donnamonna
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It's been said that there is honor among thieves. I wonder if that is true of our little social group. I am curious how people respond in game when they run across another botter. I know I have run across several in my time and my reaction to them has varied according to my frame of mind at the time, but generally speaking I follow a few simple rules.
1) Never report the botter!
There are a few reasons for this. The first reason is karma. Remember that the throat you cut may end up being your own.
The second reason is that I believe my ability to spot other botters is heightened by the fact that I myself am a botter. Since that is the case it would be logical to assume that Blizzard employees may also be able to reason the same way. So, by pointing out someone else I may in fact be admitting my own guilt. Also, every botter you send to Blizzard gives them more data to analyze and allows them to come up with even more ways to detect us. It's just not a good idea to report a botter, no matter how territorial you may feel. Even if they are opposite faction. When it comes to botting, we're all the same faction. Of course, that doesn't mean we can't do fun things like kill them over and over again and farm honor off of them. 
2) Do not contact the botter.
This one is a little more flexible to my way of thinking because I have contacted botters before, but it can be a dangerous thing to do. Firstly, you don't know how they will respond. If you call them out as a botter they may feel threatened and report you to a GM. Also , by contacting them, you are usually painting a big red x on your own forehead that says. "I'm a botter too!" Maybe you don't want to give that information away so easily. Sometimes if I see someone doing something that appears foolish I will send them a tell with advice on how to be a better botter, but again, I do it more to protect myself than them. If they get caught, chances are it will be easier for me to get caught, especially if we are running the same profiles.
3) Do not point out the botter to others or discuss them in Trade/General chat.
This one should be self-evident. And to be honest it's more of a corollary of Rule 1 than its own rule per se. But there have been a few times where I have almost been drawn into discussing a botter in General chat myself, so I know how tempting it can be to "show off" my shiny knowledge of botting lore. Don't give in. It's bad policy. We have enough to deal with as it is, without arming other players in the game with information they can use against us. We want to keep the masses ignorant of botting. We want to be able to bot in their very midst and have them never know the difference. Keep the majority of players dumb, most of them are anyway.
4) Do not run the same profile as another botter if it is currently being used.
This one is also flexible. If the profile supports multiple players running it then it's not really an issue. However, a great majority of the profiles out there for public use can become mob-starved when run by more than one player. This is not an issue really with GB as much as with HB, but I still try to avoid running the same GB profile as another botter if I can help it. Bottom line: there are more than enough tutorials and guides out there teaching you how to make your own profiles that it's almost beyond stupid to run a "public" profile. Take the time to learn how to make your own and it will keep you safer. Chances are if you recognize that you're using the same profile as another person then they will too. Do you really want them to know you're botting as well? The more people who know a secret, the less secret it becomes.
That's pretty much it. The fundamentals at any rate. All of those rules can essentially be boiled down to the following statement: "Treat other botters the way you would want to be treated in a similar situation."
Be good. Have fun. And stay safe. Happy botting, and hope to "not" see you in game.
1) Never report the botter!
There are a few reasons for this. The first reason is karma. Remember that the throat you cut may end up being your own.
The second reason is that I believe my ability to spot other botters is heightened by the fact that I myself am a botter. Since that is the case it would be logical to assume that Blizzard employees may also be able to reason the same way. So, by pointing out someone else I may in fact be admitting my own guilt. Also, every botter you send to Blizzard gives them more data to analyze and allows them to come up with even more ways to detect us. It's just not a good idea to report a botter, no matter how territorial you may feel. Even if they are opposite faction. When it comes to botting, we're all the same faction. Of course, that doesn't mean we can't do fun things like kill them over and over again and farm honor off of them. 2) Do not contact the botter.
This one is a little more flexible to my way of thinking because I have contacted botters before, but it can be a dangerous thing to do. Firstly, you don't know how they will respond. If you call them out as a botter they may feel threatened and report you to a GM. Also , by contacting them, you are usually painting a big red x on your own forehead that says. "I'm a botter too!" Maybe you don't want to give that information away so easily. Sometimes if I see someone doing something that appears foolish I will send them a tell with advice on how to be a better botter, but again, I do it more to protect myself than them. If they get caught, chances are it will be easier for me to get caught, especially if we are running the same profiles.
3) Do not point out the botter to others or discuss them in Trade/General chat.
This one should be self-evident. And to be honest it's more of a corollary of Rule 1 than its own rule per se. But there have been a few times where I have almost been drawn into discussing a botter in General chat myself, so I know how tempting it can be to "show off" my shiny knowledge of botting lore. Don't give in. It's bad policy. We have enough to deal with as it is, without arming other players in the game with information they can use against us. We want to keep the masses ignorant of botting. We want to be able to bot in their very midst and have them never know the difference. Keep the majority of players dumb, most of them are anyway.
4) Do not run the same profile as another botter if it is currently being used.
This one is also flexible. If the profile supports multiple players running it then it's not really an issue. However, a great majority of the profiles out there for public use can become mob-starved when run by more than one player. This is not an issue really with GB as much as with HB, but I still try to avoid running the same GB profile as another botter if I can help it. Bottom line: there are more than enough tutorials and guides out there teaching you how to make your own profiles that it's almost beyond stupid to run a "public" profile. Take the time to learn how to make your own and it will keep you safer. Chances are if you recognize that you're using the same profile as another person then they will too. Do you really want them to know you're botting as well? The more people who know a secret, the less secret it becomes.
That's pretty much it. The fundamentals at any rate. All of those rules can essentially be boiled down to the following statement: "Treat other botters the way you would want to be treated in a similar situation."
Be good. Have fun. And stay safe. Happy botting, and hope to "not" see you in game.