Hey guys, I have played some ARAM on a smurf account around level 15, and AT LEAST half of both teams were bots. I reported them all, and didn't have any feedback concerning them being banned or something. So my question is, does it really help Riot if I report this kind of account ? Should I keep doing reporting them ? Or are there too many accounts anyway that would just be created instead ?
One of the things about bots, in particular, is that Riot has traditionally banned them in waves. If they just ban all the verified bot accounts as soon as they verify them, it actually helps the people making them figure out how to stay one step ahead of Riot.
It's counter-intuitive, and I'm not going to pretend to understand all the nuances, but they do have reasons for doing it that way.
But yes, do report them. It is helpful and they do care about the problem. It's just that the problem is more problematic to fix than it seems.
Yes, you should keep reporting them.
It does help Riot.
They do not send notifications for bans for botting.
everyone will say you yes but i tell you, dont waste your time. riot bans them in waves so thatbotters "dont find out how riot detects bots" i tell you how riot does it.
okay here we have acc name insert name here he played 250 games his average score is 0/30/0 his average itembuild is ALWAYS THE SAME his behavior buildorder runes summoners etc is ALWAYS THE SAME! in the 250 games he didnt use chat a single time.
hmmm... well how the fuck does riot detect bots? a blind person could detect these bots. so no dont report them, not worth your time. "how is reporting someone which takes not even 10 sec a waste of time?"
250 games AT LEAST. 10 sec in everyone one of them. it adds up.
Honestly, I want to say keep reporting them - but in Co-op vs AI almost everyone bots and nothing is being done about that. There's a huge market for fresh 30 accounts for ranked. Even some of the streamers have been known to buy fresh 30's to save time.
It's a free to play game with 0 restrictions on throwaway accounts or smurfing. Nothing really to stop them from making a new bot... if not dozens from the exact same IP if by fluke that one gets banned.
You can't win the battle against bots from a player's standpoint, look at any f2p game for example. Sadly that requires the game to be updated better.
it doesnt do any good. riot has their own ways to detect these bot accounts and usually bans them all at once before end of season rewards.
but LoL is a free to play game and the day after a banwave 1 million new bot accounts are created. it is a problem that will never be defeated.
