Quote Originally Posted by QT_Melon View Post
It would be a little hard to attack them in court if they are hosting servers in China or areas that do not recognize intellectual property laws ie have signed the Berne Treaty/Convention.
Well, it's a certainty most of these bots are from China. Just look at the syntax of their advertisements "Come on friend" and so on. I've had a great deal of experience playing with a variety of people from all sorts of demographic locations, from China to Egypt. Even if they don't adhere to the IP laws of the rest of the world, there are still actions that can be taken, and many people have offered some very good suggestions to alter the base coding of the game to allow for easier reporting. Prevent tells from characters under level 5/10, whatever. They're not openly shouting, simply mass-telling from the player search function. Setting yourself to busy prevents them from finding you. It shouldn't be that difficult, but apparently it is.