Quote Originally Posted by Berkilak View Post
Are market board bots a thing? I hold some pretty strange hours, but it seems that a few certain items created by a few certain people instantly undercut my postings the instant I put them up.
Yes. They 100% plague the market board. But here's a quick breakdown of the large scale RMT operation we have observed across the Crystal data center.
Gathering bots (which are everywhere in end game) gather materials for the crafting bots (the name on the merchandise) who then crafts the goods. These bots pass the merchandise off to other bots who sit at a summoning bell and run undercutting BOT program.
Some side notes:
-There are FC's who run this same gameplan.
-While I gather end game materials one or two of the other gatherers are typically human but the other 5 or 6 are bots.
-Exarchic/Aethete's gear on the market board is 90% bot made, which run undercutting programs. Crafters get frustrated that they can't sell anything and "tank" the market. Bots follow the prices down to a set pricing ceiling . . Cuz they are bots.
-Botting plagues this entire game not just ARR.
-These bots will never get banned.
-SE doesnt uphold ToS against botting only RP's
-Botting is very easy to spot. Just open your eyes and play a while.