Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
Where did I say there's not a market bot problem?

Not once have I said there is no market bot problem.

Instead of accusing me of misrepresenting things or spreading false information, you need to stop misrepresenting what I'm saying.

What I have said is that despite the existence of the market bots, it is still possible for crafters to profit by selling items on the MB. That's 100% true. I do it daily. I do it with the items the bots are mainly ignoring. If the bots start selling what I'm selling, I go find something else.

I have said there are other factors depressing the market in addition to the bots. That is also 100% true. If you're going to be good at the marketboard game, you've got to know what's driving all of your competition and not just one part of it.

You can decide to play the victim and loudly proclaim how bots have ruined your game life, or you can take back control of your game life and enjoy it despite the bots.

I chose to do the latter. I'm not letting things outside of my control ruin the game for me. It might take a bit more effort but I'm still making gil on the MB. I'm still having fun.

Are you doing what you can to make sure you still have fun and enjoy the game? It's in your hands.
Thanks Jojoya. I'm replying to your post even though I said that I wouldn't.

I think some people interpret your posts as having a defeatist attitude, and they're hoping to find a solution to the problem with this thread. You're right that some markets aren't tapped by bots, but these can be seized by bots pretty quickly. In my experience on Jenova and Zalera, bots will move into the markets of 60-80 or more items if their revenue streams aren't generating the gil they need. For me, this meant that I was making 1-3M gil a day to about 50-100k gil a day. I suppose we can be happy to be making that much, but if we're trying to save money for an FC large plot (40-45M), it'll take a long time--as a result of a problem that shouldn't exist in the first place.

I think we can all agree that the game would be better with more players and fewer bots. I'm not speaking for everyone, but I think many of us are just seeking solutions rather than obstacles in a thread like this. I also don't think it's pointless to discuss these solutions. If protests can overturn corrupt governments, surely a user base can effect change in a company that has been complacent to this point.