It's not ok to bot, and neither should you. I would say it undervalues the effort people put into the game, which is true for some people, but equally, so it kills any enjoyment and achievement you get in the game since ultimately it is largely predicated on the tools you used rather than your own personal effort and time

Quote Originally Posted by Veliaire View Post
*Bump* because this is a serious issue that needs more attention. I am sick of all the bots in this game, and nothing being done about them. Its getting to the point where I don't get any joy out of the game because I love to craft and do housing, but all the bots have sucked the fun out of it.
As much as it deserves attention, it's definitely not a simple undertaking like many would think, especially since people that do the code can equally find ways to subvert any effort, time, and budget that would actually be given to such a project. A lot of trials and errors to get something that works, so as quick as you get rid of them, just as quickly as they come back since they will just simply start fresh. Not to mention some efforts that could be taken, would in the end only inconvenience the player more than it would with botting. That being said SE support could definitely do a better job in handling botters or such.. E.g. if someone is mentioned through several reports they should be on a list that actively monitors the behavior of the account/character to determine whether or not said behavior is that of a human or not.