Quote Originally Posted by Jetstream_Fox View Post
Blade and Soul is F2P though. That's always a breeding ground of RMT. SE not doing anything about this on a paid sub is only due to the part RMT has to buy a copy of the game each time they get banned. Banned account = new game purchased = more money for SE.
Few accounts buy a copy of the game, but are more likely to merely pirate it someone or another. This has nothing to do with SE wanting money. Bots are an unfortunate annoyance in MMOs because Americans provide them a market. No measure SE takes will ever eliminate them anymore than advertisers struggle with a futile fight against adblock. The moment updates are made, bots scripts are altered to get around them. That, or they don't really care since they'll just make another. This is a whole business in China. You want bots to go away permanently. Find a way to curve the lazy people in NA/Eu who fund them. The reason JP servers see virtually no bot activity is because that player base won't purchase from them.

To the OP, if the abundance of bots gets to you. I suggest transferring to Balmung, Gilgamesh or other heavily populated servers. They are nearly non-existent due to how difficult it is for bots to get in.