[flohofwoe]

Autoplay mode (non-AI based), isn't all that unusual for Asian MMOs, e.g. builtin farming bots to counter thirdparty farming bots.

[seg_lol]

Automating work in a work simulation game so you can relax.

[beAbU]

There used to be a whole industry centered around paying someone to farm gold on your WoW account.

[Tanoc]

Runescape as well. Gold farming for membership bonds severely stratified the game's economy and pushed people towards Oldschool Runescape. From the introduction of bonds until 2017 the number of bots raised at a rate unseen since the switchover to the new skilling menu in 2002.