Bots Continue to Run Amok in Final Fantasy XIV

Reddit user ClaudiaEinhart shared the following screenshot today in /r/mmorpg showing a huge amount of bots running around auto-questing / farming gil. What makes this image even more unfortunate is that it was taken on August 30th, a day after Square Enix just did a ban wave of bots / RMT connected accounts.

It's a sad state of affairs that this level of blatant botting can exist in one of the most popular MMORPGs in the West. This particular screenshot shouldn't be too surprising to Final Fantasy XIV players though, as I think most of us have seen similar sites while playing. I've personally seen a half a dozen to a dozen bots multiple times while leveling.

While it's impossible to stop botting altogether, Square Enix should be able to detect 20+ characters with random names botting together in the exact same spots. There's no excuse.

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