Can we get a compromise on the Bot XP issue?
XP farm Servers are currently a problem in portal that is undeniable but reducing the XP from killing bots didn't solve the issue and made it even somewhat worse. These servers are getting out of hand and it makes no one happy.
People complain about flushing the leaderboards with fake stats from bot servers.
Isn't it possible to separate the stats from killing bots from the regular multiplayer?
Isn't it possible to being able to level your weapons with killing bots for those who need it?
And for portal's sake, can we get an option to play bot experiences/servers (local?) without disturbing the other half of the community who wish to play/host multiplayer experiences?
There has to be a way to make bots viable for backfill and yet not abusable for unfair advantages.
I wouldn't count weapon progression as an unfair advantage because you can get the same progress through regular gameplay. Maybe slower or less efficient, but is it really much of a difference compared to a shortcut package or something like that? Because you wouldn't flame someone who bought a package, at least not like that.
Now that we know that the 11 XP for a bot kill nerf didn't change a thing in terms of server capacity issues, is there really a point to not increasing it back to a somewhat fair amount for people who play official/verified experiences against bots (that don't include scripts or abusive settings)?
The XP farm servers are getting more and more aggressive to compensate for the nerf, and it's not helpful to let it escalate like that.
Please write your insights below but consider that answers like "bots shouldn't give XP" or "it's unfair" aren't helpful in search of a compromise. We won't get far if we don't take a step towards one another.