Why are people rewarded for cheating?

[Faelandaea]

I'll bet you also cant afford a house either, though. that requires the economy.

Buying a house does require the economy. The vendors (that is economy, too, because they do buy your stuff) are just our choice of who we sell to. It might take longer, but I, as well as others I know, have our houses just from the Gil we saved up. My sweetie and I went in together on both of our houses. But in so doing we avoid completely all this bot business.

EDIT: Just to repeat again because I know I'll be accused . . . no . . . i am NOT defending Bots. This is a forum thread which simply makes it open to opinion and feedback from all points of view. I am simply giving mine on how I play and how gameplay affects me WITHOUT condoning or defending botting at all. The whole point of my initial postings was to remind that some players can still enjoy the game without cheating, and also without stressing about the cheaters. If ANY aspect of the game gets you to the point where you are not enjoying it,. simply switch games and be happy. That's the point of gaming - to have fun, right? And if enough players feel this way, they would all unsubscribe and move on, and then SE would see a loss of money, make some changes, and when those changes go public, you come back happy again. Everyone wins.