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I think it's safe to say that if nothing was done about bots at peak, we will keep seeing them now with reduced blizzard spending.

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I always wonder how people are so sure that they are playing against bots.. I play a lot of hearthstone and there were times, although rarely, i was considering whether my opponent was a bot, but i was never sure. How do people actually tell ?
Sometimes i feel like people heard a streamer say something about bots and they are suddenly convinced that they are playing bots all the time. Maybe they are - i would just like to know how to be sure..

 Certain play patterns. Same delay between commands, replies to your first emote only with greetings, hovers over hero power and clicks it even when nothing happens, makes nonsensical trades, no arrows on attacks, doesn't concede when they are in topdeck mode in late game. Not all at the same time, but there are various little things you can pick up on if you have a keen eye...

 By those criteria i might be mistaken for a bot in some games xD

 Not if you have a good sense of observation or pattern recognition. A lot of people don't, and a lot of people blame everything on bots, even if there are no bots. But if you're smart you can detect mechanical actions.