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CCP : MACRO BANNINGS

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Ami Hayashi
Arcadia Technologies
#41 - 2012-02-29 03:11:29 UTC
CCP Sreegs wrote:
Jita Alt666 wrote:
CCP Sreegs wrote:
Thanks! :)

I'm writing a dev blog in a day or two that will contain some sweet juicy new details.

As regards the timing of this particular wave, let the dudes on FHC know that Fanfest had nothing to do with it. That's a coincidence.

:edit: also the guy above me


heh: I was not referring to the timing of this purge merely the love the OP was expressing toward CCP and the title of the particular unnamed thread on FHC the Op was referring to.

god my reading comprehension is awful today.


Yeah I know. I had just noticed the thread titles on other forums and wanted to be clear (I'll explain in the blog) that there's reason for timing that has nothing to do with Fanfest, which would insinuate that it's some kind of PR move. This is a tuning of an existing program that occurs regularly.


Good, any chance you can deal with the obvious trade bots, can't be too hard assuming the popular programs all do the exact same thing and position the UI in the exact same way... The regions I've been trading in there are some people that seem to hate sleeping or doing any normal human functions it seems...
SlayerOfArgus
Hermes Enterprises
#42 - 2012-02-29 04:16:41 UTC
Oh my God the tears Big smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smile
Jaroslav Unwanted
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#43 - 2012-02-29 04:20:25 UTC
Ami Hayashi wrote:


Good, any chance you can deal with the obvious trade bots, can't be too hard assuming the popular programs all do the exact same thing and position the UI in the exact same way... The regions I've been trading in there are some people that seem to hate sleeping or doing any normal human functions it seems...


Havent you heard that Insomnia is an pre-req for playing EVE ?
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#44 - 2012-02-29 04:23:46 UTC
So it's looking like not only bot accounts, but other accounts of those who own the bot accounts. This is great "nuking from orbit" and I support this whole-heartedly.

Three huzzahs for CCP.


Bring back DEEEEP Space!
CCP Sreegs
CCP Retirement Home
#45 - 2012-02-29 04:30:40 UTC
Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
So it's looking like not only bot accounts, but other accounts of those who own the bot accounts. This is great "nuking from orbit" and I support this whole-heartedly.

Three huzzahs for CCP.




It's always worked this way. We're doing a few new things this time but we always hit everything.

"Sreegs has juuust edged out Soundwave as my favourite dev." - Meita Way 2012
Raivi
State War Academy
Caldari State
#46 - 2012-02-29 04:48:20 UTC
Just gonna leave this here. Props to Aurora and his anonymous tipster for the forum porn.

http://failheap-challenge.com/showthread.php?5791-pre-fanfest-macro-purge

My favourite:
Quote:
yeah it does suck when u pile money into a game and the makers can take it away just like that, replace CCP with bankers and u got the current world situation atm, they basically own everything and can do what the **** they want!


CCP is literally Goldman Sachs itt
Skorpynekomimi
#47 - 2012-02-29 04:53:35 UTC
Angel Lust wrote:
Let me guess.....
Only highsec booters taken ? Cool

Edit: A dead boot is a good boot tho.... P


Well, highsec bots are more likely to be reported AS bots, due to the higher population levels compared to null.

Economic PVP
Malakai Asamov
Van Diemen's Demise
Northern Coalition.
#48 - 2012-02-29 05:19:51 UTC
CCP Sreegs wrote:
Thanks! :)

I'm writing a dev blog in a day or two that will contain some sweet juicy new details.

As regards the timing of this particular wave, let the dudes on FHC know that Fanfest had nothing to do with it. That's a coincidence.

:edit: also the guy above me


Juicy details like which alliance had the most botters?
Keras Authion
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#49 - 2012-02-29 06:03:00 UTC
Malakai Asamov wrote:


Juicy details like which alliance had the most botters?


Oh yeah, this please! As much data as you can get out of it. Locations, type of bots, average daily activity and such would help concentrating the player anti-bot effort to the relevant area. And the statistics are always nice to see.

This post was rated "C" for capsuleer.
Il Feytid
State War Academy
Caldari State
#50 - 2012-02-29 06:06:47 UTC
Hell, just release all the character names that were banned.
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
#51 - 2012-02-29 07:23:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Vaerah Vahrokha
Raivi wrote:
Just gonna leave this here. Props to Aurora and his anonymous tipster for the forum ****.

http://failheap-challenge.com/showthread.php?5791-pre-fanfest-macro-purge

My favourite:
Quote:
yeah it does suck when u pile money into a game and the makers can take it away just like that, replace CCP with bankers and u got the current world situation atm, they basically own everything and can do what the **** they want!


CCP is literally Goldman Sachs itt


My favourite:

Quote:

Quote:

How many hours a day do you run your bot ? 23

Do you use the human like behavour settings ? yes


Anyone else find this ironic?




Edit:

what a bunch of fa**ots. They want to swamp CCP petitions systems to make "them think twice".

So all those who unfortunately got a real wrong ban WILL be delayed and in disadvantage.

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Mutnin
SQUIDS.
#52 - 2012-02-29 07:42:35 UTC
That's nice but when will CCP start banning macro chat bots in all the trade hubs. I really never under stood why they turn a blind eye to that.
Vaerah Vahrokha
Vahrokh Consulting
#53 - 2012-02-29 07:51:05 UTC
Mutnin wrote:
That's nice but when will CCP start banning macro chat bots in all the trade hubs. I really never under stood why they turn a blind eye to that.


As bad and annoying as they are, chat bots don't faucet ISK and / or minerals into the system. I suppose that makes them second priority.

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Serge Bastana
GWA Corp
#54 - 2012-02-29 08:17:35 UTC
The squeals of the entitled little pricks makes me feel good this early in the morning. Let's hope there's more if possessions bought with that isk are removed.

WoW holds your hand until end game, and gives you a cookie whether you win or lose. EVE not only takes your cookie, but laughs at you for bringing one in the first place...

mechtech
Ice Liberation Army
#55 - 2012-02-29 08:36:32 UTC
Banning bots and actively improving detection methods to keep up with the new bots on the market is mission critical for Eve. Over a long enough period of time, bot infestations kill MMOs, as any MMO vet can attest to.

With that said, keep it up! Any may the next bannings come soon, be greater in #, and with harsher penalties Twisted
Malcanis
Vanishing Point.
The Initiative.
#56 - 2012-02-29 08:46:28 UTC
Good work CCP.

Now do this every month for a year.

"Just remember later that I warned against any change to jump ranges or fatigue. You earned whats coming."

Grath Telkin, 11.10.2016
riverini
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#57 - 2012-02-29 08:46:53 UTC
CCP Sreegs wrote:
Thanks! :)

I'm writing a dev blog in a day or two that will contain some sweet juicy new details.

As regards the timing of this particular wave, let the dudes on FHC know that Fanfest had nothing to do with it. That's a coincidence.

:edit: also the guy above me



I want to invite everybody to stand up and give an standing ovation to Sreegs and CCP for this, the only thing I would ask was why it wasn't done sooner, which i guess is related to how cautious is CCP Games before serving some street justice.

I repeat it BIG APPLAUSE for this!!!! Big smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smileBig smile

RIVERINI / EVENEWS24 @evenews24
JamesCLK
#58 - 2012-02-29 08:55:41 UTC
>Reading thread on FHC with Official Inferno Theme
>:feelsgoodman:

Sreegs, your team just made my week.

And yeah, "It's a bot holocaust" is literally a quote Bear

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Ezurae
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#59 - 2012-02-29 09:05:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Ezurae
well all the makro botters are still their and those are the easiest kinds of bots... Jason Hardy together with Keyana Purvanen (alternating between these two chars he has an online time of 23 hours), Y0T00 (+ recycling scam alts since a year or so), Ashley Hart and so many more... Granted some of them have tough patterns like Keyana and Jason, which repeat only after about 45 messages but it only takes 10 seconds of my time and a button in excel to get their damn patterns and i'm a noob compared to what ccp should be able to do.... But since they cant even see easy patterns like the 1 message every 62 seconds like Ashley Hart does it, i guess i shouldnt expect them to recognize the tougher patterns... Well since they also don't seem to answer petitions in the EULA & TOS category its also not possible to show them the facts and point them right towards the botters...

and all those botters that got banned just have a temporary ban, they will just sell all their characters afterwards, buy new ones and continue botting... Even on their first time they should only be able to get 1 of their accounts back while the rest stays banned. That way they would learn their lesson but still have their main account so theres hope they will continue playing but without botting


oh yeah people posting a scam 5 hours after its been completed is kind of a giveaway too (Jason Hardy, right now)....
Nirnias Stirrum
UberWTFBBQ and Battle Technologies
#60 - 2012-02-29 09:17:20 UTC
Come home from work yesterday, notice Local has more than halved of its usual occupants. On top of that THERES KERNITE EVERYWHERE!!!! Usually when i get home there isnt a spec of kernite left floating in space for me to gather!

Thanks CCP good job!