DarkOrbit Talk

Hello Pilots,



As we announced on the 11th of June, we are redoubling our efforts against bots and would like to take some time again to keep you updated on our next steps.



While we have already put processes in place that complicate the work of the bot developers, the most pressing matter on everyone’s mind is probably the question what will happen to the bots in the game.



Now before I elaborate on this, I would like to explain what our current plans are based on. We believe that there are basically 2 kinds of players that use bots; the ‘malicious’ ones and the ‘opportunists’. The malicious botters have no interest in the game itself and bot or grief simply for the benefit of trolling other players or selling off the botted accounts. Those players are next to impossible to convert from their ways and will quickly be removed from the game.



The opportunists, however, are the players that feel somewhat forced to use bots, either because ‘everybody else does it’ or because they think they need to bot in order to keep up with other clan members or the end-game PvP. We want these players to understand that botting has serious consequences for the survivability of the game, and thus that their botting cannot be allowed to continue. In short, using a bot is putting your account at great risk.



Taking this into consideration we have decided on a simple and straight forward 2-stage system to penalize bot users. Bot detection will run permanently and on a regular basis put detected players into the next stage.



In the first stage we are applying a 72 hour suspension to all accounts of those users (on all instances), informing them that they have received a final warning for bot use and the ultimate consequences of this. After the suspension has run out they can continue to play regularly. Should they then ever be detected again, they will be put into stage 2. To keep it to the point, stage 2 is a ban for all accounts on all instances – no ifs and buts, just gone. We are 100% confident about the detection methods we use and since stage 1 constitutes the final warning, there will be no opportunity for further discussion at this point.



By using this method our declared goal is not to remove as many players as possible from the game but to ensure the integrity of fair play and proper conduct and empower the majority users that uphold those standards.



Once again, we are looking forward to your feedback on these plans and would like to thank you for your continued support. We will activate our new detection system in the next few days.



Your DarkOrbit Team