Observation 1: Bots stay for a long period of time in their farming spot killing mobs
Observation 2: They later sell the drops in NPC’s.
Observation 3: Any change regarding the price of the items they get botting, will affect everyone else and so, the problem will stay the same because they will keep farming more than others.
Observation 4: If they get disabled during the botting session, they will stop.
Solution: Make it so that hitting a mob with your weapon, makes it lose durability, so they have to go and repair. If you notice there are bots capable of repairing, set up some simple trap for them. I’m sure you can think of several traps. Yes, it’s a pain in the ass, but its far less serious than the economy problems that come with botting.
Final Observation: Make sure that when you lose durability, you lose 100% of the weapon’s effects. When my bow reaches 0% durability, i can still hit and cast skills just like if i had it 100%, except less damage.