Is anyone annoyed by the HUGE number of people using bots on this game?

[Kurokikaze]

Bots are currently not harming anything because theres not much to harm... In the future they will have to start cracking down on them though.

ITT: Anyone with a 50 DoL/DoH class bots.

[viion]

What does anyone actually gain from boting in this game? Gil is plentiful enough that only the most braindead of monkeys would actually buy FFXIV gil, and nowhere near enough people are playing the game to where you can have a constant stream of income for your other classes anyway, and if gil is what you're after, see my first point.

2 separate things........ botting is not RMT botting is botting, RMT is RMT.

Another reason I dont give a crap if people bot, cuse some cant be bothered to learn the difference.

[Malakhim]

I'm afraid that I have to side with Viion at least on a temporary basis simply due to the fact that absolutely NOTHING matters in the game currently.

We have no idea what's going to change, how, and when, and that's not counting the game going pay to play eventually. It isn't an exaggeration to assert that those who bot literally have no effect on your game experience currently.

But this goes for botters as well. Why would you even waste your time botting on something that you generally find boring in the first place? I mean yeah, that's probably the line of thought that makes one want to bot, but seriously, go spend your time and resources on doing something engaging to you. You're not really gaining anything right now except a higher power bill.

Like Kuro says, they'll probably start cracking down on them when it actually matters.

Also, while they're two different things, that doesn't mean they remain mutually exclusive to eachother. Plenty of RMT folks bot.

[Kurokikaze]

I think the thread was only referring to legitimate players who use bots. Not RMT. Which is why they're two different things.

[Peregrine]

Uh...it matters now. Illegitimate players are getting away with positioning themselves illegitimately in the retail game as we speak.
When the game goes pay to play, they'll probably cool the botting for a while to see if some idiots get banned for it. Then if they are, they won't bot.

Annnd they still cheated their way to what they earned and should have been banned. It matters now. Ban them when it matters. IE now.

The only person who petitions for cheaters to be banned later are cheaters who plan on making hay now, and stopping if need be. Period. Half of you all sit there and think that your words don't give you away, as if you can hide being sympathetic to botters. Just because no one can prove you're a closet botter doesn't mean we can't tell lol...

Not fooling anyone. we have more than a few people in here with some levels padded by botting. They plan on stopping when the game starts charging just to see if SE will actually do something. If so, they won't bot. Advantage gained. Harm done. If not, they'll go back to botting. Cautiously at first, then just like they always did.

Hell, most of the botters already know that the first infraction is just a suspension. that's a small price to pay for botting your ass for four months.

Ban em two months ago. Makes NO sense to wait. At all.

[Petdo]

@Peregrine how much time you spend per day and how many day to reach lv 50 of that crafting and mining job?

[Peregrine]

No idea. Doesn't matter. If you don't like it, don't do it. Don't cheat at it, in the process doing it, and in that process seeming to like it.
If you want to petition that the crafting system be funner and faster you go right ahead and do that.

Don't give me your lame excuses though as to why you deserve my levels, without actually doing it. I'm okay with you saying the crafting system isn't fun and is too slow. I will box your ears if you think you deserve the levels without playing the game though.

If it isn't fun, your option is this: don't do it. Ask for it to be better.
Period.

This third option...oh well cheat until it's worth your time to actually do. No. Get out.

[Jinko]

No idea. Doesn't matter. If you don't like it, don't do it. Don't cheat at it, in the process doing it, and in that process seeming to like it.
If you want to petition that the crafting system be funner and faster you go right ahead and do that.

Don't give me your lame excuses though.

Yea I think you made your point a while go, you don't agree with it.

SE have their reasons for not making it a priority, for all we know though they could be gathering data.

[Kurokikaze]

Peregrine has mining at 48 AND a 50 crafting job. I think its safe to say that he bots and is just trying to save face.

[TheVedis]

Kurozikaze has Shield at 44 and Fishing at 28. I think its safe to say that he bots and is just trying to save face.