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So for anyone who didn't see/follow the original story, it's here: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7199031751
During raid tonight, during a break, I started /who random people/classes just for fun. When I did a /who 85, I saw a strangely large amount of 85 Paladins in Halls of Lighting. /who 85 Paladin gave me this: http://i.imgur.com/NymHj.jpg
I flew out there to check it out and saw about 22ish level 85 Paladin bots entering and leaving the HoL entrance in about a span of 2 minutes.
Blizzard seriously needs to know about this (again), because the amount of bots that were present the first time around was absolutely unacceptable. Now it's not at that level, not even close, but I fear that if this problem isn't dealt with quickly, it will eventually.
I made a thread on the official forums about it: http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/7415606870
If you see any on your realm, report them for cheating/botting, email Blizz, and/or sent in a GM ticket.
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2013-01-02, 05:26 AM #1Warchief
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HoL mass-botting may be coming back.
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2013-01-02, 05:35 AM #2Mechagnome
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tl;dr nerf paladins
Infracted. Please post constructively.Last edited by Rivellana; 2013-01-02 at 01:36 PM.
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2013-01-02, 05:37 AM #3Legendary!
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Wait, they stopped those bots? I thought they genuinely didn't give a shit, as evidenced by the BG bot problem which has been going on for years at probably the same scale if not greater (it sure feels that way when you see 70+ bots in a 80 man BG, all on /follow with each other, running in circles in stupid locations).
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2013-01-02, 05:37 AM #4Elemental Lord
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Okay, I've forgotten why so I figure I'll just ask. Halls of Lightning? If so, why would they bother?
Soothing Mist:"Healing them for a minor amount every 0.5 sec, until you take any other action."
Jade Serpent Statue: "The statue will also begin casting Soothing Mist on your target. healing for 50% as much as yours. "
[What's half of minor?]
"Statue casts Soothing Mist at a nearby ally for toddler healing."
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2013-01-02, 05:41 AM #5Warchief
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i believe?
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2013-01-02, 05:47 AM #6Warchief
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Yes, this is the main reason. HoL I believe is one of, if not the best, place to get a profit for bot farming (gold:time ratio is the highest of any dungeon). Originally Posted by artem123
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2013-01-02, 05:54 AM #7The Patient
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Why 85 paladins and not 90 paladins? What is going on in there? o.O
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2013-01-02, 06:06 AM #8Deletedsimple older hacked accounts. Originally Posted by Nirty999
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2013-01-02, 06:09 AM #9Scarab Lord
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It's cheaperWhy 85
-don't have to buy MoP upgrade
more efficient
-takes almost as long to level through Pandaria as it does 1-85
overpowering it even more with lv90 doesn't get you anything
-5 instance/hour limit
As for why Paladins, automation doesn't have to be as sophisticated for various reasons (many ranged instants, combo points stored on character), dumb self-heals don't cost much in DPS or affect rotation (SS, SoI, DS glyph).OMG 13:37 - Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Cleave unto me, and I shall grant to thee the blessing of eternal salvation."
And His disciples said unto Him, "Can we get Kings instead?"
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2013-01-02, 06:24 AM #10Elemental Lord
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I live in a magical world in which it takes me three or four times as long to get to 85 as it does to dance through Pandaria. Originally Posted by Lumineus
Soothing Mist:"Healing them for a minor amount every 0.5 sec, until you take any other action."
Jade Serpent Statue: "The statue will also begin casting Soothing Mist on your target. healing for 50% as much as yours. "
[What's half of minor?]
"Statue casts Soothing Mist at a nearby ally for toddler healing."
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2013-01-02, 06:28 AM #11Void Lord
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In the words of Unicron, YOU EXAGGERATE. Originally Posted by Lumineus
Originally Posted by Tojara
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2013-01-02, 06:29 AM #12Banned
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what the hell is in halls of lightning
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2013-01-02, 06:32 AM #13Scarab Lord
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I'm just going to assume you guys have never heard of RAF multiboxing.
OMG 13:37 - Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Cleave unto me, and I shall grant to thee the blessing of eternal salvation."
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2013-01-02, 06:42 AM #14The Lightbringer
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The question is not what is in HoL, it's pure RAW GOLD. For the bot the question is which instance gives the max. gold per hour and simplest dungeon layout for AI pathfinding. The bots are simply programmed to vendor everything they pick up in the dungeon. Originally Posted by GennGreymane
It's not efficient for any human being to farm these instances, because 1.) you don't have hundreds of (stolen) accounts and 2.) you'll die out of boredom by your 50th or so farming run.
It's not just Halls of Lightning. It used to start with Dire Maul. Botanica bots have been going on for years, and recently I have seen lots of 80 hunter bots farming Hellfire Citadel.
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2013-01-02, 06:49 AM #15Stood in the Fire
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Scroll of Resurrection accounts. If you go look they all have on the 232 gear. Same with a place in Hyjal where botters go. 1g per mob killed, insta respawn. Originally Posted by Nirty999
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2013-01-02, 06:53 AM #16Elemental Lord
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Not to mention that this doesn't necessarily work on every server as those eternals might require being relisted several times before they even sell as we've passed the point where people want them for anything other than leveling and a single day's botting of HoL would apparently cover the mats for dozens if not hundreds of people to level any profession through Wrath content. Originally Posted by corebit
Soothing Mist:"Healing them for a minor amount every 0.5 sec, until you take any other action."
Jade Serpent Statue: "The statue will also begin casting Soothing Mist on your target. healing for 50% as much as yours. "
[What's half of minor?]
"Statue casts Soothing Mist at a nearby ally for toddler healing."
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2013-01-02, 08:28 AM #17The Lightbringer
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I honestly don't think Blizzard cares about Bots that much anymore...
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2013-01-02, 04:31 PM #18Warchief
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The most gold per time is in HoL. Originally Posted by GennGreymane
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2013-01-02, 04:56 PM #19Herald of the Titans
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If Blizz does anything about this it will only be to nerf the gold drops in WotlK dungeons instead of fixing the real problem.
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2013-01-02, 05:42 PM #20The Lightbringer
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Yes, because those are active accounts. That's $15 per a month. Can't ban that..they'd lose money! Originally Posted by theredviola
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