# Are the guys using 3rd party software modify market orders legal? **URL:** \ **Category:** New Citizens Q&A\ **Created:** [August 15, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684 "2019-08-15T03:33:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KatouMegumi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/katoumegumi/32/149349_2.png) [@KatouMegumi](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/KatouMegumi)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 3:33am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684/1 "2019-08-15T03:33:10Z")
I have no idea about the question. The orders are obviously BOTS. As a newbie of marketing, it is not fair to spend a lot time to compete with the BOTS. ![11](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/c/f/cf9a30fafb7335e179ba26c7063eadd75dce4e6d.png) My friend sent tickets to CCP, but they looks don’t care and did nothing. So, I guess maybe we are supposed to be able to use the kind of software to modify orders in marketplace? ---
**Author:** ![Scoots\_Choco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/scoots_choco/32/262262_2.png) [@Scoots\_Choco](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Scoots_Choco)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684/2 "2019-08-15T03:59:09Z")
You can do that by setting up a split sell order like this. ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/1/8/18f7a3b2a458852610d122ccb930f6140d1d73b5.png) If it’s “obviously” a bot, do you have proof? ---
**Author:** ![Solonius\_Rex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/solonius_rex/32/388172_2.png) [@Solonius\_Rex](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Solonius_Rex)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684/3 "2019-08-15T06:21:01Z")
> [@KatouMegumi](#): > > So, I guess maybe we are supposed to be able to use the kind of software to modify orders in marketplace? Bots are against the rules and botters will be banned. What you wrote isnt necessarily a bot so they may not get banned. ---
**Author:** ![Do\_Little](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/do_little/32/411571_2.png) [@Do\_Little](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Do_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684/4 "2019-08-15T07:44:28Z")
It can be difficult to tell the difference between a bot and a player acting like a bot. You need to watch them for a while to see the patterns emerge. Once banned, they’re generally back within a few days (hours?) with new accounts. These people aren’t playing a game, they[re running a business. CCP could make their lives more difficult by encrypting the data so the bot actually needs to interpret the information displayed on the screen but, as long as it’s profitable business, they’ll find a way. ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Steak](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/user_avatar/forums.eveonline.com/ms_steak/32/168834_2.png) [@Ms\_Steak](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/Ms_Steak)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684/5 "2019-08-15T08:37:53Z")
> [@Do\_Little](#): > > CCP could make their lives more difficult by Asking for full or large portion of broker’s fee every time they change order. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/eveonline/original/3X/4/1/41ec4921cbaca7a6f9ea556e7cc20018461eae5e.png) [@system](https://forums.eveonline.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/are-the-guys-using-3rd-party-software-modify-market-orders-legal/182684/6 "2019-11-13T08:37:57Z")
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