I was mining ore earlier, coming back every ~20 minutes for the respawns when I noticed this guy “Sassy Chicken” in Themiscyra taking my secret spot. I came back a few more times and he was still there, then I just left for a while and came back a few hours later and he was still there. I tried to talk to him but got no response, but I did notice he kept doing the same slight movement over and over - too suspicious.
I decided to record it and I got lucky enough to have the ore spawn during the recording. I grabbed the ore and then he confirmed bot behavior. He kept trying to swing for the ore after I had the claim over and over. This is so frustrating - a level 60, member of “Clappers of Thy Cheeks”, governing company of Weaver’s Fen, cheating and taking resources that I need.
The anti-AFK jiggle behavior can be seen at 0:14, 0:45, 1:16, 1:47, and pretty much every ~31 seconds apart.
The continuous swinging at the ore I claimed can be seen between 1:50-2:35.
You need to report the player so we can investigate if it is a bot.
You can follow the instructions here to do that:
If you already reported that player, then we will review the case and if is cheating or is a bot, that player will be penalized for it. Hope this helps
I did report in-game, but I could not provide the link to proof in game. I do see that there is a way to report online through the link you provided - thank you for that, I have submitted the appropriate ticket with the same link.
I hope by providing the video proof, it does not take weeks (or months) to deal with them, as I have seen bots remain active for several weeks after my report (I once reported a bot at level 28, they remained active for a month and were eventually banned at lv 54). This character is more influential than an average bot farming gold to sell, he is part of a company that owns territory and provides that company an unfair advantage.
I understand some players that are cheating or are bots, still in the game for a while after being reported. I can assure you we’re working to permanently ban each bot/cheater we encounter. Some cases are easy and others require more time to investigate and penalize, so please be patient while we work on your report Thank you!
