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[wizzdome1]

Ok was talking with a friend who like me was trying to obtain a rare item which seems to be in a map infested with bots... I started getting a bit imaginative about the idea of getting rid of bots... Reporting them doesnt seem to slow the flow that comes through the gates so the idea was to have an item to use to question the status of the player as to if it is a bot or not(say an item named GM's Authority) the item would freeze the char for 60 seconds (or untill proper responce is given to random questions) during the frozen time char could not log out and if game is shut down timer would stop untill the 60 seconds is up...char could not use spells or items and could not be attacked by monsters... if test is failed they would be warped to a jail that would strip them of all items and zeny... then stand trial infront of peers with a GM as judge... if they can prove they are not a bot restore what was taken if they cant then ban account... Also thought would be fun to add a skill for this like (warp to jail) available through a skill quest... but make the skill cost all players sp and some amount of zeny as well as have a penalty for abusing skill or false acuisation... Just a thought would like to hear feedback on it!!! Would also be nice to report other things such as KS or harrasment or abuse or any other bad activities...

[KriticalAssassin]

Ok was talking with a friend who like me was trying to obtain a rare item which seems to be in a map infested with bots... I started getting a bit imaginative about the idea of getting rid of bots... Reporting them doesnt seem to slow the flow that comes through the gates so the idea was to have an item to use to question the status of the player as to if it is a bot or not(say an item named GM's Authority) the item would freeze the char for 60 seconds (or untill proper responce is given to random questions) during the frozen time char could not log out and if game is shut down timer would stop untill the 60 seconds is up...char could not use spells or items and could not be attacked by monsters... if test is failed they would be warped to a jail that would strip them of all items and zeny... then stand trial infront of peers with a GM as judge... if they can prove they are not a bot restore what was taken if they cant then ban account... Also thought would be fun to add a skill for this like (warp to jail) available through a skill quest... but make the skill cost all players sp and some amount of zeny as well as have a penalty for abusing skill or false acuisation... Just a thought would like to hear feedback on it!!! Would also be nice to report other things such as KS or harrasment or abuse or any other bad activities...

There are THOUSANDS of bots. Do you understand how many "Trials" that would require? Besides the bot problem has been here a LONG time. Doubt anything will get done about it soon.

[mrkdnl]

Ok was talking with a friend who like me was trying to obtain a rare item which seems to be in a map infested with bots... I started getting a bit imaginative about the idea of getting rid of bots... Reporting them doesnt seem to slow the flow that comes through the gates so the idea was to have an item to use to question the status of the player as to if it is a bot or not(say an item named GM's Authority) the item would freeze the char for 60 seconds (or untill proper responce is given to random questions) during the frozen time char could not log out and if game is shut down timer would stop untill the 60 seconds is up...char could not use spells or items and could not be attacked by monsters... if test is failed they would be warped to a jail that would strip them of all items and zeny... then stand trial infront of peers with a GM as judge... if they can prove they are not a bot restore what was taken if they cant then ban account... Also thought would be fun to add a skill for this like (warp to jail) available through a skill quest... but make the skill cost all players sp and some amount of zeny as well as have a penalty for abusing skill or false acuisation... Just a thought would like to hear feedback on it!!! Would also be nice to report other things such as KS or harrasment or abuse or any other bad activities...

I like this idea but I don't think the trial part would be feasible ^^

[wizzdome1]

yeah your probably right though if a normal player caught a bot and had skill to warp them to jail then they are surely busted... with no chance for escape... I have noticed that the spam bots have disappeared from prontera it is nice to walk down the street and not lose your chat... the problem with bots is that only gm has power to do anything about it I do think that however if people woiuld step up and work to ban bots the market would even out and make it actually easier to make money as a player... Was thinking of also people who are harrasing or other things that should not be tollerated as well and make up a fines list for infraction so players can get sent to jail as well as bots... would make things a bit more interesting I thnk... but you are probably right about trial though i think quest for jail skill would be cool call the skill (Deputie)(sp?) or something like that and see how many people end up in jail lol (but maybe judge could be an npc and give you choices of punishment according to the specific crime) which could also add a job upgrade to gunman (Law Enforcement) Idk just storming ideas here

[indubitably]

@Wizzdom or Wizzdome or... ok IDK HOW TO USE FORUMS... please ignore random outburst... ok but as i was saying its a gr8 idea but u do HAVE to have the trials cause i got mistaken for a bot (the idiot lk was rly just trying 2 get out of being reported for ksing and saw me an my bro both had "bot hair" which is really just the standard hair) but so if i had gotten my acc banned for a mistake i would be REALLY REALLY REALLY angry, do you not agree?

[Greiv]

You know...

Warpportal has a game called Dragonsaga...
In said game, occasionally a box appears on the screen with a simple question about how many of a specific number are shown yada yada.

Honestly, would it be that much trouble to do the same or something very similar on RO?

if you don't answer the question u get sent back to the log in screen. Only on monster maps of course, wouldn't want somethin like that goin on while ur sleep vendin.

I don't think it would disrupt gameplay, as long as YOUR actually playing the game. And it would even solve the afk alchy problem too. ( although I actually don't have a problem with that as long as they give their homon a small atk radius )

The simplist of solutions are usually the most effective.

Oh, and i've noticed the GM's have been gettin better about the spam bots in town.

[aflores]

For these botters, banning their account doesnt stop them from making another account and continue botting. So why not ban their IP address instead?

[wotmint]

OP's idea is very exploitable. What will stop other peeps from stun-locking me for 60sec. Or from rival guild from doing the same thing while stealing mvp? Nothing~! Highly exploitable. -1 to you OP.

Edited by wotmint, 11 May 2011 - 10:47 PM.

[ZeroTigress]

In said game, occasionally a box appears on the screen with a simple question about how many of a specific number are shown yada yada.

Honestly, would it be that much trouble to do the same or something very similar on RO?

Bots can get around captchas very easily. It's been tried before and failed.