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Now...this post is just to inform some of those who are just starting out in Silkroad and are debating if they should take the long road or the short one. I'm sure we all know what I mean by that.

Some of you may support what I will say, a large amount may say this post is useless, but that is fine, we are all entitled to our own opinions, and this is just mine.

First I want to list a few great things about being a legit player, which for those who are making the decision in which direction to go towards, might help.

1. You are 100% chance guaranteed for not getting ban for using an exploit, by exploit I mean by a program which will auto pick up/kill and other type of functions.
2.Your playing the game, and your receiving more experience and knowledge which makes you more wise than say a bot player.
3. The legit players are on the same term as you, all is fair game as being a legit, it all depends on you if your willing to work hard and reach a desirable goal.
4. Wouldn't you rather say "I reached level 60 by working hard and having the determination" instead of saying "I used a program which got me where I am now".
5. You play the game for what it is. Which means, your in party's grinding it up with others, chatting with others. Your making more friends while your doing your "Job" *Trader,Theif, Hunter*.
6. I do not know about you guys, but being a legit player, Silkroad has became so much more appealing to me than before, the art work, and the skills and the whole package is truly amazing and sometimes we forget what we take granted for.
7."But I hate trying to collect 300 items from a quest -.-" That's something I hear a lot from people, and it is understandable, the Silkroad quest can be extreme some times. However, being legit, once again has its advantages. Thankfully more of those type of quest are not really near beginning areas nor a more upper begining area. Since your legit, you have parted with people, you are now in a legit guild, and you have a connection with many others with some at your level some higher or lower, which can help you complete it. Since your in a party, you can get it done faster then if you were to be AFK.
8. This may relate more towards number two but being legit, you get this connection with your person, you understand your weakest points and your strongest points. Not saying people who are bots do not play and do not understand this, but being legit, your more in depth of knowing these types of things. Which in the future will help you during PVP or during a party, knowing your place in a certain position is very important.
9. Being legit and knowing other legit players, a type of trust is build in a way. I would rather have my legit friend help me trade something to my other account than my bot friend any time. If your not willing to play the game for what it is, then why should you care to not stealing something from a friend, bots are greedy people...how do I know this? They bot.
10. Your one of the few people in the game who prove people wrong. You show others that people can be more than just greedy, cheating, and lazy people.

Now those are NOT my top ten reasons, its just some of the very important few reasons I believe being legit over wins being a bot. ***NOTE*** IF you wish to add your own reasons to this topic, go for it:)***

Most people do not see botting being a big deal, or being a crisis...but if you have asked a very experience gamer that has been around with online games, the title of Silkroad is "Bots".

However, there is a good side view. The severs are not as packed as they use to be. More bots are being banned, and I have seen less and less of gold bots since I been back.

So it all comes down to, do you want to take the easy road? Or the long road?
Of course 3/4s will want to take the easy road, why do something when something or someone will do it for me? This is what separates Silkroads community, those who are lazy and inpatient, to those who have determination and the will to work hard for something instead of it getting put in their lap. You can compare these "Statistics" to real life, I know this is just an Online game, and real life is totally different. But really in some ways its not, most people are lazy, most people want free things to fall in their lap, and most people want to do all the fun stuff instead of the things that need to get done.

Its people like EX. Avalon and that Union who care about the game, and care about playing for all the right reasons. Its those people who should just make you know you want to be legit because they help you, you work together as a team, and you enjoy the game throughout your SRO experience a lot better then being a bot. I know there are probably other legit guilds, I am just not familiar with them right now.

I will confess, at first I did take the easy road, I did in fact want things handed to me, thinking the game will be a lot more funnier if I had things done for me.

I was wrong.

Being legit makes me love the game 120% more then I actually thought...my top ten reasons are just my opinions, many other legit players can probably give you a hundred reasons to be legit.

Nothing good comes from botting, you might say "You can loot them!!!" get what? Brown bags? Most bots pick up the items/gold. The cons of botting over weigh the non existing pros.

So hopefully for those who will start to play Silkroad, I have helped you in a little way to make you have the right decision. Please, do not hate on what I have talked about, I am simply giving my own experience and knowledge to you, so you do not make mistakes like others and once before, like I have.

Enjoy the game for what it is, do not take the easy road, it will be worth it in the end.

So thank you for reading this! Have a nice day ^^.

LEGIT F T W!

PS! Sorry for grammar mistakes lol.

TL;DR

but yea, legits FTW!

What does TL;DR mean? lol

Too Long Didnt Read =TL;DR

Thanks lol.

Yeah I know it is a bit long, near the ending is more of the point I was getting towards.

I had a lot to say.

You are acting like Silkroad is a job and taking it too serious.

but sro is srs bisnes mens

No Im not, I just had a lot to say...a lot of people invest a lot of money into the game, and if they are going to go off and bot and invest money, then get ban...its pretty serious to them...

If we just so carefree about the issue then there probably wouldn't be as many legit players as there are now.

Fck me. i could cap in the time it takes to read that.

And how is that effecting you if they spend their money on their character and get banned?
Its their money, they earned it and they'll spend it how they want to.
Also, as I understood the bans happen rarely due to lack of activites of Joymax's staff ingame.

Its not like you're going to enlighten and convert anyone with this post.
Also, your 10 reasons are full of generalizations and holes.

It's almost like I've never read 100s of other threads just like this one... almost...

lol these reasons are very much your opinion and very generalized indeed.

Well Nitro...I do not know if it was something I said that got you to attack basically everything I say . But whatever it was, I'm sorry?

I mean this is a free open forum, Im sure I can say what I wish. If it does not change them, then fine, it was just one of those things I wanted to do. If your just going to criticize over everything I say, then I just wont say anything at all.

That's pretty much how you should take all criticism. Nothing works better than taking to heart what someone says about you over the internet. Also make sure to try and please everyone, there are only 6-7billion of us, how hard could it be.

Yeah You are right. And I do understand that everything I was was generalized, and its basically the same speech over and over and over, but if it was said a million times, then a million and one wont hurt .

I am not attacking you, just talking with you.

Just wanted to add... What is the point of proving anything to anyone on silkroad? It's a game. To even be playing it for an extended amount of time, you're setting a bad example. The point that you are trying to be noble or show integrity by playing an online video game by it's rules is kinda ironic and sad. Not saying to bot, just saying, don't make ridiculous threads about being legit to prove to people yada yada.

Because Fiction, it makes me sleep at night . Lol Im just joking. Well I'm only lvl hmm..34 atm? I go on and off with Silkroad *Due to real life standards* and you know how all the little girls saying Biber Fever, well I have Silkroad Fever ...That is understandable, people have been preaching "Be legit" for years, though I was not able to preach about it back then so I did it now. lol

The only reason much people use bots is because Joymax has not in fact played Silkroad for over 12 hours in total. Because if they would, they would know that the experience and SP rates are way too low. Jesus ****, increase it by 20x and this game would have potential again.

The only reason why SRO has such extreme EXP rates is because there is NO end game content. What the fuck do you do at end game? Standing outside the gate waiting to kill the next person that put their cape on.

They got nothing to offer for the people at cap and do not intend too.

Who cares about end game content? I'd take increased exp and sp rates any day.

Well...I know Voyage Century Online, has a certain amount of updates for the future, which come to an end.

What is JM going to do...just keep creating updates..and raising the cap lvl?...Hmm...

So you can bust your ass off to just stand outside a gate? You can do that at level 1 too you know.

Actually, it's not really about the EXP rates. Compared to the other SRO versions, iSRO has about 3x more exp required per level. So you grind three times as much for the same amount of xp. And your quest rewards are lower.

Boy you sure can tell where the lines are drawn in this thread. LOL

It's a game, you play it.

Personally, I wouldn't invest into the game (time) when I would have a program playing it for me. I'd F off and go find something else.

everyday I play silkroad and I wish I could bot

but I play by the rules cuz I hate cheating


I recently got to lv 90, not a slick of pwlvl, all pressing G1 on my keyboard (the black is starting to fade actually), Once I get to 101 I'm done, until 12D

The best botter is worse than the worst legit. Why? They're cheating. Anyone can be good when you cheat. In this game, cheating is buying gold to get the best gear. Botting to farm SP and drops. Blah blah blah. Don't have enough? Keep botting. You'll get your suns. I don't really get any sense of accomplishment from cheating. The "loser" thinks I'm better than he is, but so what? I know I had to cheat to beat him so what is it worth? It ain't worth shit. Some people get their sense of self-worth from others, so beating them (even if by cheating) makes them feel great. More power to them. They're still worse than the worst non-cheater.

Machines will take over the world

Iv botted since 60cap (was legit from 59 to 70)
Iv quit now (about 4-5months ago)
You say that as a legit player you get more experience in playing the game.. which is partly true for the first few months depending on how much you bot.. but to be honest.. I knew more about the game than my legit friends back at 60 to 80cap.. 90 onwards every one botted.

I don't know about you but grinding 5hours (if you have a prem+) per day is just too much. I must say that a bot levels much faster then a legit player. Same time span? maybe.. but per day a bot will level up faster since it goes 24/7

Joymax is only banning goldbots, not player bots.. you have the same chance of getting banned as a legit player if you bot

I wouldnt mind playing the game legit if every one else did.. but im not gonna sit on my ass 5hours+ per day just so i can see a player bot grind 24/7 and level up faster then me. Its not the players fault that they bot.. its Joymaxs fault for not doing any thing about it.
If the parents of 8year old boy allows him to eat sweets he will eat them, its not the boys fault its the parents.

@ 60, 70, 80(non euro)
I was so into the game as a botter i used to bot while i was at school/ out and when i had time i used to go on trade runs, thief people, pvp, job war etc. Since euro cap came out the jobbing system has died.. cause there are like 4x more map space to check for traders.

The thing that killed the game was the increase in map size not botters.

Thats just my 2cents



BTW for all you feeding SRF bot busters out there.. i havent played the game in 4-5months - this forum has a 90day "havent used a bot" rule