At the time of writing this, I still regularly see bots under the ground teleporting to quest objectives and engaging in obvious botting for unfair advantages.

Meanwhile, harmless areas that many players have used simply to explore, relax, take screenshots, continue to be removed. These spots never provided competitive advantages or disrupted gameplay. They were simply small tokens of appreciation for the game. People who don't love the game wouldn't care about them.

Lower Limsa was fixed in a previous patch, and now one of my favorite spots in New Gridania has been closed off as well. I understand the need to address exploits that affect game integrity, but it’s difficult for me to see the value in prioritizing the removal of benign exploration spaces, which seems to be a heightened focus this expansion. All while more disruptive issues remain visible.

These locations meant something to parts of the community. They were unofficial landmarks people enjoyed returning to. I hope the team might revisit these decisions and maybe reconsider how these kinds of areas are handled in the future, especially when they don’t impact gameplay in any way whatsoever.