Bot Problems, No Respose from SuperCell

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August 3rd, 2018
OscarBob

Bot Problems, No Respose from SuperCell

Thanks.

I went to thread mentioned below
August 3rd, 2018
Tahoe

First thing, you may want to edit your post and call it the "L" bot, so you don't get dinged on a rule violation (Name & Shame). SC is already aware of this issue and there is a thread here that you can refer to:
https://forum.supercell.com/showthre...highlight=bots
August 3rd, 2018
Gymgirl4a

As Tahoe said you need to edit this post. Also the SC team are on holidays at present so responses will be slower.
August 3rd, 2018
Vever

for me it seems the best way to "beat" the bot is to not get on it's radar in the first place

I had a "P" bot briefly, months ago, and came here and read up on it.

To get rid of it, the first thing I did was stop posting parts entirely for about a week. Then when I posted parts for trade, I made sure the person was sitting there, 100% ready to click when it came up (have them purchase a single wheat first, or even a single part to make sure they are there, then post what they really need).

I can't say for sure how long till I fell off the bots radar, but it wasn't super long, and I did not have to remove any of my friends.

When I was affected by this bot, none of my NH members were affected, so the bot was not "contagious" for lack of a better word. I'm guessing it felt like forever in game time, but was only about a week or 10 days until I started leaving parts in my shop again.

To avoid the bot finding me altogether, I no longer post parts to the DD or purchase them when they are the advertised item. I do post parts in my RSS but they will sit there until one of my very active friends finds them :) and they do. Or I will leave a message in NH chat that parts are posted and available to all who want them.

I work town hard, I have a reasonable amount of pets, and although I no longer "wheat" on a regular basis, I harvest enough crops and cut down enough trees that I don't need to find parts in the DD - but if I do, and they are the ad itself, I won't buy them. I only buy parts I find buried in someones RSS, way down on the right side, past several other items no one wants (like bouquets).

Now that I think about it, bouquets are the key for me when shopping the DD. I often ignore the item I need in favor of a bouquet - because there are sometimes better items behind the bouquet, and I'm sure none of the bots are making bouquets lol yet
August 3rd, 2018
OscarBob

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vever

for me it seems the best way to "beat" the bot is to not get on it's radar in the first place

I had a "P" bot briefly, months ago, and came here and read up on it.

To get rid of it, the first thing I did was stop posting parts entirely for about a week. Then when I posted parts for trade, I made sure the person was sitting there, 100% ready to click when it came up (have them purchase a single wheat first, or even a single part to make sure they are there, then post what they really need).

I can't say for sure how long till I fell off the bots radar, but it wasn't super long, and I did not have to remove any of my friends.

When I was affected by this bot, none of my NH members were affected, so the bot was not "contagious" for lack of a better word. I'm guessing it felt like forever in game time, but was only about a week or 10 days until I started leaving parts in my shop again.

To avoid the bot finding me altogether, I no longer post parts to the DD or purchase them when they are the advertised item. I do post parts in my RSS but they will sit there until one of my very active friends finds them :) and they do. Or I will leave a message in NH chat that parts are posted and available to all who want them.

I work town hard, I have a reasonable amount of pets, and although I no longer "wheat" on a regular basis, I harvest enough crops and cut down enough trees that I don't need to find parts in the DD - but if I do, and they are the ad itself, I won't buy them. I only buy parts I find buried in someones RSS, way down on the right side, past several other items no one wants (like bouquets).

Now that I think about it, bouquets are the key for me when shopping the DD. I often ignore the item I need in favor of a bouquet - because there are sometimes better items behind the bouquet, and I'm sure none of the bots are making bouquets lol yet

Thanks for the reply. I've removed all my friends that I have acquired through trading. Sadly I dont seem to be able to remove "other" friends that I added back when FB was the only way to go. I deleted my FB account 18 months ago.

I give the trading a rest for about a week and see if that helps.
August 4th, 2018
LynnK2015

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tahoe

..SC is already aware of this issue and there is a thread here that you can refer to:
https://forum.supercell.com/showthre...highlight=bots

Thank you Tahoe for sharing the link; I forgot that I had drafted the FAQ on November 29, 2017 and it needed some updates. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vever

for me it seems the best way to "beat" the bot is to not get on it's radar in the first place

I had a "P" bot briefly, months ago, and came here and read up on it....

Thank you Vever for sharing the tip. I updated the FAQ with a link to your post below.
https://forum.supercell.com/showthre...1#post11826433
August 8th, 2018
SounTendo

The "L" bot attacked my farm. If I report the "L" bot to supercell do they give the items back? How does support help?
August 9th, 2018
venusioso

They will give an generic reply and not fix the problem.

This bot is around for several years now and finds u by using the ID of your farm.

As long supercell doesnt block this and make their game more secure it wont be fixed.
August 9th, 2018
WussyPuss

Quote:

Originally Posted by SounTendo

The "L" bot attacked my farm. If I report the "L" bot to supercell do they give the items back? How does support help?

No, they won’t give items back, however, the 2 times I have been bothered by a bot buyer and reported it, the activity stopped.
August 9th, 2018
WussyPuss

Quote:

Originally Posted by venusioso

They will give an generic reply and not fix the problem.

This bot is around for several years now and finds u by using the ID of your farm.

As long supercell doesnt block this and make their game more secure it wont be fixed.

If you watch any of the developers Q & As, they do address the Bot problems and it is not one bot. It is an ongoing battle that they are always fighting.

i don’t believe it has anything to do with farm ID
August 9th, 2018
venusioso

Quote:

Originally Posted by WussyPuss

If you watch any of the developers Q & As, they do address the Bot problems and it is not one bot. It is an ongoing battle that they are always fighting.

i don’t believe it has anything to do with farm ID

You are right. There are 2 types of bots. The well known "wheat" bots and the "L", "P" or "M" bot.

When supercell say they do a bot sweep to ban the bots, it is related to the "wheat" bots.

To ban the "L", "P" or "M" bot, the encryption of the game should be updated.
August 11th, 2018
themammabear

I haven’t seen many recent posts about these bots and I had hoped that these were a thing of the past. None in my hood have been infected. Hoping it stayed that way!