Botting to Level Up Accounts - DON'T BE LAZY, COME ONNN!!!

Heyyyyyy there,

So, I play a lot of bot games. I am level 30 and can play both normals and ranked, but I don't enjoy playing those by myself, so I tend to play bot games to get points and become familiar with new champions. They are relaxing and a nice change from the more competitive pvp games. However, I've noticed something that really bothers me:

People use programs to play bot games FOR them to level up their accounts and/or gain IP points.

It's fairly obvious when someone isn't a real person. There are some telling signs:

1. _No communication of any kind
2. Standing in lane without doing anything (there is a specific spot those bots go to at the start of the game, for instance.)
3. Using abilities and summoner spells randomly (simply standing in lane and suddenly healing)
4. Getting killed by turrets and champions at an alarming rate
5. etc._

There are more signs, and I am sure I am not the only one who has noticed those bots in AI games. They aren't just new and inexperienced players. You can very easily tell apart new players from bots. They behave VERY differently, and often those accounts are in fact a higher level, so clearly the player would have a basic understanding of the game (for instance, back off from turrets when no minions are present).

So what's the problem? It is unfair towards people who work hard to level up their accounts and get IP points. We all know the tedious struggle of getting to level 30 or getting enough IP points to finally buy that 10th rune page. No one enjoys the long path to finally being able to play ranked on a new account. So yes, I understand why some people use bots. But it should be a challenge and achievement to get to level 30. Plus, since bots feed and don't help the team, it becomes difficult to actually win games for new players if there are one or more bot-players on their team.

Others and I have been reporting those accounts when we notice the botting in the past. But not ONCE have I gotten a message that the player has been punished or that any kind of action has been taken. Does that mean they are not getting punished, or is Riot simply not informing players if an action has been taken in bot games?

Thanks for taking the time to read this :)