Please crack down on bots

[Teufelgott-shadowsong (Teufelgott)]

@Spectrè-azgalor

still cheating. don’t know how this isn’t against the rules?

By definition, if it isn’t against the rules, it isn’t cheating.

[Rufflebottom-bloodhoof (Rufflebottom)]

@Sharifal-azgalor

a normal player playing on multiple accounts, generally would find it a bit difficult to move from one toon to the next.

They don’t have to. A “normal” player could have multiple computers with wired keyboard/mouse and a switch to play them all. Or a “normal” player could have multiple computers with wireless keyboard/mouse and synchronized dongles to player them all. That’s how multiboxing was originally done and why it’s called multiboxing.

@Sharifal-azgalor

but using " other software" is.

Mutliboxing can be done without using “other software”.

@Sharifal-azgalor

would have to happen in order for players to be multiboxing with a bunch of toons farming for resources.

Nope. It can be done without key-cloning software. It was done without key-cloning software for years before that software was available.

@Sharifal-azgalor

guys there is a simple fix to all of this. nerf druids

If you think druids have such an advantage, play a druid.

@Sharifal-azgalor

yes I am suggesting a nerf to a class because the most common class that these botters are using, is the druid class

This week. They’ve also used DKs, DHs, Monks. Whatever class gives them the speed advantage with what they are farming.

@Sharifal-azgalor

they use starfall constantly and run around with mount speed in the maw

And? What is the problem with a class using their spells?

@Sharifal-azgalor

( other classes arent allowed to use mounts int he maw)

Yes, they can.

https://www.wowhead.com/item=184166/corridor-creeper#
https://www.wowhead.com/item=184167/mawsworn-soulhunter

@Sharifal-azgalor

you dont see an army of pallies farming because it would make no sense.

So don’t use one, use a druid.

@Sharifal-azgalor

either ban all forms of botting ( which blizzard wont do)

They do. You don’t have any proof that botting was happening, just that you think it was. Botting has always been banned from WoW.

@Sharifal-azgalor

or nerf druids… ( which blizzard is more likely to do).

No. At present druids are working as intended.

If you actually want druid changed, post in the Druid forum, or General Discussion. The Devs, who make those decisions, don’t take feedback/suggestions from the Customer Support forum and the SFAs here are not liaisons with them. When you go, get your facts straight. Druids are not the only ones who can mount in the Maw.

[Vralok-turalyon (Vralok)]

It doesn’t matter if it “looks like” botting. If they are using macros with things like delays or repeats, that’s against the ToU. Key cloning software is now also against the ToU. And, of course, anything that plays the game on its own without user input is against the ToU. If they are doing any of those 3 things, then it’s actionable. If they aren’t, then it’s not. Multiboxing isn’t against the rules.

[Kozzae-doomhammer (Kozzae)]

Forum moderation and the hacks team are different departments, and have different duties.

[Dalfal-alleria]

Wow hyperspawn locations…
Then click on the Wiki tab…
This takes you to a Discord login page.

[Kozzae-doomhammer (Kozzae)]

Please explain this answer.

[Ravenhawk-blackwater-raiders]

um… what are you going on about?

Blizzard doesn’t accept reports made over the forums. You are just wasting your time.

[Kalviery]

Going to go ahead and close this topic as it has stopped being constructive and there’s no real need to keep it open at this point. In the first response to the original post, Kozzae provided some good information.

I’ll go ahead and quote my final post from that same thread as it applies here as well.

@Kalviery

Going to go ahead and close this topic. There’s no real benefit to discussing it further here. If you encounter a character that you suspect may be botting or otherwise cheating then please use the provided in-game reporting tools:

https://battle.net/support/article/2648

A ticket is not necessary, nor will a Game Master be able to provide you with any specific details about our processes.

The fact remains, we take this issue very seriously and regularly take actions against accounts that we have identified breaking our rules. It is a constant and ongoing fight but one that our teams are dedicated to continue tackling.