Rampant botting and RMT..nothing being done

[otarolgam]

I'll go ahead and note that being a really recent immigrant, moving to Balmung was one of the best moves I made. Because the server is full of actual players, it's difficult for bots to even create accounts...

So, I think a general solution to it all is for SE to offer some free world transfers to accounts that have had at least 90 days or so and that they close emptier worlds because they'd only be filled with Spam bots anyhow.

[OMEGA_HACK]

I'll go ahead and note that being a really recent immigrant, moving to Balmung was one of the best moves I made. Because the server is full of actual players, it's difficult for bots to even create accounts...

So, I think a general solution to it all is for SE to offer some free world transfers to accounts that have had at least 90 days or so and that they close emptier worlds because they'd only be filled with Spam bots anyhow.

So basically with this you are saying move all the veteran/established players and F the rest of the new players who join until their 90 day quota and can get from the RMT infested worlds? (because you will need to have space on the worlds to allow player base expansion)

[Radacci]

Report 'em. Hold no remorse.
You may not see anything happen right away, but if anything was said in-game it's pretty hard evidence against them and include that in your report.

there was this bot FC on balmung, that was botting in exact same spot for months.
so "You may not see anything happen right away" indeed. I haven't played for a while now, but im sure if i went there now, they're probably still there.
I reported them multiple times, and since they are in a quite populated area, everyone who runs by (which is loads of ppl) see them, and report them. still they are there, for months.
It feels pointless to report ppl, when nothing happens. There might be 1-2 ppl who end up [Deleted] in a month, from your Blacklist, from all the RMTs you block.

[Dualblade]

there was this bot FC on balmung, that was botting in exact same spot for months.
so "You may not see anything happen right away" indeed. I haven't played for a while now, but im sure if i went there now, they're probably still there.
I reported them multiple times, and since they are in a quite populated area, everyone who runs by (which is loads of ppl) see them, and report them. still they are there, for months.
It feels pointless to report ppl, when nothing happens. There might be 1-2 ppl who end up [Deleted] in a month, from your Blacklist, from all the RMTs you block.

Not on the bot you mentioned (who should have been crushed, though for all I know it might just be a recreated bot for that area. Probably not), but players who are banned aren't considered Deleted, thus will still show up normally. If I'm right.

[Radacci]

Not on the bot you mentioned (who should have been crushed, though for all I know it might just be a recreated bot for that area. Probably not), but players who are banned aren't considered Deleted, thus will still show up normally. If I'm right.

I guess. but the fact that it can take half a year for bots to be removed, doesn't really help; it will make the bots more bold, and more and more of them show up. Last i checked there was another bot party, in the place i usually go to do weekly chocobo challenge. They were there for at least a few weeks, until i sort of took a break from the game. It's quite apparent what they are doing, so i don't know why it takes so long.

[Amatsuhira]

Just put the communication in community and pick a server with active players like us who hate bots. Move to said server If bots have market they will stay if you are all people of integrity they will not stay long.