Avoid GB2. It's pathing makes you so obvious you're a bot. It acts the SAME WAY ON EVERY NODE. With Randomization, it makes you look like a spastic constantly bouncing between nodes, but still acting the same way upon gathering and leaving the node. It's so goddamn obvious it's laughable. I can't believe they haven't updated the pathing logic or at least made a randomization for the way you leave a node. GatherSafe can't save you from stealth, people phasing in on you, and GMs, so they will all see you and the choppy way GB2 makes your character move. Until the botbase gets some advanced pathing logic, avoid it.
My solution was to use 1 single account with lots of 90s so you can swap them around and Ive managed to use GB2 without a ban so far. That compared to 15+ bots I used to run in 2 computers is just pathetic to be honest but thats as far as Blizzard lets me bot right now.
never use gatherbuddy. it's pretty much the only rule actually. well no, one more rule: observe your bot often. firing up questing or BGs and then simply going to bed or work is the *other* way to get banned fast
Do not use gatherbuddy, period. I have a lot of theories atm about GB, but I can tell you that I've been farming leather 24/7 for a few weeks now...and nothing. Also, good gold.
You dont need to avoid gatherbuddy, you just need to avoid doing only gatherbuddy or doing it for to much time per day. It's true that atm 95% of all the bans are gatherbuddy related but its also true that 95% of the people banned for it run it 6+ hours a day. Bot like you would play, thats the most important rule. And don't get greedy. Gather 2 hours, play a bg, swap toon and level a little, do an instance, go offline for 6 hours, gather another 2 hours. You get the point. This is how you avoid bans. Ofcourse, this doesnt make you safe from bans because you never will be, but the chances of getting caught playing like I just wrote it is a lot lower then those who just login, gather, logout.
What are you talking about Lemmi? Im talking facts that posted in this forum section. If you go ahead and pop open the latest 20 ban reports in this forum you'll notice that 19 of them are gatherbuddy related and that they have been going for 6-7 hours.
guys you should really stay on topic, no need to start the flaming.. 100% of this thread is subjective opinions.. 1 guy could bot for days at a time and never receive a ban, while another may only be on for a hour and receive one. the truth is we can only speculate how detection/reports are handled.. use common sense while botting, thats about all it takes.
The most important rule? Don't bot on an account you'd be upset in losing. The second most important rule? It's noone's fault but your own that you got banned. The third most important rule? You will get banned for botting. It may not be quick, but eventually you'll run into a ban. The fourth rule? Don't appeal 3 day suspensions. Don't give Blizzard any more reason to investigate your account. You know you were doing something wrong, and Blizzard knows it, too. Take your punishment and move on.
