Is there any better way of reporting Bots?

[Mith_Von_Voodoo]

We have this farming bot on the NA Mateus server. They have been reported by many players multiple times. I was curious is there any other methods besides the in game method of reporting them because its been happening for months now and there seems to be no action taken. The bot is running 24/7.

The only thing that a lack of action is doing is showing people that no action will be taken against bots which either makes people wonder why they even bother with the game since cheating is obviously look past or they start feeling that they might as well start botting because it seems like absolutely no action will happen.

[Alistaire]

Why not just the better way of playing and just ignore them? They're not actually hurting your playing experience.

[LaylaTsarra]

Why not just the better way of playing and just ignore them? They're not actually hurting your playing experience.

Yes they are when they're posting stacks of legendary mats, aethersands, clusters, crystals and so much more killing the prices for legitimate gatherers who actually work to collect and sell. We have one on Siren who has been doing this now for months and who has been reported numerous times and is still running around selling not only the mats but the gil to those who want to buy from losers like this.

[Alistaire]

Yes they are when they're posting stacks of legendary mats, aethersands, clusters, crystals and so much more killing the prices for legitimate gatherers who actually work to collect and sell. We have one on Siren who has been doing this now for months and who has been reported numerous times and is still running around selling not only the mats but the gil to those who want to buy from losers like this.

Gil in this game has meant nothing forever. Possibly the last time it meant anything was when people were pumping tier 4 materia into relics for 100-200k a pop, but that's about it.

[KageTokage]

There really is no convenient way of reporting bots, though like others have said, it doesn't really matter when the GMs have shown a consistent lack of concern about them as the same bots are allowed to persist for months or years on end despite reports.

I don't expect the bots to ever go away unless a serious issue relating to third-party programs comes up that forces SE to adopt stronger countermeasures. Some people on my server seem to believe that there's some manner of mod/hack that's allowing others to tune into linkshells they aren't actually a part of, which I'm honestly hoping turns out to be true because as far as they seem to be concerned, social issues > gameplay issues.

Gil in this game has meant nothing forever. Possibly the last time it meant anything was when people were pumping tier 4 materia into relics for 100-200k a pop, but that's about it.

The amount of money needed for a medium/large house is still pretty heavy for a casual player, and bots really don't help with that when they drive the prices of gathered and even crafted items into the dirt for the sake of faster sales.

Not to mention the bots themselves frequently are used to purchase housing, presumably with the intent of selling it.

[LastFireAce]

Gil in this game has meant nothing forever. Possibly the last time it meant anything was when people were pumping tier 4 materia into relics for 100-200k a pop, but that's about it.

Idk what your talking about, Gil mean allot for me, housing/Items/Crafting/Food/Glam/Gear.

[ChocoFeru]

Why not just the better way of playing and just ignore them? They're not actually hurting your playing experience.

It does a huge impact.

Maybe it doesn't for us, the old players. But new players have the strugle and the crude reality that no matter what they farm or the time they spend, they`re not going to make gil gathering/crafting because there are bots who will do it better and faster than them.

Ignoring the problem won't make the game better.

[Jijifli]

Why not just the better way of playing and just ignore them? They're not actually hurting your playing experience.

Found the botter /Kappa

[Alistaire]

Found the botter /Kappa

lolno. Just don't get how people spend so much effort into something so inconsequential. Get on with your lives.

[odie]

Why not just the better way of playing and just ignore them? They're not actually hurting your playing experience.

Aside from players mentioning the gil, it actually was next to impossible once when I was trying to farm fleece. They had four bots, all of them were able to instantly attack the mobs the very instant they appeared. Basically they were spawning into a death animation because the bots were so fast. The only way anyone could even get any possible hit on them was to switch to Summoner or something and cast an aoe that lingered on the ground for a while where they'd spawn, and even then it seemingly did nothing for us. The bots were just too fast, and they were there for weeks.