Why botting is stupid(IMO)

[Eldaena]

There are 3 kinds of people in MMOs. 1) Those who bot. 2) Those who do not care. 3) Those who complain about bots because they don't understand how to make their bots work.

Thanks but I don't and won't bot. That's a very rude statement.

Edit: Also, botting doesn't just effect the person who does it. It effects everyone in some way or another. And honestly I do wish there were a way to know who makes what because I feel bad buying from a botter than from an honest crafter. I would think that if you were really indifferent on the matter, why would you be posting here? It feels much more like you're defending it, but I wonder why?

[Dubont]

Thanks but I don't and won't bot. That's a very rude statement.

Then accept that every game has bots, FFXIV is no different and just learn not to care =)

[Eldaena]

Can you tell me why I would need to accept something like this? The only good that comes from bots is being able to spot one. That way you have an easier time finding people you can trust.

[Radaghast]

The only real argument here is the time advantage. I'm fairly sure you can't bot HQ items, and really that's the only thing worth it on the market, especially as time goes on and more and more items are introduced into the economy. I'm more concerned with the fact there is no limitation to how many items can be introduced into the market than I am about bots.

Just like FF11, in the end it will boil down to rare craft item drops/+3's and the rest of the items you currently see on the market will be complete junk. It's 5 months into the game and it's already happening.