//Guide//: Helpful Botting Guidelines & Protection Software - By: Asylum
I have decided to post a thread on protecting yourself as a botter and giving you some tips to prevent detection as much as possible. Typically the reason a botter gets a ban is simply because they were stupid, they did not setup their bot correctly and made it easy to detect it being a bot. This usually pertains to the profiles and fighting configurations not being setup properly and giving the bot a hard time on keeping itself alive and or doing actions an actual player would not do. No, a bot will never act exactly as a human, but we hope to mask it being a bot as much as possible.
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1) IP and Mac Changing
First things first, before you even start botting you must realize that botting is against the WoW ToS. If you get to cocky, most likely you are going to get banned, better to be safe than sorry.
I do not bot on my main accounts, and you shouldn't either just to be safe, but even if you have a main account and use a separate account to bot you may still be in danger of getting your main account banned. As said before it is better to be safe than sorry, even though I have yet to experience such, I have heard plenty to know that Blizzard does ban by IP.
What is a "Mac Address"?: A Mac Address is Hardware ID written on your "NIC Card" (Network Interface Card) and is also written on your Router. I am not aware of Blizzard banning by Mac Address, but it is an ID that links directly back to you.
///TECHNITIUM/// is a program that allows you to change you Mac address, and by doing so usually it will change the IP Blizzard bans by. It is simple and straight forward, click "Change Mac", then cycle through the Mac Address's, click "Change Mac Now", wait for it to respond back, then restart you connection. Not only does this change you Mac Address but it changes you IP as well. I use this when going from one account to the other, and no you will not get banned for using more than one IP, though if you use an out of country IP you will usually be flagged (typical Power Level ban) - This is a program I used frequently when selling accounts. RUN AS ADMIN FOR VISTA!!!
If you use a Router, you will need to go into your Router via Web Browser and depending on what router, will need to change certain settings to get these two address's changed.
IE: I use a "Netgear" Router, I go into my router via FireFox and in the default settings set the router to use my Computer's Mac Address, then save the settings and I am done.
///Hide-My-IP/// is another useful program I have used for quite some time now. This one you have to be careful with making sure you do not use an out of country IP, and another flaw with this program is that you MUST pay for it to get the full list of features. It is extremely easy to use, though Technitium works just fine and is free.
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2) HardDrive Volume Serial Changing
Now this I doubt is needed, and is something I do not do, but it's a step you can apply to different games such as "Second Life" which does ban by HardDrive Volume Serials. I am not going to go into great detail on this, if you run Vista you MUST run as Admin or it will not work. Once you change the Volume Serial No. of the HardDrive you have to restart your computer for it to take affect.
DO NOT USE THIS IF YOU RUN PROGRAMS THAT USE YOUR HARDDRIVE SERIAL NO. AS A REFERENCE!
///Volume Serial Changer///
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3) Tips and Tricks
Now that we got all that out of the way we can focus on some Tips and Tricks to WoW Botting. This is all COMMON SENSE! You are not ALWAYS going to get banned, you can easily avoid a ban by avoiding in being naive and cocky with your work. I am just going to go through a list of guidelines I follow when botting.
1) Have a specific character('s) for botting - Reason being that you want to avoid making friends and joining guilds on your botting character/account. You don't need top Raid or PvP gear to farm or up the skills of your bot.
2) Do not bot on your main account - This is personal preference, and I prefer to have a completely clean account, and have a botting account for pure farming. I do actually play the fuckin game!
2) Always have alerts checked - Now if you are AFK botting you will need to have a bit more security, such as logging out and then logging back in when you are IM'd, but if you are sleeping near your computer or surfing the web while your bot is running you will just need a simple alert to give you a heads up of someone near by.
3) Be SMART with your Profiles - You are at the highest risk of a ban when you are butt fuckin retarded and have your route run into walls or setup some bullshit path through complex caves. I also suggest using an OUTSIDE vender rather than one inside of a building.
-Try and find remote areas to farm, try and keep yourself out of the public eye, the last thing you want is someone watching you with suspicion, that is how you get banned.
-When using waypoints attempt to make them a bit more complex and longer than just a plain "Run in a Circle" path, though using Pathing would be the best way to go.
-Again, Pathing is the best way to go, as it avoids objects and runs in random patterns, making it nearly impossible to detect it being a bot as it is not running around the same path over and over.
-Do not have your bot run into areas it cannot stay alive in. Hopefully WR comes out with a feature for NPC scanning so it does not spawn near or run into a bunch of mobs. a mass amount of repetitive death is another way to detect a bot.
4) Use venders to sell your stuff, not only do you get rid of all the junk and make extra money, but you allow for your bot to be alone much longer, thus not having to rely on manual labor (lolwot? all you have to do is press a few keys), still that is to much for us botters.
5) Learn to do things yourself - Try and refrain from relying on others, this teaches you absolutely nothing other than how to load a file nor does it contribute to the community. Never be afraid to ask questions, but don't abuse that privilege. Do some research, lurk around the forums and you should find a good stash of information to help you get by.
6) Find a bug or have a suggestion? - REPORT IT TO THE FORUMS! This is crucial for the development of WR. Never hold your tongue when you find a bug or have a suggestion you think would be a great addition to WR.
7) Make a MINT Profile/FC? - Hey if it's a proper and worked on Profile, post it up for others to use, not only are you contributing, you are showing others good techniques when making Profiles/FC's.
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That is about all I can think of at this time, I will be sure to update this when need be. Following these steps will keep you safe from getting banned, though you are always at risk, never get the idea in your head that you are completely out of the shark's tank.
-Asylum


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