Is it OK to use bots in FFXIV?

[MsMisato]

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



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.

however, i think its worth to point even if you report themv via in game, the GMs will refuse to do any type of action against bot. They will refer you to whatever link they send for the STF in the GM call notice but that's about it and thats what people have to do. I think once people see nothing can be done in game, when they are there and the bots are still there, its just kind of a moot point and its to simply quit. I mean go to crystal. Bots are rampant due to it having a majority of preferred worlds. I got tons of screenshots. Whats disappointing is GMs are quick to ban people via video streams and such but they won't take action when something like botting is being reported and in real time.