How is the botting situation in this game?

[Naoki34]

I must admit I'm more than a little bit surprised that people are openly discussing bots, naming bots (though not linking to them), and discussing the benefits of botting openly in this forum. Usually people keep this on the down low so I'm really surprised there are multiple threads on this topic on the front page.

I have only played this game for a short time but I have not seen any bots (other than some garbled names shouting about gil in Limsa Lominsa). How is the botting situation in this game? Another game that I came from had a slight botting problem in PvP where someone could simulate a match with bots before the actual match to perfect their play. Are there similar problems in this game where people cheat in PvP?

The bot you say? Well, it's complicated to manage when 5000 accounts are banned but they are directly replaced by 5000 new bot accounts.
I remember a TV report from WoW, the people who manage the bot and goldseller, have a pallet of 1000 boxes of the game in stock behind them in case of a ban.

Even with an account ban, it's still obviously profitable for them, because where there's demand, there's supply.

PvP? PvP content is just so SE can say that there is PvP. Even in WoW where it's not Dark Age of Camelot, it's better done.