Are the developers doing anything to combat bots?

[Tigerlilley]

honestly i rarely see bot spam in the main cities anymore i dont just simply block i take the time to report b4 i do.. so many have the ( deleted) in my blacklist
and i hardly ever get a /tell from a bot these days unless i say somethin on shout then i might get 1-2 not long after but report n block solves that problem :P

OP isn't referring to the gil spammers. He's referring to the actual bots out in the world who bot through dungeons and spiritbond. The one's you can see.