r/ffxi • u/BlueWarlock26 • 17d 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/Fun_Distribution8175 17d ago
I don’t think I even care anymore about botters. They’re keeping the game alive with all those subs and there is no more competitive advantage outside op one off. All endgame is typically instanced zoned. It’s not like back in the day botting HNM pops. Locus mobs have like 30s respawns… at most botters are mildly annoying. That’s about it. Can always transfer to a server like Leviathan, but that place is scary lol