"It's not botting, it's AFK training"

What I'm confused about is why is this a thing all of a sudden? There's always been bots in the game since forever ago. This really isn't new, especially with people trying to pass this off as "nothing big".

Botting using 3rd party programs is not something you can lie to yourself about. People know they're being illegit when they do it, and so most of the population avoids it.

Botting using a weight on the keyboard has rather limited usability.

But with so many classes having powerful, wide-range, keydown skills, and with how simple it is to get them to keep going forever, the temptation is too strong. Too many people manage to lie to themselves that it's legit.