I am very sorry that Japan's proudest player had to make this decision.

I myself am gradually becoming more apathetic rather than frustrated with this game these days. I used to feel frustrated when I lost and would reflexively click the next battle button, but these days I feel nothing when I lose. I skip more battles, I don't know why I won or why I lost and I am not improving. I understand that this situation is unbearable for you, who have put much more time and passion into this game than I have.

On the other hand, part of me thinks that this situation may need a little more time to change: talking about the HIVE blog (or more exactly, Steemit, the predecessor of the HIVE blog), there was a time when the bots were also a problem with regard to blogging rewards. The idea was that we could send money to the bot account and get a big upvote on our posts. I have used that myself on a previous account. Many bloggers were discouraged and left the platform because they were given large amounts of money regardless of the content or quality of their posts if they used them. I feel that this is very similar to the AM and xbot issues, although there are some differences in the details.

But then, around the time of the transition to HIVE, I believe, such bid bots almost disappeared. I don't know exactly how they ended their service, but I do know that there were many complaints and criticisms about the bots. As a result of such user feedback, the blatant bidding bot has disappeared from the blog; I'm sure there are already quite a few players who are frustrated with the bot issue in Splinterlands, and I don't think this situation will continue forever. I'm betting on the situation changing and will continue to play in detail.

I sincerely hope that this is not a complete withdrawal for you, but a brief vacation. We look forward to your return!