Has Square Enix given up on countering RMT and botting?

[KageTokage]

It seemed that for a time the RMTers were abusing the level skips to get gil because I was seeing level 50 accounts using Ironworks gear teleporting through the ARR MSQ. I haven't seen much of them in general lately, but they're clearly around somewhere for the ban figures to be as high as they are.

But it's less those guys I'm concerned with and more the people abusing the marketboard with automated crafting/gathering

[Doc_Seraph]

Kupo the reality is if people want something enough they will go to extremes to achieve the dopamine <3 kupo

[Skiros]

LMAO LOST ARK IS BANNING MORE BOTS THAN FF14 EVER DID IN AN ENTIRE YEAR

https://forums.playlostark.com/t/inc...ot-bans/233996

[Raoabolic]

LMAO LOST ARK IS BANNING MORE BOTS THAN FF14 EVER DID IN AN ENTIRE YEAR

https://forums.playlostark.com/t/inc...ot-bans/233996

Because they don't have a solid fanbase. Need to show off for potential customers, build up the cash shop, establish the whales, and then coast until the server shutdown! The fun thing about f2p games is that the cycle is faster! Enjoy your new game!

[Larirawiel]

LMAO LOST ARK IS BANNING MORE BOTS THAN FF14 EVER DID IN AN ENTIRE YEAR

https://forums.playlostark.com/t/inc...ot-bans/233996

I would laugh when they have more bots than real players as "customers".



Cheers

[Ironthorne]

LMAO LOST ARK IS BANNING MORE BOTS THAN FF14 EVER DID IN AN ENTIRE YEAR

https://forums.playlostark.com/t/inc...ot-bans/233996

A F2P game has a bazillion of bots more than a game that costs money to play, who would have known. In other news, America has more McDonalds than North Korea.

Also, what kind of shitty game has a million of bots one month after launch despite having an 8-year headstart lmao

[DigbyCaesar]

A F2P game has a bazillion of bots more than a game that costs money to play, who would have known. In other news, America has more McDonalds than North Korea.

Also, what kind of shitty game has a million of bots one month after launch despite having an 8-year headstart lmao

What about a P2P game that also has a bazillion bots with a decade behind it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR73ggQMZPw 2 mins in for their performance.

[Ironthorne]

What about a P2P game that also has a bazillion bots with a decade behind it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR73ggQMZPw

Never said that this game doesn't have bots, it's just blown way out of proportion. I've played for about 1500 hours, and I have seen a pack of bots exactly once. People in this thread have been talking about bots as if they're destroying the game, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm completely unaffected, nor can I perceive any negative effects caused by bots. If the situation is so bad, surely, I must have at least noticed something, no?

[DigbyCaesar]

Never said that this game doesn't have bots, it's just blown way out of proportion. I've played for about 1500 hours, and I have seen a pack of bots exactly once. People in this thread have been talking about bots as if they're destroying the game, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm completely unaffected, nor can I perceive any negative effects caused by bots. If the situation is so bad, surely, I must have at least noticed something, no?

It's honestly not hard to spot bots, take some more time to look at efficient gathering spots, timed nodes, map farming parties, go into Gridania and just watch at exits + Aetheryte, go literally anywhere and take a deep look into things, because if you've only seen one pack of bots, you haven't looked hard enough.

They are single-handedly destroying the economy, the clearest example of this is crafting crystals, but look at other materials on the market board, things that are crafted in huge batches, only a small portion of these are done by players, and players can't compete anymore because there are undercutting bots that continue to dominate the MB.

It doesn't take 1500 hours to see this, only a few mins.

[Poporito_Popoto]

You're not even trying anymore.

Sad.