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MudMann · 09-05-2010, 06:52 PM

Its a matter of perspective I suppose. If the rules state that botting isnt allowed, it needs respecting, but of course, you are looking for a botting game openly, I am just responding to your comment above.

At the end of the day, a MUD is where players play together, and bots tend to be bad company in an MMO and can wipe an area cleanly and efficiently which can affect the 'player at keyboard' experience. A bot can also tirelessly level more than a player and is therefore an advantage not everyone can share.

WoW is the same thing over and over to level, but if you are caught doing it you can kiss your account goodbye, and the person who wrote the botting scrupt for WoW had his life pretty much destroyed for his 'experiementation in AI programming'. Of course he was stupid enough to take them to court when he could have just skulked quietly away.

There are other ways to experiement with AI that doesnt impact real people and their game playing though, write an Eliza program is always a great start.

09-05-2010, 06:52 PM	#8
MudMann Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Europe Home MUD: Primordiax Home MUD: Threshold Posts: 178	Re: Looking for MUD that allow bots Its a matter of perspective I suppose. If the rules state that botting isnt allowed, it needs respecting, but of course, you are looking for a botting game openly, I am just responding to your comment above. At the end of the day, a MUD is where players play together, and bots tend to be bad company in an MMO and can wipe an area cleanly and efficiently which can affect the 'player at keyboard' experience. A bot can also tirelessly level more than a player and is therefore an advantage not everyone can share. WoW is the same thing over and over to level, but if you are caught doing it you can kiss your account goodbye, and the person who wrote the botting scrupt for WoW had his life pretty much destroyed for his 'experiementation in AI programming'. Of course he was stupid enough to take them to court when he could have just skulked quietly away. There are other ways to experiement with AI that doesnt impact real people and their game playing though, write an Eliza program is always a great start.