Einlanser wrote:Purely for my own edification here, is it the consensus that botting these oddly fiddly mechanics is in line with the artistic vision of the game, but a slightly larger coal hopper would be ridiculous?
Edit: I ask because botting *feels* like cheating, even though I know most folks do it. Know what wouldn't feel like cheating and is something people can actually do in real life when solving problems? Bigger coal hopper.
Most folks don't actually bot. It's just that most long time players here have accepted the reality that
1) bots do exist
2) you won't get in trouble for using them
3) there are some features of HnH that incentivize botting
Heck, almost all the clients have some sort of scripting functionality built in...
Also, HnH is an unique game with very contradictory pulls. Unfortunately its charm also lies in it being such.