They do not respond if addressed and make no reaction to any "changes" at the node. Several days ago an A rank spawned on the lumythrite ore node. One of the botters appeared at the exact same spot as usual. While the normal people there all pulled to the side and stealthed to avoid the mob, this one dismounted as normal and was of course oneshotted. There's not exactly any way to miss a gigantic A rank, furthering my belief that these aren't real players.

It's just impossible to be gathering as much as these people are and the frustrating thing is it feels as though nothing is done. It is getting out of hand. The number of botters I see gathering has ballooned uncontrollably over the past 2 months to the point where it feels that I'm more likely to see a bot than a real player when I'm gathering.