I can't help but think...

[SuicideGrl]

...that JM's sudden move to ban bots has something to do with our fight here. maybe they DO listen to the community? this is a big shot in the eye to all those who posted in the EB forum that this wasn't going to do any good.


eat it.

[Gusy]

We'll see..

[Toshiharu]

No it doesn't. It's just a coincidence.

[MrFudge]

No it doesn't. It's just a coincidence.

[Hero]

No it doesn't. It's just a coincidence.

[Aiyas]

I'm not going that far.

I'm a tad suspicious that this comes up not too long after they started that bonus Silk event.

And even then, we still need to see what this "massive ban" will consist of.


Nevertheless, it would be nice if it all works out well in the end.

[Sylhana]

:) i had told Sylhana that we inspired JM to follow in our foot steps.. i guess i was right

SRF ftw

FTW!

If the reaction we got here spurred JM to act, we should start making more waves ^^.

[Toshiharu]

And even then, we still need to see what this "massive ban" will consist of.

95% = gold bots
1% = Spammers
4% = Botters without silk or no silk charge recently. I can bet a nice fat dollar on it.

[marjin_boo]

Its a 2008 thing I guess. Every year they throw a little bone to legit players, give them something to hope and make them stick a little longer till 2009 than throw a little something more.

[ThisIsAvalon]

...that JM's sudden move to ban bots has something to do with our fight here. maybe they DO listen to the community? this is a big shot in the eye to all those who posted in the EB forum that this wasn't going to do any good.


eat it.

Lol, what i've been saying all along. As soon as silkroadtavern stopped fighting bots, joymax did too. Now that silkroadforums has picked it up, joymax has too. Its not a coincidence... Make sure to archive all those little bots admitting to botting, and save their pictures in a library SG. Might come in handy someday.

[Skyve]

**Official News,Silkroad Online has been bought by SRF!**
Ohh yaa xD

[non ego man]

You think its a coincidence that they decide to ban bots after SRF bans their closet botters?

I agree with you. If you listened to what JM has said in the past, they've made it clear that this is a player's problem, not the company's problem. I disagree with them but I think the attitude reflects many things, some cultural. The world is filled with people who won't do the right thing unless forced to. JoyMax doesn't want to be police. They want to be computer game makers.

Two things have happened to let them know that players are making changes and want to get rid of botters: the legit dominance of Venus and the banning of botters on this forum. That sent a signal to JoyMax that we (or at least some of us) are going to try and solve this problem. They'll help out too.

I also expect them to have a greater GM presence in those servers with proportionately larger legit populations. We'll see.

[Astra]

They were so proud and encouraged when they posted their SS's with the desktops in the Exposed Botters.
Those screenies will indeed come in handy now for JM.
Good Job, botters!
You've made JM's job a LOT easier now.

[deep.in]

Hey, i had tought about that SG

[DShadow]

It's hard to say on what made them actually post notice on bot banning. Joymax is very unpredictable when it comes to situations like this.

[Hearsay]

I'm sure that SRF and other SRO communities have played a hand in Joymax's decision to release a bot ban list, whether it be the increasing number of "I quit coz of traffic" posts or the whole anti-bot movement.

I think we shouldn't be so quick to start lighting fire works, though this act by Joymax is a good start back in the right direction, we all know not to expect too much from them.

I'm hoping that this bot ban list is something that has been months in the making, and not just some random decision they made 2 weeks ago.

[xKingpinx]

watch this list be nly goldbots lol...

[MrFudge]

[Edit by Soda - Removed to prevent flames]

[loveisintheair]

We already established that JM doesn't listen to its customers. It's a coincidence.

[deep.in]

watch this list be nly goldbots lol...

I think this will be more than enough for many players

[Posei]

I hope a bunch of us here on SRF get banned and are allowed to return because we got wrongfully banned for ToS agreement violations and not realllllly botting.

Damn! Someone beat me to it.

[bunny]

...that JM's sudden move to ban bots has something to do with our fight here. maybe they DO listen to the community? this is a big shot in the eye to all those who posted in the EB forum that this wasn't going to do any good.


eat it.

Yeah man, 100% agree with u...finally inspired JM to ban a couple of gold bots, too bad they all gonna be back by tomorrow

[Master_Mind]

...that JM's sudden move to ban bots has something to do with our fight here. maybe they DO listen to the community? this is a big shot in the eye to all those who posted in the EB forum that this wasn't going to do any good.


eat it.

Lol, what i've been saying all along. As soon as silkroadtavern stopped fighting bots, joymax did too. Now that silkroadforums has picked it up, joymax has too. Its not a coincidence... Make sure to archive all those little bots admitting to botting, and save their pictures in a library SG. Might come in handy someday.

You realy thiink JM will contact Ryoko or SG for a list of bots theyve caught here? think again

...that JM's sudden move to ban bots has something to do with our fight here. maybe they DO listen to the community? this is a big shot in the eye to all those who posted in the EB forum that this wasn't going to do any good.


eat it.

Yeah man, 100% agree with u...finally inspired JM to ban a couple of gold bots, too bad they all gonna be back by tomorrow

There is nothing that says theyr gonna be banned today?

We already established that JM doesn't listen to its customers. It's a coincidence.

Yes theyr just tired of gettin error report ban bots plyzz il give 10k plyzz..
So they decided to just send up a notice to get ppl to stop sending that, and now theyll ban the gold bots.. wait up to a week and madness is back!

[Waisha]

Just wait until they follow the footsteps of BF's forum.

[Casey613]

I lol'd
And you've never made me lol!

[Crumpets]

[Removed]

Are you mad Fly's loved one hasn't been banned for botting or what? You have some serious issues vs. Avalon.

[destructionmama]

I think its one of those yearly ban list.. but hey it could mean they are doing something, after all JM GMs does come browse here sometimes

[sama98b]

Yep they check what goldbot account was inactive for 6month so they can delete those
in terms with their tos. and post the names in the so called bot list....
But that is kinda automated too so ...
6 month inactivity deletion ... bot list posts ... ring a bell ....

[NuclearSilo]

No, actually because in the last Sunday, I threatened them smt so they decided to make a bot ban

[[SD]Kratos]

Hhmm I doubt it :O Let's try with somethign else. Ban people who say +1 in every thread here. LEt's see if JM do