Question: Should gil be removed from the game?

[Elladie]

I find the RMTers to be more of an unsightly annoyance then a serious problem.

The other "normal" types of bots are both unsightly and cause problems for other players both directly and indirectly, whether it be by dragging down dungeon/PvP groups or controlling the economy, but virtually nothing is done about them.

They've stepped up their efforts towards the RMT bots as they've been getting purged every few days as opposed to only once a week, but they're definitely not the real problem here.

I have to say that, in playing the game since launch, I've never experienced any of these other 'normal' bots apart from the occasional group of cloned black mages standing inside the FC chest in Ul'dah. I once, years ago, came across a bot farming diremite webs (he was doing the teleport thing) but his bottling programs clearly weren't very refined as I was still getting most of the mobs in normal fashion with my BRD. This is seriously the only time I've encountered a single farming bot, and I am an avid gathererer and crafter. I've no experience of massive undercutting bots on the MB either.

I don't want to dismiss your experiences, but they differ so widely from mine, I can't help feeling you exaggerate a touch. Especially since you bring this up in pretty much every thread you post in, even if it's completely unrelated to RMT. I see your name, and I think 'no point reading that post, it will just be a bot rant ....'