It is much easier when it is all centralized and opaque
Yep, that's why they have teams that are there to just monitor such activities of cheating, glitch abuse, and hack manipulation. Yet, soon enough the WEB3 sector will get there too, WEB3 gaming and P2E sector is the future, that's what I think at least.
The WEB2 sector will have to adapt to the ways of WEB3, or just go out of business.
I agree, skill games should have no bots.
Bots, trainers and glitches are alright for offline/story mode games, I used rely on them too sometimes.
But any game where you're going up against other players shouldn't have any bots, it defeats purpose of a multiplayer game. It's either you "get good" or just keep losing until one day you're skilled enough to take on other skilled players.
And in the realm of P2E bots should absolutely be banned, full and final. Because not only is skill involved here, but you're also getting rewards. And no way in hell should you able to automate your way through various challenges and other players to get that reward.