Quote Originally Posted by Jojoya View Post
A few test pieces isn't going to give you much information when there are thousands of different items to be crafted.

Bots are a problem in a few narrow crafting markets, primarily end game gear. There are plenty of other items to craft and sell for profit that bots aren't touching.
This is an issue and one that shouldn't be overlooked. This basically cheating when you boil it right down. I can't be on 24/7 to gather mats as I have a life, and i'm not a computer program that can just run and run and run. This isn't like I put a rubber band on my controller! This is a program someone put the time into to make and exploit the game to make actual real money for personal gain. If that doesn't offend the EULA I don't know what will anymore.

The real way to report this I suppose is to put in a real help desk ticket, but this could lead to unsubstantiated evidence and consume the help desk team considerably. It WAS a real problem in FFXI and destroyed the markets there. It wasn't until around Aht Urgen expansion that SE started to really see it impacting the game as it was nearly impossible to buy anything on the AH as a new incoming player. Which lead to loss in revenue for the game.

When it starts hitting their revenue stream is the only way SE will attempt to counter this. Currently now it doesn't as the sub's just keep going up for this game.