# <center> Let's Even The Playing Field</center>

# Why Bots Are Bad
Bots give an unfair advantage to the regular / non bot user. They do this in multiple ways such as a human user can't play as long as a bot can. We need to eat / sleep and do other daily activities. A bot can play 24 / 7, this is bad for any human user when competing in a league format because the more games a user plays the higher chance a user has of attaining a higher score to win rewards. 

Bots leave people feeling cheated. Imagine if you are a human player and the league ends. You're ranked  11th  and top 10 places pay extra rewards. The rewards winner  in 10th ends up being a bot. The rewards then go to the bot owner who spent very little time actually playing [Steem-Monsters](https://steemmonsters.com/?ref=rentmoney). This will make most non bot users feel cheated. 

If bots aren't stopped it will stunt or at the very least stagnant the growth of [Steem-Monsters](https://steemmonsters.com/?ref=rentmoney). No-one is going to want to play in leagues that have all the top rewards being distributed to bots. Steem-Monsters " Gambling " and league play very closely resembles that of the Poker industry and online poker already figured out long ago that bots are bad for business. [Steem-Monsters]( https://steemmonsters.com/?ref=rentmoney)should look towards the poker model for guidance as to not repeat the same mistakes over again that solutions have already been found for.

Bots in the Market place give an unfair advantage to those using it. These bots in the Marketplace scoop up all the cheap cards in an instant. This is unfair to the regular non bot user. The average user needs to have a chance to scoop up that cheap card that a newbie posted for 50 % under its value. Those with bots and deep pockets shouldn't be allowed to scoop up all these cards. 

# Solution To The Bot Problem
Pointing out an issue is easy but finding a solution sometimes isn't. Allot don't like the idea of nuking cards or accounts due to this game being on a blockchain and without doing that there are no real repercussions to anyone. So if we are not going to have repercussions then we need to find a workaround and I believe I found just that. 

Leagues can have a game limit along with a time limit. Currently leagues are 2 weeks long with the option to play as many games as you like. Lets put a game limit on leagues  as well. For example : We could have a league that last 2 weeks and allows a max number of 1000 games to be played. This would even out the odds a little for human and bot players. This will allow those who run bots to continue using them while not having a giant advantage over those of us who don't. 

The number of games allowed to be played in a league can vary. The length of a league can also vary in this format. We could even use this format in a tournament structure. For example : A 24 hour tournament where players are allowed to play up to 100 games. Once you reach your 100 played games or the 24 hour time limit is reached your score is locked in.  Bots have limited advantage in this format. 

<b>Disclaimer </b>: This is not an attack against [Steem-Monsters](https://steemmonsters.com/?ref=rentmoney). I like playing the game and we are still in Beta playing an unfinished product. Issues and " bumps in the road " should be expected. The game has come a long way in such a short time and I am happy to be apart of it.

## <center>What do you think of my solution ? 
Give Your thoughts on bots in the comment section. </center>
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