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Post by McKplus on May 31, 2015 7:30:56 GMT -6
I want to get a discussion going about 'botting' - the use of software designed to assist you in gaining loot, xp, trophies, whatever, in COC.
For those who don't know, a bot can be setup and run for an almost infinite period of time, customized to the users specifications. It can be designed to create only barchers, and attack only dead bases for loot. It can be scripted to created more complex armies, and attack for loot and trophies. It can be setup to find unprotected THs, and take them out, to rapidly raise a players trophy count. However it is used, is up to the user.
IMO bots can be used positively, and negatively, but I'm interested in hearing everyone else's view first. So.... is using a bot 'cheating', 'assisting' or something else altogether?
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Post by kent on May 31, 2015 15:12:22 GMT -6
I have been thinking about this a lot since gags and galleran were in the clan and botting. Is it cheating? It doesn't directly impact me. But at the same time it takes loot that normal players could take if the bot wasn't running.
How I look at it is that it is a hack of the system and if supercell could get rid of the they would. I think it is a question of what type of clan do we want to be? If we open up the door to this kind of hack why not use the sandboxing hack too? It gives an unfair advantage to people who use it. It is outside the normal game. In my opinion, it is cheating. Going forward, I want us to be 100‰fair play so I would say no to botting.
Louise, you have been a long term member so I value your opinion but I would ask that you stop botting in our clan.
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Post by Jeff on May 31, 2015 21:16:58 GMT -6
I do agree with Kent on this one. Its basically an unfair advantage for those who raid daily several times looking for the dead bases who have given up. Now, I totally understand why someone would bot. Second account, trophy pushing to reach the 50% barrier, sick and tired of the constant grind for loot.... but in the long run its an app to do the grind for you while you sleep.
I'd say going forward (NOT Mck as he is a lifelong member and I value his opinion) we boot any hacks immediately no matter the level.
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Post by kent on Jun 1, 2015 6:48:04 GMT -6
Yeah, mck is definitely not getting the boot for it. I agree through, going forward, anyone we suspect of botting is gone.
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Post by McKplus on Jun 1, 2015 12:38:15 GMT -6
Awh, you guys are so sweet! No more botting in the clan for me. Promise.
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