Attention devs: Game Surveillance Unit re: open world Bots.

[Astralos]

I really have no idea what is wrong with SE and/or the FF14 team. Are they so detached from their own game that they've become completely oblivious to most of these activities? Are they so short-staffed that they don't have the manpower to deal with such a huge number of botters? Or is it a financial issue? Are there so many botters that their subscription fees are a significant factor in keeping this game afloat? Is SE getting a % of the gil sales on the side?

Unfortunately, I don't think anything is going to be done about it until a large enough portion of the playerbase cancels their subscriptions and lets them know that this is the reason why. And that isn't going to happen.

I do have to say that I admire and appreciate your perseverance, Toffee!

[ToffeeCoffee]

I really have no idea what is wrong with SE and/or the FF14 team. Are they so detached from their own game that they've become completely oblivious to most of these activities? Are they so short-staffed that they don't have the manpower to deal with such a huge number of botters? Or is it a financial issue? Are there so many botters that their subscription fees are a significant factor in keeping this game afloat? Is SE getting a % of the gil sales on the side?

Unfortunately, I don't think anything is going to be done about it until a large enough portion of the playerbase cancels their subscriptions and lets them know that this is the reason why. And that isn't going to happen.

I do have to say that I admire and appreciate your perseverance, Toffee!

Thanks and I appreciate your and everybody's contribution to this thread.
It is quite bothersome and frustrating doing this when we are being blatantly ignored by the CM team after the GM's told me to bring this issue to their attention.
They often respond to threads about vanity items, duty finder, fishing, tomestones and gardening but this major problem seems to be swept under the rug time and time again.
Hoping for a response soon...ignoring this issue is not going to make it go away!

We all pay subscription and the user agreement prohibits botting, therefore we deserve to demand an effort be made to rid the game of cheating.