In the past, botting has been annoying, but it has served to keep prices low and never impacted legitimate farmers. However, the change to herb node functionality has severely limited supply and now the botters are actively harming the economy. When herb nodes were first come, first served, they would simply respawn faster so there were always a certain quantity up in a zone at any time. Unless you were actively following another farmer, you could always find active nodes. If you saw someone else, you simply altered your path. Now, the best way to do it is to follow others in a group and everyone grabs their herb before it times out. Still, not really a big problem. in fact, it's generally helpful to herbalists because it means the supply is generally fixed and prices stay higher for the time invested. Not the greatest for non-herbalists, but supply and demand evens out expectations in the end.Until some people can fly and you can't.Now, they are the only ones who can get to n