Thank you for the action taken by Kabam on bot and merc

https://forums.playcontestofchampions.com/en/discussion/291101/tos-violator-action-report#latest

This is meaningful for grinders who put real effort in 3-day grinding work. Thanks for the action taken.

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TheBoogyMan

It's definitely a great step they are taking. Makes sense to right the players who have been wronged due to bots. Many players will get the champs that they actually deserve!

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hungryhungrybbq

Wow, that's really great to hear.

Wozzle007

I don’t do arena so not personally impacted, but this is a great move for the game and everyone who legitimately plays the game. Great work on this Kabam.

Stellar

Congrats Kabam !

And communication about that action is a good thing 👍

awesomesauce

That's great news!

And it'll be even better news if that means I finally got a 6* doom! 😂

But regardless, I feel like not only bot accounts should be permanently banned, but any associated IP addresses from other accounts as well.

DNA3000

That's great news!

And it'll be even better news if that means I finally got a 6* doom! 😂

But regardless, I feel like not only bot accounts should be permanently banned, but any associated IP addresses from other accounts as well.

IP bans are problematic because IP addresses are not permanent. You wouldn’t want someone to get banned out of the blue because their ISP reassigned them a banned IP. Meanwhile, the botters are not the sharpest tacks in the box but they can probably figure out how to change IP eventually.

That’s not to say that Kabam cannot track farms - large numbers of accounts controlled by one person - and hit all of them. As I’m guessing some are finding out now. The more accounts they spin up, the more data they leak to the world and the easier it becomes to find them. And even if an account wasn’t banned now, that doesn’t mean it is invisible. They probably thought these accounts were invisible. They were not. And they way they might initially try to avoid detection in the future probably won’t work, which makes me smile.

BuggyDClown

This is very sensible and good move. Really appreciate it

Daddrieda

Great work! So proud of you kabam! This also means that I can now compete with safety in mind!

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Chobbly

This is really good news. Whilst I'm not likely to be affected by this given my roster, it's good for the overall health of the game. Good stuff

JtJ10

Yeah this is great. I have been affected more than once so really happy about this. Great work kabam. 👍

AverageDesi

this is good. I just want accounts and devices that previously Merced to go down. All accounts in that device. Like when they did during 7.2 legend ban

Shadowstrike

It's a fantastic and much welcomed decision.

Moosetiptronic

1700+ rounds from number 2 and 1400 from number 1.

Even at 2 minutes for each set of 3 fights plus reselection, that is 56.6 hours unbroken play. Just tried the first 4 fights (running full suicides, using 4/40s) and it took 7 mins 41 seconds.

These bots aren't using 4/40s or suicides. So they aren't doing it that fast.

@Kabam Miike it really is a brilliant effort from kabam to try and cut down on the cheating, but they seem to be unstoppable!!

Searmenis

It is a great move indeed, and I hope it's about permanent bans.

Nix2222

Very much appreciated, thank you Kabam

bm3epps

That's great news!

And it'll be even better news if that means I finally got a 6* doom! 😂

But regardless, I feel like not only bot accounts should be permanently banned, but any associated IP addresses from other accounts as well.

lol..you didn't get him the first time..the first Doom arena numbers were significantly low that I hated myself for not going for him. I didn't even try for the second arena, because I knew the numbers would be way higher after folks saw the first scores.

Lovejoy72

I’m fascinated by the sheer number of accounts of ill intent that just got removed from the gifting event. So much botter frustration this weekend!!!

awesomesauce

That's great news!

And it'll be even better news if that means I finally got a 6* doom! 😂

But regardless, I feel like not only bot accounts should be permanently banned, but any associated IP addresses from other accounts as well.
lol..you didn't get him the first time..the first Doom arena numbers were significantly low that I hated myself for not going for him. I didn't even try for the second arena, because I knew the numbers would be way higher after folks saw the first scores.

I anticipated the same, but missed the cutoff by about 2m. My first time ever trying for a feature champ and my thumbs are still sore.

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Okizze

It means nothing if the ban isn’t permanent. It took 6 months for kabam to take action so these accounts will be back in a week doing it for another 6 months.

Coppin

It means nothing if the ban isn’t permanent. It took 6 months for kabam to take action so these accounts will be back in a week doing it for another 6 months.

6 months?... More like 7 years... Arena bots have been there since day 1...
Still a big step up

Darth_Saint

@Kabam Miike This is great news! Will these upcoming adjustments include the initial Shang-Chi arena held back in mid-May? If I’m not mistaken, that was the first official 6-star arena and the bots were running rampant. Thanks!

Llessur

I think this is the best thing that kabam has done all year!

BigManOnCampus

I think this is the best thing that kabam has done all year!

I agree , it's crazy that merc's think that they don't belong in the same boat as botters.

AverageDesi

I think this is the best thing that kabam has done all year!
I agree , it's crazy that merc's think that they don't belong in the same boat as botters.

It's funny seeing mercs complain about modders and botters

2StarKing

I am very please with this action by Kabam. Us arena grinders are arguably the most dedicated to the game. I appreciate Kabam finally showing us some love and providing us a sense of gratitude by rewarding champs lost to cheating.

BigManOnCampus

I think this is the best thing that kabam has done all year!
I agree , it's crazy that merc's think that they don't belong in the same boat as botters.
It's funny seeing mercs complain about modders and botters

Ikr , like they not part of the problem !

2StarKing

In the Gamma Madness Arena (basic for Uncle Hulk) I got rank 46 with 56 million. I truely feel this a result of Kabams action. Again I am thankful for the arena clean up.