Confessions of a World of Warcraft Honor Botter

Having played World of Warcraft since late beta, I have played 3 characters to the level 60 level cap (pre expansion) and had played most classes to at least level 40 before I got burnt out on leveling them. I started to World of Warcraft honor bot in June 2006 using WoWGlider (which has since been renamed mmoglider) to see if I could level my 36 Shaman any faster. The bot didnt level any faster then I could play it, but since I could bot while I was at work it made a huge difference. I had a bit of a learning curve to overcome at the start, especially with creating my own profiles for each faction, but man was it worth it. So, is it worth it for everyone? No. If you just started playing the game, or are still working on your first characters, it would be dumb to bot since youre missing out on playing one of the greatest games ever made. Actually leveling your character, learning its abilities and gaining skill and items gives you a great sense of personal satisfaction while playing the game; at least for the first five times you do it.

After youve made quite a few characters, or at least got one or two to max level, leveling another can start to feel like a chore. Well, thats were the bot comes in. I am far from the most effective botter in the world as there are professional botters out there that do it for a living, but by the time The Burning Crusade came out I was able to level a character from 1 to 60 in two weeks. Post-expansion I can bot from 1 to 70 in about three and a half weeks so as you can see the bot is a great power leveling technique. Sure, you could do it a lot faster manually, but thats not the point of the bot. The point is to let the program do the work for you.

So how safe or unsafe is it? Ive been banned three times, so no one can say its completely secure. That statement right there will scare away most people from ever trying to use the World of Warcraft bot. Im not concerned with that because it doesnt tell the whole story. I have had 13 accounts since the game went live and I have made over $2000 botting casually. I know thats not an impressive amount of money but botting for money was not my main goal; botting for the fun of it was. Incidentally, professional botters can make thousands of dollars per month if they know what theyre doing. Is it cheating? Yes. Is it against the spirit of the game? Probably. Am I hurting others by doing it? No. I dont bot in quest areas and I dont block content from live players. I also dont bot with the intention of gold farming. I am well aware that not every botter approaches the game the same way I do, and I can understand why people like to turn in botters, but I dont have any regrets in the past 2 years I have been doing it.

So the question is, should you use the World of Warcraft Honor bot? Thats your decision. To me its just a game, so I dont worry about the endless ethical questions brought up by people concerned over the issue. Yes, its against Blizzards EULA and I know full well the consequences if I get caught. But its what I do for a hobby. I like to see what the bot can accomplish and how fast I can power level characters. If you dont mind taking the risk, the bot can be well worth the rewards.

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