If the game is competitive, then bots may well ruin the fun for other players. If botting lets people advance faster than not botting, then players basically have a choice of either falling behind, or botting as well. This then shifts the perception of the mud away from the gameplay, and towards the end result - it's no longer about enjoying and exploring the mud, instead it becomes a race to the finish line. All the content you've carefully prepared will be reduced to a series of hoops for a mindless bot to jump through.
You can try and or via administrative rules, but it's not something you can just ignore unless your mud is non-competitive in nature.
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