Henry Haphorn
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.01.18 04:14:00 -
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I actually liked what was mentioned on page 10 regarding the bot problem.
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The CSM was surprised that CCP Sreegs was not planning another GÇ£unholy rageGÇ¥ (a highly-public mass-banning
of botters during a specific time period). Instead, Sreegs explained that GÇ£unholy rageGÇ¥ events, while effective,
are not his preferred standalone solution to botting activities; instead, he would like to create an iterative
process to deal with EULA-breaking activities. The focus should be on long term solutions and a sustainable
process to reduce the footprint of botters; large events such as GÇ£unholy rageGÇ¥ are resource intensive and donGÇÖt
scale well.
While CCP Sreegs was adamant that banning is in fact very successful, and will always be a major tool for
dealing with botting, he would rather work on infrastructure and processes to limit the way that unauthorized
programs can interact with the EVE client.
For this, I would suggest that they start the iterative processes by fixing the wording of the EULA as plenty of the botters point to the EULA as their excuse for using bots (among other non-EULA related excuses). Even though it is fun seeing a mass banning occur like 'Unholy Rage', folks like me see this as only a temporary measure as botters/RMTers will always crawl right back like a cockroach. Therefore, I like the idea of implementing minor processes that can make life harder for the bots but not an inconvenience to the honest players.
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The CSM suggested using behavioral analysis (similar to spam-detection) to identify botters. While CCP Sreegs
did not dismiss its potential effectiveness, he strongly asserted his preference for a technical approach GÇô at the
very least relying on technical solutions more than behavioral ones. He argued this would prevent customer
support from being inundated with false-positives and fringe cases brought about by the behavioral-flagging. It
must be noted that there isnGÇÖt a dichotomy between technical solutions and behavioral analysis, both methods
allow you to be more effective than relying solely on either one. And when it comes to a decision of banning an
account, Sreegs prefers a technical solution over behavioral analysis.
The false positives will no doubt always be an issue given how players can potentially abuse the 'report bot' option while honest players with no lives tend to behave as bots when they play. Even I tend to sit on my chair glaring at the monitor for hours on end while mining. Hey, I enjoy it, alright? |