Proper action would be too sort AHK detection..
Not a half arsed attempt by removing sun bundle's
I'll tell you what kickey.
On this we actually agree.
Detecting the use of AHK and banning those who do would resolve the issue.
The point that Crazy and Koriban are making is that Auto Sun Potting via AHK can be done without using the client - so it would be very difficult if not impossible to automatically detect the users.
It would have to be done manually and this would be far too time consuming and inaccurate to be a viable option for the Server Team.
Thus if you remove the number of Sun Pots / Bundles then you greatly reduce the advantage that this AHK Auto Sun Potting would give people - if you make the advantage so minimal or non-existent, then it resolves the issue.
It is not just about fixing the problem, it is about doing it in the most effective way mate.
If you were to keep Sun Bundles ingame - I would suggest removing them from drops.
So they are ONLY craftable, then I would remove String from the Craft NPC.
Sun M's only to drop. String only to drop.
Then it becomes harder to acquire them.
I would also lower the rate of Sun M's and I would remove them from lower end bosses than can be botted/farmed.
Make SunPotM1 in the Database - same effect as a normal M, but cannot be crafted into SunBun - these can drop from the OW's ET's etc for the lower levels to use.
Make SunPotM2 in the Database - same effect as a normal M, but can be crafted into SunBun - these can drop from WT's/RME's/EC's/Frozen Subs etc etc.
Make Strings drop from the top end bosses - these are the bosses that require the bundles to kill, these should be the ones that drop them.
People will say BUT WHAT ABOUT PVP THEN NOT EVERYONE CAN GET THEM!?!?!
You can use the normal single Suns for PvP - if you are unable to win a fight without 10 SunBundles - you do not deserve to win that fight.
Again - I've made a serious suggestion and it will probably get trolled, that is my own fault for being a **** I guess.
The above is probably the closest thing to a solution we have though.