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Lineage Classic illegal bot farm issue: Is NC capable of solving it?
TaeSan Gunju expresses concerns about the issue of illegal automated botting and NCSoft's response ahead of the release of Lineage Classic. He prefers manual hunting but points out the situation where illegal auto program users undermine competition in the game, urging NC to impose strong sanctions. He also shares his personal experience with the introduction of the auto-hunting system, emphasizing the importance of creating a fair gaming environment without illegal elements, despite the convenience of auto-hunting.
1. ⚔️ Concerns about Increased Dissatisfaction of Manual Users if Illegal Automation is Left Unattended
- ✅ Points out that manual users' dissatisfaction may increase if NC neglects illegal automation.
- ⚠️ Expresses concern that users who play manually may lose competitiveness in a situation where illegal automated botting runs 24 hours a day.
- 💡 Argues that the fun of manual hunting can be felt only if NC thoroughly prevents and sanctions illegal automation.
00:00 - 00:35
1. ⚔️ Concerns about Increased Dissatisfaction of Manual Users if Illegal Automation is Left Unattended
- ✅ Points out that manual users' dissatisfaction may increase if NC neglects illegal automation.
- ⚠️ Expresses concern that users who play manually may lose competitiveness in a situation where illegal automated botting runs 24 hours a day.
- 💡 Argues that the fun of manual hunting can be felt only if NC thoroughly prevents and sanctions illegal automation.
00:47 - 02:30
2. 🗓️ Imminent Release of Lineage Classic and NC's Emphasis on Manual Play
- ✅ Announces that the release of Lineage Classic is just two weeks away and mentions that many users are looking forward to it.
- ✅ NC stated that Lineage Classic will be provided as a 100% manual play environment, and they value the play experience of hunting, moving, and creating directly.
- ⚠️ However, they are preparing to respond flexibly to user inconveniences, and even if auto-play is introduced, it will only be applied to specific dungeons in a limited manner.
02:31 - 03:38
3. 🤔 User Opinions on the Introduction of Auto-Hunting and Personal Opposition
- ❓ Asks for users' opinions by questioning whether there should be auto-hunting in Lineage Classic.
- ❌ Personally opposes the introduction of auto-hunting and states that they prefer 100% manual play.
03:39 - 05:18
4. 🚨 Problems with Illegal Automation, Botting, Piloting, and Difficulties for Manual Users
- ⚠️ Points out the difficulties of manual users who have to compete with problems such as illegal automation, botting, and piloting in Lineage.
- ✅ Mentions the realistic difficulty of not being able to invest a lot of time in a day, as they were in their 20s in the past but are now in their 40s and 50s.
- 😥 Criticizes the fact that after coming home from work and manually hunting for 3-4 hours, they have to watch illegal automation party hunting for 24 hours next to them.
05:19 - 06:56
5. NC's Doubts about the Possibility of Sanctioning Illegal Automation
- ❓ Raises the question of whether NC can 100% catch illegal automation in Lineage Classic.
- 💡 Hopes that they will not spare the cost of revisions and thoroughly catch illegal automation.
- 🤔 Expresses concerns about having to compete with problems such as botting and piloting.
06:57 - 08:45
6. 🔄 Introduction Process of Auto-Hunting in Lineage Remastered and Personal Experience
- ✅ Explains the process of introducing auto-hunting in Lineage Remastered and their personal opposition at the time.
- 😡 Confesses that they initially hated auto-hunting, but after updating and using auto-hunting, they felt the convenience.
- 📅 States that they are now able to schedule and run the game fully automatically.
08:46 - 11:43
7. ⚙️ Introduction of Lineage Auto-Hunting System and Emphasis on Convenience
- ✅ Introduces the current auto-hunting system of Lineage and shows the auto system program created by NC.
- ✅ Explains that various settings can be made, such as starting conditions, deadlines, buffs, potions, skills, and item acquisition.
- ✅ Full auto-hunting is possible through the Play Soft Scheduler, and you can automatically hunt by putting the desired hunting grounds into the schedule.
11:44 - 13:28
8. ⚖️ Re-emphasizing the Convenience of Auto-Hunting and the Importance of Sanctioning Illegal Automation
- 💡 Emphasizes once again that auto should not come out in Lineage Classic because it becomes too convenient once you get used to auto-hunting.
- ⚠️ Reiterates concerns that manual users may lose competitiveness if NC neglects illegal automation.
- 🙏 Argues that there will be a taste for manual hunting only if NC thoroughly prevents and sanctions illegal automation, and urges NC to make efforts.