The initial bug with the bot protection that was mentioned with the hot fix was that it seemed to always trigger. But the interesting part is the implication that bot protection was added in the first place!
After the fix I assumed everything would go back to normal, but something has definitely changed. So far it seems like it is triggered when repeatedly mining small areas. I have a Growth farm on Trung which is definitely hit by this:
However it does seem to “reset” much more frequently when I also mine another area nearby in between (seen in the background here):
It is within a different plot, possibly chunk, perhaps that could be related.
I also noticed that it seems to take a lot longer for blocks to update after being hit by a regen bomb since the update, which could probably also be related. Edit: or not, as confirmed here.
I’d like some clarification from devs if this is intended behavior, I’d be fine with a simple “yes” or “no” since I know details about bot protection probably isn’t something they’d be willing to share. But I do also think that this thread shows that it’s not really clear in game what is meant to happen, which is having a bad effect on player experience.
I don’t mind too much that my farm would become useless, just want to know if I should start adapting now or wait if it’s just a bug.