No, they won’t, but it creates mountains of work for those who investigate it.
One of the more common complaints I see is that a reported bot remains in the game for way longer than they should. I would agree with that, and one of the main reasons is because those investigations tend to take a while. Primarily because we’re trying to figure out how a specific program may work and what kind of footprint it leaves in the game so we can better find others but also because we try not to inconvenience legitimate players as best as we can and try to avoid mistakes or false positives.
Imagine how much faster we could deal with actual bots if we didn’t have as many false reports to look into? Not to mention, we don’t want players spending all their time reporting suspected bots, we’d rather that you are playing the game. Reporting characters that are likely not bots is a waste of time for you and for us.
The bottom line, Pu, is that you can use your experience and intelligence to more accurately report a likely bot, instead of the philosophy of “kill them all and let the gods sort it out”.
Ladeilyia, bots vary in sophistication but tend to be pretty mindless in their actions. They go directly from node to node, or mob to mob, they tend to get hung up on trees and other items and often ignore other stimulus. Not responding to a whisper is not definitive proof that they are botting, as many folks who are out just gathering might not want to interact or be paying much attention to anything but what they are doing.
Use your best judgement. If you feel the actions look a little automated, report it. We’ll be happy to take a look.