A lot of RMT bots aren't being reported enough to rank high on the priorities list. I've personally seen the same bots sitting below a bridge in New Gridania for weeks straight without action being taken. I try to report each and every bot I see, but when the RMT really picks up, it's nigh impossible. Being that I'm on PS4, it's harder for me to copy and paste a name if my chat log is scrolling due to having so many RMT messages come in at once. I've done it before, but it meant I'd effectively stopped *playing* the game and was just standing around reporting bots for a few minutes.
But they did get banned.
I feel that reporting is sort of useful, but it's just putting bandaids on a wound that's far too big. What we need is a filter system. I hate having to block all tells because I do receive a good number of them from legitimate players who aren't in my FC and aren't on my friends list. And I really don't want to miss out on having a good run with a new player just because Wsgtrsnu Gnujiewsl wouldn't leave me alone.