I see some good discussion here and I talked to @simplifylife about this and also to @emrebeyler about his great bot work - a role model, if i would have the skills I probably would do the same.
Here only comes my soccer heart in place and that i am not a a guy that wants to lose, especially not in soccer :-).
I totally appreciate we have an open discussion on that one as it shows we are more than just the folks in LoC that are interested to make this game successful - I will comment with a bit more thinking tomorrow.
I agree, and I also like to have an open discussion about this. I feel this is good both for the publicity and the balance of mechanics of the game. Blockchain games will have bots, that's a fact. There is not enough players otherwise. It is important to have control over them and make sure, that they do not have any special advantage. I am not personally as invested in the game as many of you. But I had situations were the bot did something that was not in the rulebook. We discussed it, and hopefully solved it. That is the way it should happen.
Yes absolutely, open discussions are essential. The game is still new and no one has a clear idea yet as to what direction we are headed. The DEVs sure have a road map planned...but there will be hiccups and it is essential that the players are incorporated in the decision making. This is what I really like about Tim and Oli that they have always been open to suggestions from the players.