MapleStory Bots

A bot is a term commonly used in the internet for a software program that is used to interact with other network services intended for people as if it were a real person. One typical use of bots is to gather information. The term is derived from the word "robot," reflecting the autonomous character in the "virtual robot"-ness of the concept.

Most common are those that secretly install themselves in people's computers with malicious intent and will be used as remote attack tools. Generally, they are web software agents that connect with web pages. Web crawlers are web robots that recursively gather webpage information.

A bot in MMORPGs is a roBOTic computer-controlled entity or method used to automate in-game actions, often with great efficacy that it gives the users a big advantage. Players use bots to perform laborious tasks for them -- sometimes even the bulk of the gameplay. Although it is prohibited in most MMORPGs, there is that motivation for the players to save their time while the bot accumulates resources, such as experience, currencies and maple story powerleveling other items for their characters. Some bots also help a player advance levels in repetitive skills.

“Botting” is a term for a player using a script or method that could automate progress through the game without them actually playing the game or performing each and every action. One such way is using Macros.