varelse wrote:I don't think Nevrax can afford to permanently ban people unless it's proven beyond a doubt that their behaviour is pushing other players out of the game.
Nonetheless, I don't think cheating and exploiting of any kind should simply be ignored. What should happen really is an escalating series of actions, ending in a permanent ban if the warnings are ignored and the botting continues.
Hopefully Nevrax already has such a system in place and is using it. We'd not necessarily know this was happening unless a banned or warned player chose to communicate this information to one of us who's still active.
Botting is not nearly the problem in this game that it was in my last MMORPG, but it could be a serious issue as dapper and high quality mats become more valued and sought after with the coming of outposts.
It is a problem and I've already lost enjoyment of the game knowing I'm competing for supreme mats against people who can only dig them cause most likely they've botted. All the botter's that i've caught were in prime roots for obvious reasons...the supremes.
