Price is the first thing people compare and one of the least informative. A free bot can be well made and a paid one can be abandoned. What matters is who makes it, which servers it covers and what you are trusting it with. A note on our position: the tool this site covers, BluRay, is free, so read the comparison with that in mind.
What "free" can mean
Free bots fall into two very different groups. The first is a project with a named developer, an official site or forum thread and a public community, released without charge. The second is a file with no clear origin: a re-upload, a "cracked" copy of a paid tool, or an archive linked under a video. They share a price and nothing else.
Strengths and limits of free tools
- No money at stake. You can try one and walk away without losing anything but time.
- No account or payment details to hand over to a seller you know little about.
- Narrower scope. A free project is often built for the few servers its developer cares about.
- No obligations. Nobody owes you a fix, a reply or a schedule. When a server patches, a build may be down until the developer has time.
Strengths and limits of paid tools
- An incentive to maintain. Income gives a developer a reason to keep builds working, and some paid tools cover many servers.
- Often some form of support, though the quality varies and should be checked rather than assumed.
- Recurring cost. Subscriptions add up, and you pay whether or not your server's build works this week.
- No extra safety by default. Paying does not reduce ban risk, and a sales page is not proof of quality. Refunds in this market are rare.
Side by side
| Free, known developer | Paid | Free, unknown source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | None | One-off or subscription | None |
| Server coverage | Usually a few | Varies, sometimes wide | Unclear |
| Upkeep | When the developer can | Usually more regular | None you can count on |
| Support | Community | Varies | None |
| Malware risk | Lower if taken from the official source | Lower if taken from the official source | High |
| Ban risk | Real | Real | Real |
The real danger is the third column. Random "free bot" downloads are a common way for password stealers to reach players. The problem is not that the file costs nothing; it is that nobody stands behind it.
How to vet a free download
- Is there a named developer with a history in a community you can read?
- Does the link come from the developer's own site or thread, not a mirror?
- Is your server listed by name, with a current status?
- Does anything ask for your game password outside the game? If so, stop.
- Does it claim you cannot be banned? Then it is not being straight with you.
More on this in is using a Metin2 bot safe?
Where BluRay sits
BluRay Farm Bot belongs to the first group. It is free, with no plans, trial or subscription, developed by ShadowBluRay and published through the Turkmmo community, with an official site, a Discord community and a YouTube channel. Its limits are the usual ones for a free project: five server builds at the time of writing, one of them shown as under maintenance, and no promised support hours or response times. Get it only from the official BluRay site.
Which should you choose?
If a free tool from a known developer has a working build for your server and the features you need, there is little reason to pay. If your server is not covered, or you need something a free tool does not offer, a paid one may be the only route, and it deserves the same scrutiny before you hand over money. Whichever you pick, the ban risk is identical. Our criteria for choosing a bot and the cheats overview go further.