If you hate bots, now is the time to speak up.

[KageTokage]

The Q&A session scheduled for the next broadcast is to be held with the one responsible, for among other things, the Special Task Force team who's supposed to be dealing with cheaters in a timely manner.

They've posted a thread where you can put your questions for him here: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...84#post4632184

Question why it is that the same players are allowed to keep on doing what they despite being reported for months, if not years on end or whatever, just say something to raise awareness that there is a serious issue with cheaters that is not being addressed.

This might be one of the only chances we can actually get an official response on the matter and know whether or not anyone cares or is at least trying to fix the problem somehow.

[Shouko]

They also said that if you have the same question as someone else just give it a like, no need to keep asking the same question.

[KageTokage]

True.

I assume they'll just take whatever questions have the highest number of likes (Which thankfully, are all ones pertaining to bots instead of ones completely irrelevant to this member of the staff).

[Kisama]

I'm willing to bet any amount of money that they will skip the questions about botting.

[Texa]

I'm willing to bet any amount of money that they will skip the questions about botting.

If they do that when specifically asking for our input on questions for the guy who is in charge of handling issues related to that then we know its time to start looking at other games to play.

[Istaru]

If they do that when specifically asking for our input on questions for the guy who is in charge of handling issues related to that then we know its time to start looking at other games to play.

I’d start looking now if you are expecting anything real to come out of this. I have absolutely no expectations that they will address botting in an serious ways if they ever addresss them all.

[Texa]

I’d start looking now if you are expecting anything real to come out of this. I have absolutely no expectations that they will address botting in an serious ways if they ever addresss them all.

Lmao, I'm not expecting any policy changes just optimally a clear statement on what else we can do to report it.

[SomeRandomHuman]

Bots are a never ending cycle sadly. Mass Bot reports > They put some anti-bot measure in > Bots find a way around > Loop

Bots are just a part of MMOs. Every MMO has them despite what anyone will ever say. If an MMO claims to have 0 bots, then they're lying.

[KageTokage]

Bots are a never ending cycle sadly. Mass Bot reports > They put some anti-bot measure in > Bots find a way around > Loop

Bots are just a part of MMOs. Every MMO has them despite what anyone will ever say. If an MMO claims to have 0 bots, then they're lying.

The bots people are generally concerned with are not of a sort that can easily be replaced if they get banned and often are being used with someone's main account.

People don't expect them to be removed completely, but they do at least want SE to actually try to do something about the ones that aren't painfully obvious, expendable gil farmers.

[Istaru]

The bots people are generally concerned with are not of a sort that can easily be replaced if they get banned and often are being used with someone's main account.

Oh!

You mean like the ones that get reported dozens of times, or do it live on twitch and are reported over months and yet, they’re still here openly botting?

Personally, I’ve given up on SE doing anything about them.

I wish you luck, I really do.