

I am referring to, of course, fishing, mining, and gathering. By boring I mean various tasks take a lot of time to accomplish but produce a small amount of return on that time spent playing the game. Over time, I've come to realize that there are parts of the game that are down right boring. Reason Two for Bots: Reduction of Repetitive Tasks And, like all currency, gold allows us to purchase goods and services from other players so that we don't have to take the time to learn every profession and pattern. Who doesn't want more in game gold? Gold allows us to purchase armor upgrades, pets, and some of the more rare mounts. "Earn Thousands of Gold per day! We'll do the work for you!" If you've played World of Warcraft for any length of time, you've probably come across ads similar to this: Reason One for Bots: In-Game Financial Gain Have further action taken, up to and including account closure, based on the intent of the programĭespite these warnings, some players are willing to take the risk for a variety of reasons.If a player is found to have used such a program, they may: These "bots" include, but are not limited to, programs that automate combat, movement, and use of gathering professions (such as fishing and mining).

Use of these "bots" negatively affects the World of Warcraft game environment, since they allow characters to progress without player control. We take action against accounts using Automation Programs when one or more characters on the account are identified using a third-party program (or "bot") to provide character automation.

The Official Word on Botsīefore I begin my exploration of the "Shadowy Underworld of Botting," Here is Blizzard's official stance on the practice of using bots in their games. However, for reasons I'll discuss in this article, bots are frowned upon by many in the gaming community. The bane of system admins, bots are third party automation programs designed to play some or all of a game automatically.
