BOTS and other anomalies

[Maegi]

<p>Now the waiting time for a match has made it so I don't want to even try to get into a match. Before there were off times that the wait seemed long and tedious. Now it's downright ridiculous. I think the run or should I say walk speed in Ganak is part of the problem. no one even queues for it now. Smugglers requires so many players that in the off times, when ppl want to queue for that match, we are all left standing in the lobby with nothing to do but shine our boots.</p><p>You have the code in the game for mercs. Before everyone gets their panties in a bunch here....I'm not saying let us use mercs in BGs like we can in PVE. I'm suggesting mercs or bots to fill gaps when there are not enough players to start a match. That way, we can engage a battle in BGs at any time. Only 10 players there? Need 2 more to start a gears match, let 2 bots take up the slots and start the match. Beats dead time. That, or lower the required number of players to start a match. If there's 4 players in the lobby , why shouldn't they be able to play in Gears? 2 vs 2 would be fun. Or 3 vs 3 or 4 vs 4, get it?</p><p>Also, on the subject of bots, I mean ones made by Sony. There are presently players that go AFK and use a program to constantly earn tokens for their toons while they are off doing whatever. they are unresponsive, running into walls, only attacking when attacked etc. They never speak or respond to any player that tries to address them. If a player can find a script to do that, you'd think SOE's programmer's would be able to as well.</p><p>Another thing that I find unfair besides the fact that 30s vs 80s is completely unfair because of the CAs an 80 has compared to a 30 is the fact that a match can start with one team having 2-3 healers and the other having 0. That's not fun SOE. Try it for yourselves if you ever bother to test things, you'd see what I mean here. Ok , that's it for now...comments? suggestions? Feel free</p>

[Yimway]

<p><cite>Maegi wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Also, on the subject of bots, I mean ones made by Sony. There are presently players that go AFK and use a program to constantly earn tokens for their toons while they are off doing whatever. they are unresponsive, running into walls, only attacking when attacked etc. They never speak or respond to any player that tries to address them. If a player can find a script to do that, you'd think SOE's programmer's would be able to as well.</p></blockquote><p>These afk bots are really pisting me off lately.  There are two that run literally 24/7 and SoE is doing nothing to police them and are not investigating the petitions sent on them.</p><p>Topa and Gerhensomething are two bots that are constantly queued, running into walls, running to the same points repeatedly, perform the exact same actions and abilities to the same stimuli.  Their aweful bots, but down right annoying when you get stuck with one or both on your team.</p>

[Davngr1]

<p>report them and soe should bann their account.</p>

[StaggerLeia]

<p>Tota (ranger) and Gehennafer (lock) are the afk autorunning bots constantly in gears. They are the same person and in there constantly. If you get saddled with both on your team, then the match is 6 against 4 and not much fun. </p><p>And regarding mercs filling gaps in teams... I vote no.</p>

[Dreamclouds]

<p>There are crafting bots on AB that have been reported over and over and over as well (complete with video) that are on 24/7, and are still there. Never seen them have a day off in over a year so they are not getting banned. I dont know why the botting stuff is not being taken care of, but I would love to see this changed for all the honest BG and Crafters everywhere._</p>

[Yimway]

<p><cite>StaggerLeia wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>Tota (ranger) and Gehennafer (lock) are the afk autorunning bots constantly in gears. They are the same person and in there constantly. If you get saddled with both on your team, then the match is 6 against 4 and not much fun. </p><p>And regarding mercs filling gaps in teams... I vote no.</p></blockquote><p>Heh, I was close on the names.</p><p>But yeah, they are obvious bots and I know they've been reported atleast a dozen times.</p>

[zehly]

If you add the bots, then it's not PvP. It's PvE.

[Darq]

<p>I'm not sure if we're playing the same game Maegi. Even on low pop EU afternoons BGs pop quite fast.</p><p>Also bots are a very bad idea. What zehly wrote.</p>

[Maegi]

<p><cite>Darq wrote:</cite></p><blockquote><p>I'm not sure if we're playing the same game Maegi. Even on low pop EU afternoons BGs pop quite fast.</p><p>Also bots are a very bad idea. What zehly wrote.</p></blockquote><p>Well I play some weird times I suppose. I'm eastern standard time but I am sometimes at 5 am my time and even now at 10 am, I'm sitting in the lobby queued up and nothings happening. Yawns. Bots aren't my first choice either. I hate players using bots, but i thought maybe SOE could make some to alleviate the downtime. I'd actually prefer just allowing smaller matches tbh</p>