Neutral AH botting
Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2016 10:32 amGreetings Nostalrius GM team,
Testing AH bots again today and found that certain players have made their bot scripts with 'rare' item threshold
Items tested with:
- Dream Dust 1c Bid, 2c Buyout
- Star Ruby 3s Bid, 4s Buyout
- Claw of the Shadowmancer (Rare lvl 27 dagger, worth 2-3g) 20s Bid, 40s Buyout — Purchased immediately (faster than humanly possible)
Reproducing this is as simple as putting up a rare item far below its vendor or median AH value (as I've done above).
As requested previously I opened an in game ticket, but the ticket was not served in a timely manner, so here I am.
How is a level 60 Hunter unable to find or track a level 2 rogue in Stranglethorn, hmm? A bot scripted to buy items below a certain value is one thing; but how does a lvl 2 become undetectable by other players?
Please investigate the accounts tied to these characters: Kaelah, Kbt (or Kgt, Ktb lvl 2 orc warrior)
Note this is a level 2, unguilded human rogue, and is likely a burner character and account for a much larger operation, thus a thorough investigation might be helpful.
Furthermore, imposing a level limit on neutral AH might serve as an immediate bandaid to combat these pesky botters.
Testing AH bots again today and found that certain players have made their bot scripts with 'rare' item threshold
Items tested with:
- Dream Dust 1c Bid, 2c Buyout
- Star Ruby 3s Bid, 4s Buyout
- Claw of the Shadowmancer (Rare lvl 27 dagger, worth 2-3g) 20s Bid, 40s Buyout — Purchased immediately (faster than humanly possible)
Reproducing this is as simple as putting up a rare item far below its vendor or median AH value (as I've done above).
As requested previously I opened an in game ticket, but the ticket was not served in a timely manner, so here I am.
How is a level 60 Hunter unable to find or track a level 2 rogue in Stranglethorn, hmm? A bot scripted to buy items below a certain value is one thing; but how does a lvl 2 become undetectable by other players?
Please investigate the accounts tied to these characters: Kaelah, Kbt (or Kgt, Ktb lvl 2 orc warrior)
Note this is a level 2, unguilded human rogue, and is likely a burner character and account for a much larger operation, thus a thorough investigation might be helpful.
Furthermore, imposing a level limit on neutral AH might serve as an immediate bandaid to combat these pesky botters.