I've played tibia since 2005. even tho i quit 2 years ago, i personally think that i've achieved everything that's achieveable in this game (i've played in high competitive teams and fought real wars, completed all quests at that time, etc...) and this is my conclusion after all these years.
If CipSoft ever gets rids of botter, the game will die. Because of the way this game is designed, i cant see a world were ppl aren't allowed to bot. Having to play 5h+ to get from lvl 150 to lvl 151 is not fun. The fun part of tibia is, for some ppl hunting in fun places, for some other ppl is fighting wars and for other ppl is completing quests... None of that stuff is even possible if you're not high enough level which makes botting a vital part of this game.
Tibia is a very fun game when you're not leveling up, but you cannot have fun without leveling up. It's like the fish that bites his own tail.
If they want to keep tibia alive they should stop focusing on getting rid of botters and focus on making the post-botting experience more fun (make more quests, fun hunting places, random events that you cannot control with bots etc...)
this is just the honest opinion of someone who's seen this game in and out, someone who has quit and made a comback and someone who's played an insane amount of hours playing this game as well as botting.
Kird~