The issue with crafting bots is that you can barely tell them apart from legitimate players. Crafting basically boils down to selecting the recipe, choosing the correct actions to complete the craft in HQ and then making a macro to perform these exact actions without your input. Then all you have to do is load up on materials, start the craft, press your macro and go afk for a bit. Hard to tell a player apart from a bot when they both just sit there and pump out potions for a few hours.


The only thing that somewhat kept crafting bots in check was the hurdle of leveling your crafters in the first place and the initial high gil investment to gear them properly.