"This is more than just unacceptable": Why bots are a major problem in the western version of Lost Ark

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The western release of Lost Ark has many positives and some negatives, but its trouble with bots that is causing major headaches for Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG.

The presence of bots has been a long-standing issue in the game, which is quite natural in MMOs of this scale. While the developers have tried to curb the problem, there seems to be no end to it. Earlier, one forum user posted about the long queue times caused by bots on a particular server.

It's not too difficult to understand why players might use bots in the game. There are plenty of activities that require to be done daily. Some players resort to unfair means by using bots to grind their daily activities.

However, recent results have been far more dangerous, which has caused Amazon Games to step up their activities to combat it. So far, bots have been nothing but a nuisance for all players.

It is very easy for any player to use bots in Lost Ark. Even after Amazon Games has reportedly banned over a million bot accounts, the potential loss for someone using them is very small. The game is available for free, so a ban matters very little. This is perhaps the only reason why the nuisance of the bots has continued for so long.

What makes the problem of bots so bad has two angles. One is that these bots stay logged in to a server for a long time. This creates a situation, as reported above, where actual players are unable to get into the game.

While humans take breaks occasionally, bots continue to crowd the servers for a massive amount of time.

The second problem is the in-game gold, which is one of the most sought-after commodities. While bots are used to grind different activities, the target is to farm as much gold as possible. This gold is then sold to players