To be honest, this is off topic, so please let us return to the genuine discussion

So, the issue isn't about whether something is OP or not? Funny... that's not the article I read. Here's what I read: "Bots vs. belts is a controversial subject, even in our team, but most of us believe bots are ...

The more I think about this, the more it bothers me.

Lasers, too powerful because they're not fed by belts?
Solar Panels, too powerful because they're not fed by belts?
Trains, too powerful because they're not belts?

If the game is a big 2D puzzle as some have suggested, then there are a number ...

Nobody cry about eletric furnaces is OP vs stone furnaces.

Because they aren't op.

They're OP comparatively... which is the point. Compared to a furnace you have to feed directly with fuel, an electric furnace provides a MASSIVE advantage over fuel fed furnaces.

But, seriously, I don't want to ...

"I don't like bots, so they must be completely removed from the game or else I might use them against my wishes." What?

I'm about 95% belts, 5% bots... but where I use the bots, I want the bots. Not sure why they have to be removed... is there some competition out there where one person having bots ...

Follow-up: I've learned that if I hold down both the left and right mouse buttons while holding concrete, it will remove and replace almost immediately allowing for a quicker solution for removing the grass and bushes from concrete pads.

Ok, here is an idea.

GET RID OF THE GRASS ETC.

Not in general - but when I lay down concrete. I really hate that I have a large area of poured concrete (or set stone) and there are bushes around. Concrete and Stone should form a flat area without any decals from the original terrain.

Agree 1000 ...