many veteran would not play without it, because of empty promises (https://forum.thesettlersonline.com/...-Group-Sending) with the bulk explorer/geo etc from the BB side.
Also they will not get extra resource or buffs etc, it has quality of life improvements, you should know if you tried, it is not a hack tool...
Even against the rules as third party but not a cheat tool.
I also use client for buffing, sending explorers, I spent more hundred euro only just in the last few weeks for gems like many other player as well (https://www.thesettlersonline.com/en/shop), who want to cheat would not spend into a game because he knows he will lose it...
So what is the point to ban players who's really care about the server and support it as well even so much server issue, problems?
I am here with a longer break but still from 2011, never used cheats but client yes.
Then go ban me because I had less time I used for self buff my buildings with my own buffs, which created by own rarity prov. house from my own rss or sent the explorers what I bought with money and ban all client users then check how many player left when you start a coop adv, using Trade Office etc
I think to most of veterans who currently still active and help to new players from their own gathered rss and advice....
No one would use the client if the BB ever would fixed the pain point problems because:
- if i come online i do not want waste more than a half hour just to do a daily routine as buffing buildings, sending explorers after the work I have some free time (which maybe fun when u have 10 explorer and 40 building but not when you have 200-300) and so on...
- players love this game because they can do a chill adv, or talk with others, do a coops, expeditions, guild quest, pathfinder quests or participate to the current events, not to waste time each day with boring things then after they wasted (probably) half of their free time only because with the repeatable routine mechanism, lack of creative bulk/batch features/improvements...
That's not fun at all at higher level....