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 SWTOR account (non botted) safe from association with your botted accounts.

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

* Many uses in gold farming, gold selling, power leveling, and other 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 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 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 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

Trust me guys, great way to not get banned, if thats what ur having problems with!

heres the video!

It will give you the ability to say your account was hacked if you change you're IP every week!.

So obviously this has worked out for you quite well. Have you had the experience of getting an unban from Bioware though?

I know that my company sure does not respect the fact that one might have gotten hacked since our terms and conditions state the owner of the accounts is responsible for the security of it (Ofcause this is not a quote^^).

Originally Posted by BenzinBaron

So obviously this has worked out for you quite well. Have you had the experience of getting an unban from Bioware though?

I know that my company sure does not respect the fact that one might have gotten hacked since our terms and conditions state the owner of the accounts is responsible for the security of it (Ofcause this is not a quote^^).

Never been contacted by BioWare before. But Blizzard, who is much more stern on this matter, has contacted me more times then I care to count, and I have gotten out of them with very little grief. The gaming industry is trying to look out for their customer.

There not paying me! I'm paying them.

Alright, thanks for pointing out. Kind of interested though if this will really work with BioWare as well.

Originally Posted by BenzinBaron

Alright, thanks for pointing out. Kind of interested though if this will really work with BioWare as well.

Confirmed. After being hit with a one-weeker, I posted that i was hacked. 12 hours later, temp-ban was lifted.

Use it guys.

Originally Posted by glider95

Confirmed. After being hit with a one-weeker, I posted that i was hacked. 12 hours later, temp-ban was lifted.

Use it guys.

VPN is your "1 TIME!", "get out of jail for free card", so to speak.. Its almost guarenteed to get any kind of ban lifted.
VPN is a must, I agree with glider95, on using it.

everytime i try to connect to the server with the vpn on i get a connection error. Ive tried all of the us servers and none of them will work for me. Any help would be awesome thanks.