When FFXIV 2.0 started, a number of people used farming bots, that warped from group-to-group of sheep in coerthas. Even with 100s of people reporting them, they never seemed to get banned.

With PvP a number of people used PvP bots for SIX MONTHS + with no bans. Literally these people would leave the bot running 24/7, having it enter pvp matches and then either auto-target the healer, the closest target, run into a wall, or stand around and do nothing.
On the other hand, others used win-trading (an obvious violation of the intended system, but accepted by SE) to quickly level up in pvp and get the i100 gear.

Now a HUGE amount of people are using a third party app that lets you wide-scan areas to quickly find Hunt mobs. And an even larger number of people are joining their parties to get easy and quick access to hunts. Without anyway to see third party apps in use, they will continue to be able to do this as long as they keep their mouths shut and don't post screenshots.

Over the past year, this game has been exploited over, and over, and over, and over again. With the exploiters often joking about it and bragging that the GMs in the game don't do anything.

Honestly this is becoming very disconcerting. When large numbers of people cheat to get ahead, it ruins the game for those who don't want to cheat.

However, the developers of this game consistently seem to implement content that PROMOTES CHEATING.

It is incredibly unfair that the players who care enough about this game -not- to ruin it for others, end up getting screwed over and over and over again. Whether it's the PVPer who spent a month grinding instead of a few days, the hunter trying to find mobs legitimately, or the individual trying to make some gil to buy a cute new rug for their house.

While it's understandable that some cheating will always occur, this game not only allows it, but does not respond when it is blatantly occurring.

I've played about 20 mmos, both F2P and P2P, and I have never seen the level of blatant cheating as this game has. People on this forum actually debate the merits of exploiting the system or using third party tools.

Something should be done, so that the people who want to legitimately experience this great game can do so, without having to devote countless hours of aggravation due to other's actions.