Don't name and shame because then everyone can watchlist them and see that they never get banned!

Hey won't this raise implant prices?

I used to like to run couriers out of this system that had a lot of bots. They were all super short so I got my new corp members to run them to get a start making isk. I really like the new system for docking on auto pilot. I ought to try couriers again. I really support OP's hard work as well as naming the system. If he saw that list logging off everytime, I think a TLDR of shame is a good deterrent. See, even though I knew a person or two, I wouldn't turn them in cause they also played the game and were nice people to boot. Couple of the names were familiar and had chatted with them on other channels.. I guess I really don't have a problem with a real player making extra isk and keeping implant prices down.

The only thing that really irritated me was them flying Amarr ships in Minmatar space and grinding standings where they shouldn't even be showing their face. Not in my backyard Amarr

Tell me what evidence do you have that said characters are bots? Again many of these missions are run from a POS PC or laptop at work. Our job is reporting them and letting CCP do their jobs when it comes to removing bots from the game. The accuracy of the report bot function is variable but it is better to use it if you have details CCP can use rather than moaning about it on the forums.

As mentioned before in this thread. If you think there is a bot out there use the report feature ingame.

You should not go on the forums to "name and shame" them. Think of the civilians!

Report them and be sure to include the logging out and back in behavior. That may be a new method botters are using to hide from CCP's detection tools.

use the report feature ingame.

Umm ... I have run bots before in a game, to test the NPCs before implementing them. You don't need 4-5 computers.

All they are is scripted code that can run in a .bat file and looks like a DOS window scrolling through code. They don't load graphical features and all sorts of code such as UI and object interaction gets thrown out. For the purpose of that NPC, it knows what it does and only needs to code to do that job.

Edit: To have some idea easily, load bots in a LAN game of Counter Strike. All those characters are doing roughly the same things as players but they are running on a single client.

Without feedback - reporting in game feels pretty useless.

Civilians don't have anything to worry about. Pretty much apparent from known facts that bots don't either.

have you reported a bot? You have no option to include any info about them. Just report, receive pop up. If you send info via petition the GM will tell you to report bots via report-a-bot and then close your petition.

OK let me say like this. I know that guy in real life . I was at his home .He live realy close to me . He have 5 lab tops which he bought at 50 euros each from some gipseys who stolled named labtops in germany. Those labtops dont have displays at all. They are all somehow (i realy dont know how) connected to one monitor . Each labtop he own run one client 23/7 botting(in his words this 5 labtops working like this are great for power saving, as he told they spend 400% less electric power than as 5 desktops with 5 monitors). I saw him switching from one client to another and i know he earns roughly 5 to 6 bilion PER day only from those bots in asteroid belts . His income increase futher more from mission running and trading which he does from normal pc he got.
Now there was no .dos windows etc... those was normal clients .
I dont know type of bots etc because im not that good with pc's but one thing i know. 2 years ago he was in Egypt 30 days on holliday from EvE money... and you dont wanna know in what house he lives in.
But i did the math. at current income he has (if he doesnt lie) he makes around 20 usd per hour of doin nothing . I am not sure how much CCP staff is payed but in my country he has higher tax free income than Doctors, Surgeons hell he has salary as our President . No jokes .


And he is small fish... realy small fish in the oceans of rmt traders .... I so want that unholly rage thing to happen all over again... and again... and again... So guys such is this see how ordinary people have to actually work to make money.


And yes im mad and agry and you name it because i cant do that >.> to be honest in this economy if i had chance to earn money like this i would. But i cant so nobody other should also =p

In my country this isnt a crime .
If CCP cant bust this guy on its own they dont deserve to get help. Does scammed people get help ccp when they lose thers 800 mil isk in margin trading scaming ?
Does not compute.
Does not compute.
Error.
Error.
Tryin to find out who do we care more. CCP or my country m8 .

Il not snitch a guy from my country because he is rippn off some Iceland dude's .
But the fact he is doin that and with it ruin my game experience makes me angry . But that in anyway doesnt mean i will report him or do harm to him. CCP has to do it on its own or they dont even deserve to own this game, if they are not capable of protecting its assets /players than what? I should help them ? why ?

so shoot them.

wait?
stealing laptops in Germany and selling it in your country isn't a crime?
buying several stolen German laptops in your country isn't a crime?

lol @ 3rd world hellhole

so you're ok with the guy ripping off the Germans, but it offends you that he bots?

nice double standard you got there

ok so, report the bots and maybe even consider ganking them (if the bots pass through .5 or .6 a dessie can probably do the job)

Will you get caught - sure.. because you talk and boast and that will be heard and tracked. Game over buddy