On Perfect World bots, cheat and hacks
We’ve seen it. Tested it, tried it, used it and even go documented them well enough just to report it to our game developers. But why do most players result to this? In a free-to-play MMORPG like Perfect World, it really would make sense if people will use these cheats rather than on a game with subscription. You wouldn’t want to pay a subscription fee if only the bot is the one playing. For obvious reasons, it’s to take advantage. Farming while you go sleep, eat or while taking a bath is kinda tempting. Also, no one could deny now that there are business-minded players out there selling items or in-game currency for real money. These Businessmen use Third-party programs or hire “pilots” to get their business running. What’s good to a player may be bad to the whole community And this is why Cheats, Hacks, bots, or most third-party programs are ILLEGAL for mmorps… This breaks the balance of the in-game economy. The game mechanics, restrictions, quests, mobs, and other game features are there for a reason and that reason is to make the game more interesting. Will you continue playing an online game if you’ll just see 2-4 people botting their way to level 100? No. BANZOR! We ban them and they tell us, they’re just using coins or a macro keyboard rather than a bot. That line is the most commonly used alibi when we ban someone for using Third-party programs. But what they don’t know is that we can see everything in the LOGS. What’s a log? A log is the data the server keeps or is using to operate. Logs can be instructions for the server what it should do next or what the client is doing. One good example of a server log of a character using a coin or a macro keyboard is: Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal Pressed F1 /cast heal As you can see, the log is repeated since the F1 key is being pressed repeatedly. Which indicates or can be an evidence that a player really is on a coin-mode keyboard or using a Macro. However, if it’s a bot, the log will look like: /cast Heal Move to 251,68 /startattack /move to 223, 60 /stopattack /Immortal Burst So you see… we really will know if someone is using a third-party program. Here’s a Tip If you love your account or character, don’t even try using them.