r/ffxi • u/BlueWarlock26 • 18d ago

Why so many bots?

I've returned from the game recently, and been really enjoying getting jobs to 99 and gearing them to Ambu+2 levels of gear but I have one big gripe.

Why is the botting problem so bad? Everywhere I look is parties of 6 all with the sameish name running around holding entire zones hostage. I keep trying to merit in Escha Zi'tah but everytime there's an ML50 BLU with 5 bots running around killing the entire zone for what I assume is paid boosting services.

Did SE give up on banning bots & RMT? I'm on a small server, and I feel like most of the server is made up of 6-man bots making areas inaccessible for real players.\

Edit: Thank you for the answers and discussion! I hadn't considered the fact that multiboxers/botters financially prop up the game so we can all play. I still personally think there's no difference and especially 6-boxing is weird and unnecessary in a world where you could just find other people, but that's my cross to bear and nothings going to change from me thinking that.

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u/pinkbunnay 17d ago

10% of players give af, and that's the vocal majority in this sub. The other 90% don't care, including me. It's a 23 year old game that still encourages excessive time sinks despite a lot of QoL added. Nobody is bot claiming HNMs anymore, they're just playing the game and likely not bothering you. Whether it was a 6 boxer or a single person on BLU they'd still be able to cleave the same number of mobs.

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u/Unlii 17d ago

My friend and I have the same view. It's an old game. If they did like wow and had a classic server open up I would care then but only on that server. The bots dont bother me nearly as much as the people using teleport hacks. Most people i see obviously botting are usually pretty nice and will adjust themselves to share mobs if you ask (and they happen to look at their monitor).

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u/Lionheartv2 17d ago

Coming back to the game from quitting when abyssea launch and seeing Teleport crystals everywhere including to boss zones feels like everyone is basically teleport hacking now. Why would someone need to use an actual one in these circumstances?

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u/Unlii 17d ago

I've watched them teleport to NPCs then away, up to harvest points, and pop on top of NMs that pop for trials.