Here's a great DEFCON presentation on subverting the WoW API -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmoI2dRwX4Avoiding the debate over whether bots are harming gaming - let's talk about the programming behind them.
I consider MMO playing Bots to be really impressive programming feats, I wouldn't mind making a bot that can play ANY kind of game by itself (check out this bot that uses TETRIS to draw images using algorithms
http://youtu.be/PJkHwulsac4) -
SO:
Has anyone USED a bot before, and if so in what game?
Has anyone MADE a script that can play games automatically before?
And finally - what's your opinion on bots? Are they cool, or a travesty of misplaced talent and effort?