Add a CAPTCHA to crafting and gathering for the PC version.

[Paladinleeds]

This is akin to saying you shouldn't test for anabolic steroids in sports because there are more sophisticated PEDs that won't get caught that way. Yes, CAPTCHAs can be defeated by a sufficiently motivated attacker. The idea is to raise the bar, though. Provide enough of an obstacle that you exclude the less sophisticated cheaters and I believe you'll find that the more advanced programmers have better things to do with their time.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...-a8029401.html

There we go. It's a game of constant cat and mouse. Captcha's in game will just hinder the in-game experience for no valid reason. I'm all for more in-game stuff (maybe having weapons break, or nodes just refuse to spawn for a while, etc) to combat cheaters, but unless they devise an Eorzean-style captcha that would fit the in-game themes and aesthetics, I can't agree with this suggestion.

Delete crafting and gathering. Fixed!

Except there's PvP bots, FATE grinding bots, levelling bots, dungeon farming bots, etc. You'd have to delete the entire game to stop them.