Undoubtedly, this will change someday, as A2 becomes more and more popular and the A1 bot developers port their application to A2.
happened many months ago im afraid


If there was a "bot" problem, it would exist on older colonize-only servers w/ HC holders using bots to defend their cities.

Doesn't exist.
wow ignorance must be bliss, unfortunately on my server bot defending is an unignorable problem

The "default" whine for anyone who loses a battle is there was a "bot" on the other side defending. Virtually all of these complaints are merely Chicken Little squawking. It is far more likely that there is multiaccounting going on, or you're attacking someone like me, who is in front of the computer for 10-18 hours/day working.
cynical nonsense, bot defenders are obvious, if youve ever defended agaist an attacker yourself youll be able to recognise 1 a mile off.

i invite you tentpig to na32, after youve built a few troops and done some attacking(if youre capable of these things) youll quickly see how common bot defending has become.