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Botters Get Hazed

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Charlies Ponzi
Doomheim
#21 - 2013-03-07 19:55:32 UTC
Doc Fury wrote:
baltec1 wrote:


News like this is something we can all celebrate.


If it's such good news, then there will be an official CCP source you can cite instead of the head of goon propaganda.



I find it interesting that Mittens knew all the details (exact software, bans, and etc.) in great detail.
Hannah Flex
#22 - 2013-03-07 19:57:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Hannah Flex
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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#23 - 2013-03-07 19:58:00 UTC
Dark Reignz wrote:



So yea, proof or it didn't happen.


The botting forums have exploded with rage. Aslo the producers of said tools have pulled them.

You would know this if you simply read the linked article.
Hannah Flex
#24 - 2013-03-07 19:58:08 UTC  |  Edited by: Hannah Flex
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baltec1
Bat Country
Pandemic Horde
#25 - 2013-03-07 20:00:52 UTC
Charlies Ponzi wrote:

I find it interesting that Mittens knew all the details (exact software, bans, and etc.) in great detail.



Look at you grasping at those straws.
Acac Sunflyier
Pulling The Plug
PURPLE HELMETED WARRIORS
#26 - 2013-03-07 20:10:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Acac Sunflyier
So it scans your computer for bots? Like does it check your hard drive or just the client's integrity when running? Reason I ask is cause I do enjoy privacy. I wont' download origin and I'd hate for Eve to become Origin
Jason Xado
Doomheim
#27 - 2013-03-07 20:11:32 UTC
Does this mean people can stop confusing multiboxers with botters? One could hope.
Dark Reignz
Four-Q
#28 - 2013-03-07 20:11:50 UTC
baltec1 wrote:
Dark Reignz wrote:



So yea, proof or it didn't happen.


The botting forums have exploded with rage. Aslo the producers of said tools have pulled them.

You would know this if you simply read the linked article.


I dont need to read forums or w/e where casual botters go nuts. Here's my post in layman's terms

Player A create 2 accounts to bot (maybe not to rmt, maybe just for casual income while being lazy)

Player B creates 20 accounts to bot (or enough to fill a corp!)

Player A is the one going to be banned every time because he represents a tiny fraction of revenue and is a negligible loss, where as Player B generates a considerable amount of revenue for the game company and is thus an asset and not something you take action against unless you are 200% committed to Botting and RMT removal at any cost.

I'm yet to see any game company that is 200% committed to removing ALL botters (or rmters in general).

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Hannah Flex
#29 - 2013-03-07 20:12:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Hannah Flex
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Acac Sunflyier
Pulling The Plug
PURPLE HELMETED WARRIORS
#30 - 2013-03-07 20:17:31 UTC  |  Edited by: Acac Sunflyier
Hannah Flex wrote:
Acac Sunflyier wrote:
So it scans your computer for bots? Like does it check your hard drive or just the client's integrity when running? Reason I ask is cause I do have some old runescape bots floating around. Don't bot Eve; it's actually a cool game.


LOL. The terminology used was: "modified client" I think you Runescape bots are safe. This dude right here is exactly the reason why this story is great news. Botters beware, your days are numbered.


Hey it's a peice of **** game. Never once botted Eve because I actually care about it. You know as much as somebody can care about intellectual property; more than Runescape less than a soul mate,
Shamus O'Reilly
Candy Cabal
#31 - 2013-03-07 20:17:44 UTC
Mara Tessidar wrote:
It's a shame CCP won't do anything about the statistically proven botters that spam Jita local.

Alot of them are real players also. Yes there are some bots but theres alot that if you try to talk to in private they actually will talk to you

"I swear there are more people complaining over "nullsecers complaining" then actual nullsec people complaining."
CCP Sreegs
CCP Retirement Home
#32 - 2013-03-07 21:26:40 UTC
We will not state what changes were made but yes there were changes made targeting specific malicious actors who are aware of the fact that they were targeted and have made some early attempts at guessing how they were targeted on their forums which is where this information seems to be sourced from. We don't have any further comment on the topic at this time but it can stay open for discussion as it's based in fact.

"Sreegs has juuust edged out Soundwave as my favourite dev." - Meita Way 2012
ISD Suvetar
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#33 - 2013-03-07 21:48:54 UTC
CCP Sreegs wrote:
We will not state what changes were made but yes there were changes made targeting specific malicious actors who are aware of the fact that they were targeted and have made some early attempts at guessing how they were targeted on their forums which is where this information seems to be sourced from. We don't have any further comment on the topic at this time but it can stay open for discussion as it's based in fact.


Thanks for clearing that up, and making this official Cool

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Abrazzar
Vardaugas Family
#34 - 2013-03-07 21:52:55 UTC
CCP Sreegs wrote:
We will not state what changes were made but yes there were changes made targeting specific malicious actors who are aware of the fact that they were targeted and have made some early attempts at guessing how they were targeted on their forums which is where this information seems to be sourced from. We don't have any further comment on the topic at this time but it can stay open for discussion as it's based in fact.

This sounds eerily like a statement you'd get from military officials.

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New Mining Mechanics
Xen Solarus
Furious Destruction and Salvage
#35 - 2013-03-07 22:00:06 UTC
Death to the Bots! Keep up the good work CCP! Lol

Post with your main, like a BOSS!

And no, i don't live in highsec.  As if that would make your opinion any less wrong.  
Jada Maroo
Native Freshfood
Minmatar Republic
#36 - 2013-03-07 22:13:05 UTC
I use a private overseas proxy that issues me IP addresses traceable to a selection of countries other than my own. I have, at times, forgotten to disable it when logging into Eve after... acquiring a movie. I'm sure I'm not alone in this.

As long as CCP doesn't take suspicious IP behavior and dubious proxy programs in general as a sign of players doing something wrong, I don't mind.
ISD Suvetar
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#37 - 2013-03-07 22:13:25 UTC
Abrazzar wrote:

This sounds eerily like a statement you'd get from military officials.


I think we can all appreciate at this time, that CCP do not want to give any clues as to what/how/why they did this.

I, for one, appreciate my less botty EVE.

CCP Sreegs, best Sreegs.

[b]ISD Suvetar Captain/Commando Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs) Interstellar Services Department[/b]
Blubberlutsch
Mtech Heavy Industries
#38 - 2013-03-07 22:13:58 UTC
Dark Reignz wrote:
baltec1 wrote:
Dark Reignz wrote:



So yea, proof or it didn't happen.


The botting forums have exploded with rage. Aslo the producers of said tools have pulled them.

You would know this if you simply read the linked article.


I dont need to read forums or w/e where casual botters go nuts. Here's my post in layman's terms

Player A create 2 accounts to bot (maybe not to rmt, maybe just for casual income while being lazy)

Player B creates 20 accounts to bot (or enough to fill a corp!)

Player A is the one going to be banned every time because he represents a tiny fraction of revenue and is a negligible loss, where as Player B generates a considerable amount of revenue for the game company and is thus an asset and not something you take action against unless you are 200% committed to Botting and RMT removal at any cost.

I'm yet to see any game company that is 200% committed to removing ALL botters (or rmters in general).



You can only be comitted 100% to something, everything over 100% is just stupid.
Josef Djugashvilis
#39 - 2013-03-07 22:14:15 UTC
If all the 'alleged' botters are banned, will I be the only player left?

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Whitehound
#40 - 2013-03-07 22:19:46 UTC
All hail King Sreegs!! Cool

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