Blizzard has a difficult time detecting bots in World of Warcraft.

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Published on March 28, 2015 3:34:27 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJKGTC_9774

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This is Shytforu, a level 1 Mage on Mal'Ganis US. He's been an AH bot for three weeks now, and despite multiple reports, he's still siphoning gold from legitimate players like me.

As you can see, this bot uses the same exact path to and from the mailbox and the auction house and it never varies. Although it appears to be the same frames during the split screen, it isn't. The left is at 9:21 am, the right is 9:29am as he runs to the mailbox. Then at 9:23am and 9:30am, he is on the same exact path back to the auction house. This is the signature of a bot. Humans don't move like this.

The last, full screen scene is at yet another time: 9:33 and 9:34am.

Why does Blizzard action players who call another player a "buttmunch" within 24 hours of the event yet it takes weeks, months, and even up to a year to get rid of bots who are so clearly cheating?

Why does Blizzard take time to sift through chat logs yet they don't take the time to just look at a bot botting and action it just as quickly as racist comments?

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