u/IndividualBad6198

Is Blizzard ever going to deal with these obvious bot groups?
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Is Blizzard ever going to deal with these obvious bot groups?

I've been seeing the same group of characters farming for at least 4 days straight now.

They're all in the same guild, have nearly identical random-looking names, most of them are level 64-66 Mages, and they move around in a perfect train following each other. Every time I check, they're online doing exactly the same thing.

I searched for part of their names and found dozens of characters with the exact same naming pattern. Screenshots attached.

At this point it doesn't even look like someone is trying to hide it. It's just a huge bot farm running 24/7.

Has anyone else seen these groups on other realms? Do reports against these accounts actually do anything anymore, or do they just keep farming until the next ban wave?

https://preview.redd.it/nxgsjyzd7lbh1.png?width=264&format=png&auto=webp&s=61229812538535ffb6a614a4cdf79dd1e1ce6dd2

It's pretty frustrating to see something this blatant running for days without any action.

https://preview.redd.it/ol1bl75f7lbh1.png?width=277&format=png&auto=webp&s=b5731fef5e45aebee7a8b21179fa19f8dcecff8b

Hopefully someone at Blizzard notices this. I've seen people post similar bot groups here before, and sometimes they disappear surprisingly quickly afterward. Maybe it's just a coincidence, but it's worth bringing attention to it.

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u/IndividualBad6198 — 10 hours ago
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Why is TBC suddenly flooded with boost spam and rogue bots?

Has anyone else noticed a huge increase in boost advertisements over the last few days?

I'm currently level 68 and it feels like every chat channel is filled with "WTS BOOST" messages. It used to happen occasionally, but now it's constant. What's even more annoying is that I'm getting random whispers from boosters as well, and I'm tired of adding them to my ignore list every day.

During daytime hours it's becoming much harder to find dungeon groups because the chat is buried under boost spam. In the evenings it's still manageable, but during the day the difference is very noticeable.

Did Blizzard change something recently? Did they stop moderating this behavior or loosen their policies? The increase feels very sudden.

Another thing I've noticed: there seem to be a lot of rogues standing around the entrance to Steamvault. Many of them behave almost like bots. I don't remember seeing this before. Are these gold farmers, boosting characters, or am I missing something?

Is anyone else experiencing the same thing on their server?

Blizzard, please bring things back to how they were before.

I came back to play TBC, not to scroll through an endless wall of boost advertisements. The game felt much healthier just a few weeks ago.

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u/IndividualBad6198 — 23 days ago