I had no idea people even thought that was a thing. Talk about pushing the ol' tinfoil envelope.

I had no idea people even thought that was a thing. Talk about pushing the ol' tinfoil envelope.

Seriously. I can't fathom why people would believe that a company who spent a lot of development hours on a bot detection system would subsequently spend more hours making sure it ignored 2/3 of the game it's supposed to work on.

Oh yes. Sreegs, as you were once part of the goons they obviously thought you would show your loyalty to them. Other players have made similar comments, about how goon bots will get a free ride.

I guess they forgot to notice who signs your check, or consider that you actually take pride in doing a good job.

soon or soontm

That's not what he's referring to and there's not a single NDA in the world that allows you to violate the EULA. If you can't play by the rules you agreed to then don't.

:edit: And unless what he's referring to is within the client (It's not that I'm aware of) then it is a EULA violation and you will be permanently banned for it the first time.

Et tu Johnny Marzetti?

http://i.imgur.com/mi9Gh.png

This is a EULA violation? I'm pretty sure he's referring to "red-flagging" anybody who disables it.

Oh yes. Sreegs, as you were once part of the goons they obviously thought you would show your loyalty to them. Other players have made similar comments, about how goon bots will get a free ride.

I guess they forgot to notice who signs your check, or consider that you actually take pride in doing a good job.

Once you've received a warning for botting your character transfer privileges have been revoked in perpetuity.

This is beautiful.

/and about damn time.

BUT WAIT, THERE IS EVEN MORE! From now on, and this current wave is included, characters who receive a warning such as this will have the characters locked to the account. This means that once you've received a warning for botting your character transfer privileges have been revoked in perpetuity. This is to prevent people trying to circumvent the rules by recycling accounts. Yes we know people pointed out this could happen last time around and if you'll remember we said "We'll keep an eye on it and if it becomes a problem we'll deal with it". Here is us dealing with it. We'll probably have to come up with some form of timing solution for the future, but as it stands today it's forever. If you care about your dudes don't to bad things.

The crash dump disabling is perfectly legal and there's a button for it right in the client so no. :)

From now on, and this current wave is included, characters who receive a warning such as this will have the characters locked to the account.

So if someone got their account banned last year they can still transfer their characters?

As bad as bots are, it's not a good precedent for CCP to change their terms and then retroactively apply punishments based on them, so yes, any botters who got caught once before, have not yet transferred their characters, and have not been caught again - should be allowed to transfer their characters. If they're bad again, they'll get caught and punished like everyone else.

THNX A LOT


and,

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE THAT PERMANENT!!!!!

If you put it on timer botters will make a little more accs and when time pass out sell the old one that was locked and buy new one for reserve. And you will have that bad circle of recycling chars started again, only circles will be a little bigger (more chars in the same circle).
You see that we were right last time and you didn't listen, listen us this time and keep locked chars permanently locked to that account.

As bad as bots are, it's not a good precedent for CCP to change their terms and then retroactively apply punishments based on them, so yes, any botters who got caught once before, have not yet transferred their characters, and have not been caught again - should be allowed to transfer their characters. If they're bad again, they'll get caught and punished like everyone else.

As bad as bots are, it's not a good precedent for CCP to change their terms and then retroactively apply punishments based on them, so yes, any botters who got caught once before, have not yet transferred their characters, and have not been caught again - should be allowed to transfer their characters. If they're bad again, they'll get caught and punished like everyone else.

Shandir, dear, you seem to be very sensitive about this issue....

burned have we?

Glad to see that CCP is, apparently, being indiscriminate in their banning of bots, regardless of what region, alliance, etc.

I find it curious that the Goons are supposedly upset about all this. How many times have they commented on the forums that they don't mine?

Sounds more like orchestrated theatrics going on.

CCP Sreegs: Maybe I missed it in your dev post, but were the bots hit by this ban inclusive of ratting bots, or just miners?

Goons are enjoying the tears as much as everyone else

I find it curious that the Goons are supposedly upset about all this. How many times have they commented on the forums that they don't mine?

One merely has to look at all those high industry index systems in goon space to see how little they mine. This is the classic case of the guy who was responsible for that smelly fart saying "who farted?" and giving everyone an accusing stare.