Time for some Prinny math!!!
ToS currently has 4 servers.
Each server has ~150 maps (if someone wants to provide a more accurate count that would be great!)
Each map has probably on average ~4 channels
Let’s say it takes a GM about 3-5 minutes to check an entire map channel and identify any bots/ban/block/note them.
If we’re willing to cut some corners and focus on heavy bot spots that can reduce the total number of maps we check maybe by 1/2 to 2/3.
So then:
4 servers * 50 maps * 4 channels * 3-5 minutes per map channel = 2400-4000 minutes = ~40+ to ~65+ hours.
I think we have 3 GMs right now? So that’s 11+ to 20+ hours of work to sweep through 1/3 of the maps…
Mind you, these are back of the hand calculations and I’ve made up what I feel are reasonable guesses, but if anyone has more detailed information that would be much appreciated!
So what I’ve shown is that it’s probably unrealistic to sweep through all the maps to check for bots. Players probably underreport bots either because they don’t observe long enough, or are not motivated enough to post to forums and ask for a GM.
EDIT: Note also the 40+ to 65+ hour number I’m napkin calculating is just for ONE sweep through 50 maps…
EDIT2: You would need to hire about 40+ to 65+ GMs in order to get a roughly once per hour sweep on 50 maps (and their channels)