Quote Originally Posted by DigbyCaesar View Post
It's honestly not hard to spot bots, take some more time to look at efficient gathering spots, timed nodes, map farming parties, go into Gridania and just watch at exits + Aetheryte, go literally anywhere and take a deep look into things, because if you've only seen one pack of bots, you haven't looked hard enough.

They are single-handedly destroying the economy, the clearest example of this is crafting crystals, but look at other materials on the market board, things that are crafted in huge batches, only a small portion of these are done by players, and players can't compete anymore because there are undercutting bots that continue to dominate the MB.

It doesn't take 1500 hours to see this, only a few mins.
If I have to go out of my way to look for bots then maybe, the situation is not that bad? I have done a lot of gathering before EW (haven't done much recently), and I never saw anything out of the ordinary. My friend who has been gathering and crafting a lot recently also hasn't noticed anything unusual. He still gathers, crafts stuff, and sells on the market every day without a hitch. Maybe our experiences are just different?

Again, I'm not saying bots don't exist, or they're not a problem. But considering that neither I nor people I know could perceive this "destroyed" economy in any significant way, I just don't think bots are THAT big of a problem. Could SE do a better job handling bots? Sure. But if the majority of players remain unaffected, the issue will remain low on the priority list.