but then it wouldn't be cheating because it would be sanctioned, look, I'm not saying that Bots should be used for everything but we all know how mundane mining shards is.
Here's a comparison from real life, how many of you wash your own clothes by hand ? you don't you use a washing machine, wanna make a smoothie ? rather than sit there for an hour mashing up fruit you stick it in a blender for a few seconds. The list is endless.
Why should certain players have an unfair advantage ? that is even covered in the TOA but it's only lip service.