
Lan Wang wrote:
Anize Oramara wrote:
Since you can't run an alpha account on the same machine as another alpha or even omega account, you'd have to explain to me how you feel this is botting? Circumventing that limitation is indeed against the EULA and as such will result in bans but just running a single alpha account and running distribution missions (that's kinda bleh in terms of rewards to begin with) doesn't really seem like botting.


maybe....switch bot on, go to work, come home, switch bot off and cash in lp and send to main, profit?


Yea I mean CCP won't be able to pick up on it being a bot at all.


well if bots are an issue then clearly not

edit: also

Anize Oramara wrote:
"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."


thats amazing

Domination Nephilim - Angel Cartel

Calm down miner. As you pointed out, people think they can get away with stuff they would not in rl... Like for example illegal mining... - Ima Wreckyou*

Anize Oramara
WarpTooZero
#73 - 2017-03-24 12:43:32 UTC
Quote:
well if bots are an issue then clearly not


I mean, are they?

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guigui lechat
the no fock given
#74 - 2017-03-26 21:10:09 UTC
You're making a circular logic.

Many things cannot be proven false or true, ESPECIALLY in mathematics which people consider to be the most logic science. So your sentence about what can be asserted without proof is false ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems ).

I don't think the alpha bots are a problem at the moment, it does not mean I could learn from his point.
Anize Oramara
WarpTooZero
#75 - 2017-03-27 07:40:20 UTC
guigui lechat wrote:
You're making a circular logic.

Many things cannot be proven false or true, ESPECIALLY in mathematics which people consider to be the most logic science. So your sentence about what can be asserted without proof is false ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems ).

I don't think the alpha bots are a problem at the moment, it does not mean I could learn from his point.

Oh I agree, it's definitely not a catch all statement. Particularly in the sciences and maths when it comes to theorems and the like. Then again they do strive to find and present proofs of thier theorems or in some way show that what they think is true, is actually true.

But in an online space pixel game at least some kind of indication that a)There is a bot problem b)CCP is unaware of it/not doing anything about it c)How to get past the more than one alpha per PC problem d)any change in the market isn't a result of burners, incursions, or FW is needed to take an accusation of this kind seriously.

To be clear the only thing that's needed is some kind of proof that there is a problem. That's what's needed to take this to CCP and have them seriously look at it. But all we get when we ask for proof is name calling and personal attacks. Still, it's amusing to watch the flailing.

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NofriendNoLifeStilPostin
State War Academy
Caldari State
#76 - 2017-03-29 15:05:54 UTC  |  Edited by: NofriendNoLifeStilPostin
William Ormono wrote:
NofriendNoLifeStilPostin wrote:

The problem is that you are an utter moron.


Some food for thought. If your intentions are to have a fruitful discussion with other people, comments like these can be very counter productive. In my experience, personal attacks don't strengthen a person's argument, but instead can take away from their credibility.

I'm not saying you're wrong (in fact, I think you are onto something), but your phrasing might have stolen some focus from the subject matter. Lots of people seem to think you're post is about whether bots do/don't exists (or how to eliminate them) instead of a conversation about limiting Alpha clone abilities to make botting less profitable for them.

Just my two cents. Sorry for pushing my views on you.


Thanks for the advise. I don't think it weakens my argument at all. But its true that it probably influences the willingness of irrationals to understand this subject. Its fine by me that they ask for proof that the sky is blue or want to throw up silly strawmen to try to "win" in some way, its just means more bumps and attention to this topic in my view.

The smart people get it, and that is all that matters to me.

Anize Oramara wrote:
. Still, it's amusing to watch the flailing.


You must mean yourself when you ask for evidence of what could easily be considered to be common sense.

Of course bots exist. Whether you personally consider that a problem or not is irrelevant. It is obviously unfair for someone who is grinding LP legit, isn't it? Why should that be allowed?

Try using common sense. Is there anything so risk-free and simple that an Alpha could bot that would earn them as much isk as level 4 courier missions?

unfortunately my experience with CCP is that things don't seem to be a considered a problem worth dealing with until they effect a large amount of people.
guigui lechat
the no fock given
#77 - 2017-03-29 15:49:07 UTC  |  Edited by: guigui lechat
Anize Oramara wrote:
But all we get when we ask for proof is name calling and personal attacks. Still, it's amusing to watch the flailing.


That
Owen Levanth wrote:
Well, you just don't have the knowledge required. I bet you didn't even know T1 industrials like the Mammoth are the "top end" of industrial ships in EVE.

But don't worry, I didn't know either! I guess I have to sell my transportships now and replace them with Mammoths. P

is not what I call asking for proof.

Sure you made points. But other people behave like spoiled children and thougth that making rude sarcasm was the most clever way to discuss with someone they don't agree with. I totally understand that OP is calling you names, when you also use sarcasm - though I do not agree with this.

BTW I do not think what OP states is true, and I rather agree with you on the non-problem of bots.
Jacques d'Orleans
#78 - 2017-03-30 01:59:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Jacques d'Orleans
guigui lechat wrote:
You're making a circular logic.

Many things cannot be proven false or true, ESPECIALLY in mathematics which people consider to be the most logic science. So your sentence about what can be asserted without proof is false ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%B6del%27s_incompleteness_theorems ).


"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." is from Christopher Hitchens and he was not discussing mathematics, he was discussing religion, which is not mathematical, logical or evidenced.
guigui lechat
the no fock given
#79 - 2017-03-30 03:06:32 UTC
I always knew that Eve Online has nothing to do with mathematical, logical or evidenced !! #CCP
Jacques d'Orleans
#80 - 2017-03-30 08:35:19 UTC
guigui lechat wrote:
I always knew that Eve Online has nothing to do with mathematical, logical or evidenced !! #CCP


Having read the moronic drivel of the OP, you're dam right, especially with the logical or evidenced part.