I know this may not be the main focus of development at the moment, but sometimes I wonder what became of the "Fabulous and all-encompassing RMT/Botting Super Mega Special Task Force".

Back in 2010, the comments made by Sundi concerning SE's "all-new and powerful" strategy against illegal programs really got my expectations up to see some big "banned XXX thousand accounts for illegal activity" announcement every month. (Even if the numbers were possibly completely made up, they never failed to cast a smile on my face in FFXI).

I understand it is technically impossible to ban "XXX thousand" accounts at the moment (laugh), but it would be very reassuring to hear at least some sort of "we are aware of the problem, and don't worry, we'll cut the culprits' cables soon enough" once in a while.

Maybe it's not their focus or main concern right now; but ignoring the problem now will cause major problems (and drama) later... right now it basically seems o.k. and pretty much save to use crafting bots - unless you are doing it in front of the repair NPC in Ul'dah, chances for getting caught are low, and profit (e.g. for crystal synths) are about 300%, so...