SE, if you're gonna let people cheat, say so. That way I can cheat too!

In this picture, we see Eco First and Sol Aran mining from an unreachable <pos> normally.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ps095eacc3.jpg

And here we have Holy Night teleporting around:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVaKG...ature=youtu.be

The game appears to be GM-free, just let us know so we can all be on the same page as the cheaters.

the majority of players whom bot a task do so because they find the task BORING

make the task not boring and the majority of players are not going to bot the task

those that do will be the minority and EASIER to get rid of

as of right now, there are so many players botting THAT particular task, that getting rid of them would be detrimental to the financial future of this game =P

I dislike your UI.

I find that more important than the bots.

Also, bots need to get banned.

Anyone using a bot needs to be banned.

Anyone banned needs to get banned.

The banned will be banned with more bans.

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Originally Posted by TrystWildkey

I understand your frustration, but really, I think at this point they just don't have the manpower to handle the huge amount of spam/bots/hacked accounts. How many worlds are there total? 61

I highly doubt that they have the available staff to have one assigned GM per world, probably not even 1 for every 2 worlds, let alone enough to staff the worlds 24/7 to instantly respond to these issues. That's why they've asked us to report them.

Again, I understand this is frustrating. I was trying to get some HQ fleece to finish up my level 50 weaver quest last night. Had to deal with a bot farming the sheep in Coerthas. Thankfully, my husband loves me, he opened a trade window with the bot and stayed there until the sheep killed the bot. Overall, it took 2 hours to find a farming spot, occupy the bot and then go about getting the fleece. Makes me wonder how many of the other sheep camps were manned by bots.

But anyway, they're working on the next patch, the ones after that, the next expansion, addressing current server issues, setting up the world transfer service, etc. It's painful to hear, and even harder to practice, but patience is what is needed right now.

Take a moment to think about your job, a job you probably hate or at least dislike. How do you feel if all the feedback you see from your customers is 'work harder, work faster, I need this addressed now, this is unacceptable, etc.' How hard would you work then? Would you rant that the customer has no idea of the amount of work you do on a daily basis? Remember that though SE is a company, there are real people doing the jobs there and try to be understanding.

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reposting /10char

I love how they use stealth in a no-aggro zone, making them stick out even more.

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the majority of players whom bot a task do so because they find the task BORING

make the task not boring and the majority of players are not going to bot the task

those that do will be the minority and EASIER to get rid of

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That's completely incorrect. Gathering is a relaxing non-combat activity which I enjoy doing when I have to do it and I'm sure many would agree that this is a step up from 1.0's gathering system which could be described as sluggish at best.

The reason why we have people warping around from node to node 24/7 is because they want to amass large quantities of a particular item, put them all on the market and attempt to drive down the selling price of these materials making it harder for new and legitimate players to make honest gil, and to encourage other people to buy gil because they feel like they can't get a decent amount of it through normal means.

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Originally Posted by Crica

the majority of players whom bot a task do so because they find the task BORING

make the task not boring and the majority of players are not going to bot the task

those that do will be the minority and EASIER to get rid of

as of right now, there are so many players botting THAT particular task, that getting rid of them would be detrimental to the financial future of this game =P

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The majority of players are doing it the hard way NOT botting though I for one am reporting every single one I see in every single zone even if it's the same players every day. Don't care, no sympathy except perhaps to those whose accounts got hacked which I think accounts for most of these bots. There are plenty of us doing it properly. Boredom is a horrible excuse for cheating. If those bored players you mention find something so BORING in a game they feel like cheating they should take a break and do something else. There is absolutely no point in playing if you are going to cheat.

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Originally Posted by Crica

the majority of players whom bot a task do so because they find the task BORING

make the task not boring and the majority of players are not going to bot the task

those that do will be the minority and EASIER to get rid of

as of right now, there are so many players botting THAT particular task, that getting rid of them would be detrimental to the financial future of this game =P

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Why are you trying to justify bots? People will use them no matter what gathering is like. Botting = free gil income.

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The majority of players are doing it the hard way NOT botting though I for one am reporting every single one I see in every single zone even if it's the same players every day. Don't care, no sympathy except perhaps to those whose accounts got hacked which I think accounts for most of these bots. There are plenty of us doing it properly. Boredom is a horrible excuse for cheating. If those bored players you mention find something so BORING in a game they feel like cheating they should take a break and do something else. There is absolutely no point in playing if you are going to cheat.

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lol... so, your solution to a boring task is to not do that task? yeah, that is good for SE's wallet! dont make the task not boring, no, just tell players to NOT play at all and not give SE any money!!!

silly person, fix the cause, not the symptom if you want the game to get well!

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Why are you trying to justify bots? People will use them no matter what gathering is like. Botting = free gil income.

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the MAJORITY will not if they ENJOY the task ... do any of you even read posts before posting?