The new MMO New World has a bot problem, like many MMOs. The bots mine ores and gather in droves, especially at fishing spots. Since PvP in New World is disabled by default, a player uses a trick to kill a bot: he lets a wild boar tear it apart.
As new reports from icy-veins show, there are already droves of bots in New World, primarily congregating at fishing spots, but also mining ores.
What is the problem with bots in New World?
- There have been bots in MMORPGs for ages: they are programs that take over a player’s character and perform simple routine actions: they mine ores or fish, for example.
- In the long run, bots harm the “economy” of a game, as the prices for resources and fish decrease because bots farm these resources for hours: therefore, bots are generally frowned upon. Anyone who wants to earn money from farming ores or fishing should do it themselves.
- With the strained server situation, there is an additional problem in New World: bots take up spaces on the servers that could be occupied by real players.
Wild Boar 1 – Fishing Bot 0
This is how a player now goes after a bot: The player “TheThinkingMan” posted a video on reddit showing how he takes out a bot. He lets a wild boar attack him: due to the combat system of New World, most attacks hit any target in front of the attacker. The player positions himself repeatedly so that the boar hits the bot.
Since the bot is not programmed to react to such a threat, it ultimately dies and remains dead in the water.
How bad are bots in New World? It is becoming clear that New World, as a “crafting” game, is indeed “attractive” for bots.
While there are sporadic indications on reddit that there are also “mining” bots in the game that can mine ore faster than it spawns, botting seems to currently focus on fishing.
If you are looking for legal ways to earn some coins in New World so you can buy the essential widget you desperately need and can show off to your friends, we have summarized some good ways for you on MeinMMO on how to get the gold:
Farming gold in New World: With these 3 tricks, you can earn coins the fastest
