SE, if you're gonna let people cheat, say so. That way I can cheat too!

[SirSchmoopyofAwesometon]

I dislike your UI.

I find that more important than the bots.

Also, bots need to get banned.

Anyone using a bot needs to be banned.

Anyone banned needs to get banned.

The banned will be banned with more bans.

[TrystWildkey]

I understand your frustration, but really, I think at this point they just don't have the manpower to handle the huge amount of spam/bots/hacked accounts. How many worlds are there total? 61

I highly doubt that they have the available staff to have one assigned GM per world, probably not even 1 for every 2 worlds, let alone enough to staff the worlds 24/7 to instantly respond to these issues. That's why they've asked us to report them.

Again, I understand this is frustrating. I was trying to get some HQ fleece to finish up my level 50 weaver quest last night. Had to deal with a bot farming the sheep in Coerthas. Thankfully, my husband loves me, he opened a trade window with the bot and stayed there until the sheep killed the bot. Overall, it took 2 hours to find a farming spot, occupy the bot and then go about getting the fleece. Makes me wonder how many of the other sheep camps were manned by bots.

But anyway, they're working on the next patch, the ones after that, the next expansion, addressing current server issues, setting up the world transfer service, etc. It's painful to hear, and even harder to practice, but patience is what is needed right now.

Take a moment to think about your job, a job you probably hate or at least dislike. How do you feel if all the feedback you see from your customers is 'work harder, work faster, I need this addressed now, this is unacceptable, etc.' How hard would you work then? Would you rant that the customer has no idea of the amount of work you do on a daily basis? Remember that though SE is a company, there are real people doing the jobs there and try to be understanding.

reposting /10char

[Billzey]

I love how they use stealth in a no-aggro zone, making them stick out even more.

[Kelg]

Yes, what you say comes off as giving a reason to why people bot, and I say people will bot no matter how "fun" it is.

[Crica]

Yes, what you say comes off as giving a reason to why people bot, and I say people will bot no matter how "fun" it is.

then you are botting, i take it?

[Kelg]

then you are botting, i take it?

WHAT!? lol. Now I'm wondering if you even read even what you post.

[Crica]

WHAT!? lol. Now I'm wondering if you even read even what you post.

i even read what you post - you said players bot even when its fun NOT to bot, you said you find the game fun, so are you botting?

[Kelg]

i even read what you post - you said players bot even when its fun NOT to bot, you said you find the game fun, so are you botting?

Do I have to spell out to you what I am saying? People will bot no matter what, because they want to get free gil while being afk. I never said I find gathering fun, relaxing at times maybe, but not fun. People bot in every mmo, and it will not change. The only way to stop them is to constantly ban them. End of story.

[rabbitzero]

The game appears to be GM-free, just let us know so we can all be on the same page as the cheaters.

I don't get why people think this, as thousands have been banned already. I can't find the link, but it showed how many players got banned a month from FFXI, and it sometimes got in the tens of thousands a month. They also said it wasn't instant, for obvious reasons of false reports, etc, but if FFXIV has anything in common with XI, it's probably going to be this. Square isn't afraid of the ban-hammer.

Blizzard devs posted a while back (again, don't have link handy) where they talked about how toxic even one person botting is, and how it affects way more players than just the botter, so they are quite aggressive with them. The problem is, even with how many people Blizz has, there are even more botters coming up with new ways to do it. Just be happy nodes aren't free for all, and every one gets their own, plus these bots are so easy to spot and report.

[Savagelf]

the cheater are going cheater and get banned.

keep report people for cheating do give into it