ARAM bot epidemic

Twizted Psycho·Feb 16, 2017·4 votes·1,149 views

Out of the 6 ARAM games I've played today, I encountered approximately 10 bots. Is anything being done to get rid of them, or am I going to need to quit LoL and come back in a few months when hopefully something has been done about them?

6 Comments

Azure HamsterFeb 16, 20172 votes

Oh no. When this happened to Dominion, the game mode was killed. If not enough real people are playing ARAM, they might let it go. :(

Caitlyn

HelpfulYordleFeb 17, 20172 votes

They are generally in the lower MMR of ARAM. Once your MMR goes up you will start to not get them in games. This is not helpful however to new players or players stuck at low MMR. The bots are quite obvious and ruining new player experiences. Personally I have not seen any in my ARAM games in months.

Barkingspider73Feb 16, 20171 votes

So, not saying this isn't happening, which it probably is, but how do you know they are bots? I haven't seen someone before that I was like "totally a bot". What exactly are the signs of botting in aram?

BigBellBruteFeb 16, 20171 votes

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So, not saying this isn't happening, which it probably is, but how do you know they are bots? I haven't seen someone before that I was like "totally a bot". What exactly are the signs of botting in aram?

Some red flags of botting.

very poor KDA. We're talking things like 1-16 or 0-14.
Inexplicable plays, not playing in the moment. A bot may just stand there as your base is being destroyed or you're in a great team fight or may just go in one on 5. It's in and out algorithm may have absolutely nothing to do with how the game is going at the moment.
Inexplicably taking the heals. If they're full up and the bot path just happens to be there, it will run right over it anyway.
a predetermined in and out sequence. A bot will usually have a trigger as to when to try to get out say when health reaches a certain point. They tend to get themselves blown up. Some of them are so simple as go ham for 3 seconds and come out.
Refusal to talk. Some bots actually answer when they detect their character name typed in. I like to spell it wrong and see if I get a response or refer to say Zyra as the plant lady. If they respond when you spell in their character name or their summoner name but don't respond otherwise everyone knows you are referring to them, you might have a bot on your hands.

NefariousQuackFeb 16, 20171 votes

It's clear when enemies are botting.

Why are bots so common? Cause scripters are getting banned more frequently.

Until riot starts to HWID ban scripters, it will continue to be a problem.

MarrowrotFeb 17, 20171 votes

I'm fairly new to LOL (been playing for a few months), and I can confirm there is usually at least one bot on each team. You can usually tell b/c they don't have keystones. And no, they aren't new players. I'm assuming they are people running scripts to level smurf accounts up. It's pretty easy to spot based on how they act in game. Example: team fight going on and they just run right into the middle of the enemy team and die repeatedly.

I was actually in a game where I was the only "player" on the team, and several times it's been just me and one other "player". It's bad.