Massive Ban Wave

[Mokoi]

I fail to understand why someone - unless physically disabled - would want the combat mechanics to be automated, since they are so simple to begin with.

Coming from the community who continually strives to have their combat mechanics "automated" to the extent that Blizzard allows using ISboxer and macros, FCFS setups, etc. There's always benefit in removing choice where none needs to be made. Why hit 5 buttons when 1 will do? Well, in the case of botters why hit 1 button when I can focus on my positioning, and the bot will take care of my rotation fairly well without my input. It's the last step in the "making life easier" category of WoW, and it happens to be against the EULA.

[MiRai]

Coming from the community who continually strives to have their combat mechanics "automated" to the extent that Blizzard allows using ISboxer and macros, FCFS setups, etc. There's always benefit in removing choice where none needs to be made. Why hit 5 buttons when 1 will do? Well, in the case of botters why hit 1 button when I can focus on my positioning, and the bot will take care of my rotation fairly well without my input. It's the last step in the "making life easier" category of WoW, and it happens to be against the EULA.

I agree, and I disagree, because as much as I do like to create mindless rotations for simple tasks, I love to try and expand upon my overall control of each character/class... such as CC, interrupts, procs, movement, and whatever else they have that is useful. I try add in things everywhere I can with keyboard binds, mouse buttons, click bars, or VFX—Hell, I don't even use JAMBA and that automates all kinds of things for a multiboxer.

I'd say that botting, for some people, is all about the setup, and not really about removing the tediousness from the game (although it is a side effect of such a playstyle). If I was to ever run a bot, it'd be about trying to make the smartest, most "human" bot I could, and not to blend in (because that's easy), but just as a personal goal/achievement.