So from what I'm reading it seems that the key factor in all of this is the 24/7 farming. It's not really the comforting that's the root reason for using a bot. Which probably why it was welcomed with ambivalence. As long as I can farm it makes not that much difference to me.

It would make sense if Evony were to introduce some kind of automated farming. It couldn't be without it's penalties of course. None of us would be that much better off except it'll be legal.

desk, raised an interesting point though. It's the massive amount of multiple accounts that produce the bigger armies rather than the actual bot. I tend to agree with him and although it wasn't what I asked in the OP it does explain where these mighty armies came from.

Thoughts?