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    I would say give it a chance, only the true botters/Cheaters would be against this. As a long term run, it could/will solve latency problems on servers as less data will be sent in/out over a small period of time.
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    That counts as intentionally advertising.

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    This is a good thing for everyone. thanks dawnseeker. It would be nice to have an approved "bot" type device though. the hammer thing IMO is too pricey just for one extra build. some people have to work and spend time with family. this is why alot of people quit ( me included ) . I love evony , but cant compete with people that can be here 24/7 ....

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    if it's anything like the thing you need to guess on ticketmaster it's over for me i can never guess those things
    ,!,(-_-),!,

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    Quote Originally Posted by estrickland89 View Post
    Evony does not care about losing money. They only want to get rid of the bots. But they don't want to get rid of the players behind the bots so that's why they aren't banning accounts.

    They are only making it hard for bots to run causing players to give up on the bots and play by hand like they once did before.

    Yeah, that seems like something that will happen. Evony is very smart.

    Oh btw they are putting this on new servers and the SS
    I dearly hope that everyone picks up the dripping sarcasm .... I am dealing with CAPTCHA; it is extremely hard to read which causes me to do it incorrectly which in turn causes CAPTCHA to appear more often and interrupt the game -- it is truly awful and I feel for the servers where it will be appearing -- I will likely quit evony entirely because of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jarujammer View Post
    I dearly hope that everyone picks up the dripping sarcasm .... I am dealing with CAPTCHA; it is extremely hard to read which causes me to do it incorrectly which in turn causes CAPTCHA to appear more often and interrupt the game -- it is truly awful and I feel for the servers where it will be appearing -- I will likely quit evony entirely because of it.
    BINGO!! no one can read captcha when the letters or numbers are merged or off the frame. honestly im so happy with the big fail evony is bringing out, gonna help me so much to quit playing evony.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jarujammer View Post
    I dearly hope that everyone picks up the dripping sarcasm .... I am dealing with CAPTCHA; it is extremely hard to read which causes me to do it incorrectly which in turn causes CAPTCHA to appear more often and interrupt the game -- it is truly awful and I feel for the servers where it will be appearing -- I will likely quit evony entirely because of it.
    Over an improved feature that JUST came out? Like I said, Everyone MUST give it a chance. It's not the end of your game if you cannot read the Form - Evony will make improvements.
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    That counts as intentionally advertising.

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    It's great that something is at last being done about those pesky bots. This way also means fewer people will be banned too, which works out best for both players and Evony.

    Good work!

    Thanks to Infinitus for the epic B'day pressie!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawnseeker View Post
    Greetings!

    As you may have noticed, we've implemented a "Captcha" system that works to remove bots from the server. Most players will only see a Captcha once or twice per day, and it will ask them to enter a few letters on their keyboard to make sure they are a real person (and not a pesky bot).

    We are testing this on server ss57 and ss60 as a precursor to rolling it out on more servers. We have implemented this in a way to minimize the effect on legitimate players, and maximize the effect on cheaters. Here's wow it works:
    • During your gameplay experience you will have a Captcha screen pop up at random while you're playing.
    • You have 5 tries to answer the Captcha, if you don't get it, that is considered one incorrect answer.
    • If you get 4 incorrect answers or you close the Captcha window, you'll need to answer Captcha correctly to continue playing.
    • If you solve a Captcha, it will be longer before you are asked again. If you get it wrong, you'll get another one sooner.

    Our goal is for the Captcha system to help clear the server of bots, give real players the advantage, and reduce problems with latency. We've already seen the Captcha system improving performance on the test servers. Captchas are part of our commitment to keeping Evony fun and fair for everyone!

    Thanks for playing and we'll see you on the battlefield!

    Best regards,

    The Evony Team
    Ummmm sorry beg to differ, botters are still there, Lag hasnt improved all we have now is the added hinderance of having to try and decipher these stupid captcha's so we can continue to play, No they are not easy to read they are almost illegible making it very difficult for those with poor sight or dyslexic members.
    I personally have fallen foul of this new system with problems trying to log in eventually after 10hrs of trying managed to get in for an hour, only for another captcha to pop up offering a prize, I answered, whether it was correct or not I do not know as I sat there for an hour with the clock going round.
    Why did you take the two most badly affected servers and decide to test on them? Was the reasoning that already most on these servers are so frustrated they have given up that losing more on these servers doesnt matter?
    All this new system has done is to force even more to quit or most are in holiday in the hopes Evony will come to their senses and see this method is wrong.
    I also want to ask how Evony is adressing the log in issues? at most I can only ever log in twice in one week straight after maintenence, rest of time Im trying for between 3 and 12 hrs to try and get in, Im sure captcha's play no part in this.
    Last edited by Rosiemo; 08-02-2011 at 06:23 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Evil2k8 View Post
    I would say give it a chance, only the true botters/Cheaters would be against this. As a long term run, it could/will solve latency problems on servers as less data will be sent in/out over a small period of time.
    This is the goal. It should not affect live players at all. You might see a Captcha only once every few hours.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rosiemo View Post
    Why did you take the two most badly affected servers and decide to test on them? Was the reasoning that already most on these servers are so frustrated they have given up that losing more on these servers doesnt matter?
    All this new system has done is to force even more to quit or most are in holiday in the hopes Evony will come to their senses and see this method is wrong.
    We chose servers with the most latency problems, because they will benefit most from reduced botting. The fix will not be immediate, but we expect to see improvement over time.

    We understand that we may get fewer purchases because of this, as bot users decide to quit or stop paying. However, we believe the eventual outcome will be an even better and more fun game environment.
    Last edited by Dawnseeker; 08-02-2011 at 06:17 PM.
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    Best idea I heard since I started playing over 1.5 years ago. Get rid of bots and if people want to quit because they can't cheat any more...well don't let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out....but perhaps Evony should also roll out the no farming idea from Age II into Age I.

    Well at least a 125K mech attack is finally going to mean something here!
    Last edited by hardbodyactiv; 08-02-2011 at 06:17 PM.
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