Referring to Bot Problem

[Z23]

I do understand the point-of-view of player that bots or buy gold. There are those who do not have the time - to those who are completely greedy. My brother thought about using a bot on World of WarCraft, since he could not play as often due to work and his family (and he hasn't, after talking to him). And I've used the bot program since I was greedy (though currently don't anymore). (So, I do get the perspective)

Now, if I were to tell you that you could be destroying the game by simply using the bot program or buying gold. Sure, individually alone you're not doing much - but, as a group, a huge community, you're dealing some critical damage. I'm not asking you to stop your botting this instant or gold buying, but I am asking you to think about the situation, the whole picture.

Ask yourself:
You like this game, don't you? If you didn't, then why do you continue to play? Would you wish this game to prosper and continue to grow? Would you want this game to die? Does it even matter?

- Because, the current situation is really bad, new players won't be able to replace the old, as the old retire from the game all because of the bot infestation. Traffic, traffic, and more traffic. What's the chances of a new player, spending the time downloading, updating, and finally finding out that he/she cannot play the game? Or, the new player finding out that this game mostly consist of cheating? What exactly are the end results of these new players being able/cotinously playing this game? I would say little to none - that they will not stick to this game from the start, they probably, most likely to leave from the beginning.

If this is how it is, how it will continue the same path it is currently on. Then, what is the point in botting to the top in a dying game?

[yawa0021]

thats cool bro!!!! but im still using bot!!!!

[Z23]

Why exactly? Could you explain why you continue to use a bot?

[Sucrilhos]

i dont bot, cuz in my opinion, you are not playing the game. and the objectives of the game, at least one objective of all mmo's, is to make ppl interact.
and using a bot, is the opposite to this rule.
but i dont really care if everyone is botting, the problems is, there are more goldbots than players!!
this is the real problem. and the gold buyers, well. they are a bunch of loosers...

[Z23]

Gold bots are a huge problem, but the player bot is also apart of the bot problem. One of them of which you've actually described, the social interaction. It deadens the game.

Both acts are selfish, which has a good short term effect towards the person. But, in the long term, it effects the game with the sort of situation we're currently in. The massive botting spree.

I just would like to know what do the player bots or the gold buyer think exactly of the current situation. Does the short term effect justify the long term - the death of a fun video game?

I mean, imagine, just everyone stops botting and buying gold. It is wishful thinking, but having at least majority of the community to stop, it would at least give prosperity to the game.

Why continue to bot? Why continue to buy gold? Why continue to cheat?

From my own experiences, it was all because of greed. I mean, everyone else was doing it, what bad would it be if I started? Well, I did start, now I don't play anymore. What's the point in botting to the top just to do what everyone else has or currently doing/done? There isn't really a significant experience about getting to the top. Sure, you go run around killing people to get gold - which can be bought in an instant. You can make that glaive character you always wanted, only to find out that the build was already been botted up one-thousand times.

The difference between the bot and the non-bot reality, is that one has a more cherished experience. With the more cherished experience, you typically have more fun.

[Deadlykiller1]

Originally Posted by Sucrilhos

i dont bot, cuz in my opinion, you are not playing the game. and the objectives of the game, at least one objective of all mmo's, is to make ppl interact.
and using a bot, is the opposite to this rule.
but i dont really care if everyone is botting, the problems is, there are more goldbots than players!!
this is the real problem. and the gold buyers, well. they are a bunch of loosers...

I kinda agree with you, if you bot your basically cheating to win a game or to get good at it. Also, gold buyers aren't "losers" they just want to be better than most people, thats mostly the reason they buy it or that they want to be the best/riches. Just to let you know people do cheat so they become better, but that doesn't mean you earned it. Sometimes cheating can be more fun though.

[Z23]

Thanks, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] for your perspective.

Yes, cheating can be fun, at the same time it can cause a lot of harm. I mean, look at Silkroad Online. Thousands of bots, many gold bots, many player bots, the grinding zone is typically the worse without that social interaction. The only alive part of the game is the PvP. The only point in the game is to press a bunch of buttons and kill your enemy. Gold is somewhat a reward, but has been belittled because of gold buying.

In summary, you're destroying the game.

[Sucrilhos]

Originally Posted by Deadlykiller1

I kinda agree with you, if you bot your basically cheating to win a game or to get good at it. Also, gold buyers aren't "losers" they just want to be better than most people, thats mostly the reason they buy it or that they want to be the best/riches. Just to let you know people do cheat so they become better, but that doesn't mean you earned it. Sometimes cheating can be more fun though.

before bots appear, it was really easy to connect and play. It was easy to find a good spot and make some easy money.
Im sure they want to be better than other players, but there are two ways of getting better, through hard work or through buying gold.
in the past, it was "cheaper" to buy a good weapon or a good armor set, but the prices raised now, almost all real players buy gold, so the prices incresead.

PS: i will always call them losers, cuz they lack the capability to do a good work and be better by themselves.

peace!

[highjr]

Again with the moral question y are you using bot? is bot considered as cheating? is bot a good thing?

Again my answer: Bot or not. Judgment is up to Joymax. They are the rulers (GM) of the game. Game Maker perhap a better name. If they don't care about bot, y do we care?

One ppl bot = > 2 pplbot => 3 ppl bot => they reach lv80 now => What is next? they need money to buy elixir, strength my gears, blah balh balh powerful gear weapon = > what is next? they bot for gold. => Yay they got a chunk of gold. => Finish with gear => what is next? Are they going to quit? No. want to keep interesting in life => Make some dough out of gold selling => Start an asembbly line of gold bot => More chunk of golds = > Yay!! they can use those money to buy silk/premium item while in job. They still enjoy the game. They support Joymax => Joymax get the money in the end.


Another perspective: Some1 is too poor to put money in the game. However, he/she has few bucks to spare each week. But low lvl is no fun. Want to be high lvl. Very fun you can kill ppl in pvp. Put out few buck for a premium each month. ****!! Sometimes he/she is too busy to grind off the ticket. The gay ticket doesn't accumulate more than 1 days. Solution: BOT the ticket off!! Enjoy Botting? hell yeah? it is making their real life easier and at same time their sro life progress. BOT forever!! End of Story.

Another perspective: TY God bless Rev6. They distribute free bot. Now some1 can lvl up without spending a dime on game for ticket to speed thing up. Yay!! Bot. Bot FOREVER. reach lv80 about 3 months decent with some gap not 9.

ALL MMORPG game is setting up for bot. Soon or later, bot will rise. ppl will leave. Normal life is already terrible. And you get ****ing .01% for killing 3 mobs at high lvl. SERIOUSly DUDE. Unless you are no life, and yeah prolly, you can get to lv80 in 3 months. But then, No one should try to compare to you, because you are no life and they have a real life. They are better than you.

[Z23]

The 'no life' argument is probably the one of the most biased and ignorant argument for anyone to use. I can take several different scenarios to point out that one with life (balance social or balance professional life) has no justification to the means of botting. These aren't justification, but only excuses. These excuse consist of being laziness and/or addiction, jealousy, etc. - which all possibly are excuses rooted down from greed.

The lifespan of a such a game has dwindled and continue to dwindle. Someone with responsibility and knew that a game, such as Silkroad Online, is affecting their personal life; it'd be the best choice to take a break from that game. But, when greed sets in (making you irrational), you decide to bot, buy gold, all because of personal gain. Without realizing that the long term effect will damage the game.

Joymax isn't the end all entity, it can't do everything, with the multiplication of they are hardly doing anything. For a comparison, if you saw someone being robbed, would you say to yourself: "ain't my problem, it's the police's job." So you ignore it and go strolling alone with your usual path? The problem with this sort of situation, it isn't a minor robbery, nor isn't it a huge heist. It's a complete community of cheaters, a city of no positive. Everyday it consist of bots, bots, bots. Traffic shoo away the new players, talk about Silkroad Online degrade its reputation.

When a few buy gold and a few bot, the problem isn't huge and doesn't affect much. But when majority of the community does, it destroys. Without new players to join the game, the game is inevitably going to die. The reputation of Silkroad Online is going down the toilet. It's as if humans couldn't reproduce.