RE: Bad design is bad design

"If these things were good, well designed, games there would - self evidently - be no need to build bots to take the tedium out of playing."

Spot on. This is why I don't touch MMORPGs. Give me the constant action of Unreal Tournament or Counter-Strike.

Sure, there are cheats and bots for these games, but they are easy enough to spot and kick, and it takes seconds to find another (£free) server if they aren't dealt with - meaning admins are motivated to keep an eye on things.