Does Square intend to address Market botting?

[KageTokage]

From a business standpoint, there really is no reason for them to go after the bots other then improving the game's image.

They'd effectively be spending more money to lose money by banning paying customers.

[BraundoniusBigd]

Yeah it's a matter of what is the bots' net impact on profit for SE. Apparently positive since obvious bots who have operated for years don't get banned lol.

[Oxidized]

From a business standpoint, there really is no reason for them to go after the bots other then improving the game's image.

I actually am not sure this is true. When a botter gets banned, as long as they perceive that the cost of starting up a new account is outweighed by the profits they can make over time, they will simply purchase a fresh one, a cycle that can probably make SE money if it is played correctly.

Of course, this is hypothetical, since botters do not get banned :P