Use a VPN

[Gldier95]

This thread will detail the basics of what a VPN does, and what applications it has you can benefit from as a botter.




First and foremost, Your IP address is like your virtual street address.

Wikipedia describes your IP address as a numerical label assigned to each device (e.g., computer, printer) participating in a computer network that uses the Internet Protocol for communication.


When playing SWTOR, Your IP is the most commonly used method of identification for your account.




What does a VPN do exactly?

A VPN is a virtual private network, It allows your internet traffic to be securely transmitted through private servers.
Think of it like you mailing your cable bill to your friend, and then your friend mailing that bill in to the cable office.

This secondary "hub" ensures your home IP and information associated with it are kept secure. Even if hackers on the Internet find you surfing or playing games, While under the protection of the VPN, Your actual IP address and secure information is safe.



Here is a list of common uses for a VPN service.

* Keep your primary WOW/SWTOR account (non botted) safe from association with your botted accounts.

* Keep your home IP address unassociated with botting
(in case other people play WOW/SWTOR in your house)

* Many uses in gold farming, gold selling, power leveling, and other WOW/SWTOR services.

* You can never be banned from any game, website, forum, or anything that uses your IP as identification.

* Added layer of security when doing online shopping, Such as eBay and using Paypal.




Things to know when using a VPN service:

* If for any reason your WOW/SWTOR account gets banned,
Using a VPN service and logging in from different locations at random intervals (changing your location every week or two) will cause Blizzard/BioWare to look at your account history and believe you may have been "hacked".

You can almost always get your account unbanned and restored by using this method,
As far as they can tell your SWTOR/WOW account was logged in from multiple locations within whatever time period, It adds credibility to claiming your account was compromised.




Keep in mind a VPN service is not required for using bots, In most cases you will never need to worry about your personal security.

But an added layer of protection never hurts, and It's really simple to setup and use.
No technical knowledge is required.


If you would like information on where to obtain a VPN service for cheap,
Check out the link below, It's the VPN service I personally use.

VPN Client Software

[Gldier95]

anyone else tried it out yet? 3 people PM'd me already!

[PublicEnemy219]

I can vouch for this. I used to use VPNs when I botted in WoW about a year ago just to say I got hacked when they caught me. And suprisingly enough, it worked 100% of the time.

Scenario: I call up blizzard and inform them I can't access my account, password is invalid. They tell you that your account has been banned for exploitation, 3rd party programs, ect. (Now play the dumb consumer) Tell them that you got an email a couple days ago from a blizzard email that stated your account has been flagged for trading/selling and if you didn't enter in your Login/Password along with SQ/A your account would be banned. From that point on they usually take you through the account recovery process.

Now I don't know how well that works with EA, but with blizzard it worked perfectly. Using a VPN makes your fabricated lie much stronger and viable because they notice the different IPs that have logged onto the account.

[wildrunner]

To help out cheapies who dont believe any of this you can try out this fairly good vpn here:
Hotspot Shield
it has a trial which is GOOD compaired to thats is free
enjoy ^^