Doghouse Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The war on the men of Iron has begun... Anyone else getting this when you go to the main page? A way to battle preorder bots? Lord_Starscream and Warhead01 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahistorian Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I've been getting it, and I suspect you're right & it's to fight MtO bots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicHat Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I have been getting it on the warhammer community page as well. Master Commander Ajax and Warhead01 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It cropped up sometime around the middle of last week. As others have said, it's likely to put an end to bots. Cruor Vault 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I got it Friday evening, so it’s been around for a little while. Annoying, yes, but it’s an anti-bot tool, which I’m ok with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Loss Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I've been getting it constantly and have already seen enough boats and buses for one lifetime Magos Valkamar, N1SB, Cruor Vault and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War Angel Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Reaction to the sever traffic saturday? Bots were used to purchase product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SB Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I've been getting it constantly and have already seen enough boats and buses for one lifetime For me, it was umbrellas. That happened to me BEFORE the Made-To-Order, now I'm okay. I also reckon with you that it's some sort of anti-bot measure, but it might not be at the GW end, it might some sort of fuzzy logic from Cloud Flare. Because you're getting it now, but I'm not anymore, although it was a constant problem before across all GW sites for me. Marshal Loss 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I go that on the pre-order day timeslot on the OZ store also. I always wondered do those even work these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 They worked on me, I'm a robot apparently, who knew? Warhead01, Volt and Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimyo-Phaeron Lenoch Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 They worked on me, I'm a robot apparently, who knew? Clearly you belong with us Necrons in the Tombs. Volt, nanosquid and Bryan Blaire 3 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doghouse Posted July 14, 2020 Author Share Posted July 14, 2020 Roger Roger o7 N1SB, Dosjetka, MegaVolt87 and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It started back on Thursday, and seems to be to try and make sure bots aren't bombing the store front. They probably need to bring back the store-reopening-queue system as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It started back on Thursday, and seems to be to try and make sure bots aren't bombing the store front. They probably need to bring back the store-reopening-queue system as well. If they do a one box limit, then yes the store queue is a good idea, but when you can buy 2 or more in one order, its not as fair IMO, if they already run the capcha's to keep out bots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It started back on Thursday, and seems to be to try and make sure bots aren't bombing the store front. They probably need to bring back the store-reopening-queue system as well. If they do a one box limit, then yes the store queue is a good idea, but when you can buy 2 or more in one order, its not as fair IMO, if they already run the capcha's to keep out bots. Queuing reduces the amount of traffic at the same time so the site doesn't start to crash again. People spamming F5 so much it's almost like a DDoS attack on the site's server means we need to put some order into things assuming they have no way to massively increase bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead01 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 That's come up for me when I've been following any links to the warcom page from here. I fined it hugely obnoxious and have stopped going to warcom page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaVolt87 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 It started back on Thursday, and seems to be to try and make sure bots aren't bombing the store front. They probably need to bring back the store-reopening-queue system as well. If they do a one box limit, then yes the store queue is a good idea, but when you can buy 2 or more in one order, its not as fair IMO, if they already run the capcha's to keep out bots. Queuing reduces the amount of traffic at the same time so the site doesn't start to crash again. People spamming F5 so much it's almost like a DDoS attack on the site's server means we need to put some order into things assuming they have no way to massively increase bandwidth. Yeah, but if your internet isn't as good as others who get in front of you and those people can order 2 or more of the same item, good chance you won't get it. The F5 thunderdome is the great equalizer regardless of internet quality. I won with my potato internet in my region of OZ against the less potato internet users in my country in the thunderdome. Warhead01 and Ahistorian 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've gotten the same "bot stopper" following links to GW/FW/WC from here as well. Also get this when I'm following any links that lead to those three sites passed to me via text. Just a safety measure put in place to stop... Bots? From...doing whatever they do? Whatever that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've gotten the same "bot stopper" following links to GW/FW/WC from here as well. Also get this when I'm following any links that lead to those three sites passed to me via text. Just a safety measure put in place to stop... Bots? From...doing whatever they do? Whatever that is. Mass ordering via multiple accounts at the same time through multiple connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedrake Cordova Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I'm pretty sure GW use Cloudflare, which has that as an anti-bot system. It's not new - I've seen it a couple of times around the start of lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've gotten the same "bot stopper" following links to GW/FW/WC from here as well. Also get this when I'm following any links that lead to those three sites passed to me via text. Just a safety measure put in place to stop... Bots? From...doing whatever they do? Whatever that is. Mass ordering via multiple accounts at the same time through multiple connections.Really? Huh, cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitsHammer Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I've gotten the same "bot stopper" following links to GW/FW/WC from here as well. Also get this when I'm following any links that lead to those three sites passed to me via text. Just a safety measure put in place to stop... Bots? From...doing whatever they do? Whatever that is. Mass ordering via multiple accounts at the same time through multiple connections.Really? Huh, cool. Less cool when it's all scalpers doing it so they can rip off customers who are in the grips of FOMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf Vengis Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 True, was only commenting on the fact that such a thing is doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 GW has been taking a lot of steps around the Indomitus release that appear to be anti-scalper measures, this one included. I'm glad they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Kraskor Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 I usually check GW, FW, and Warhammer Community all at once, which now means six pages of umbrellas boats and buses every time! Driving me loopy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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