Yeah I get that impression to. Relay setup is a fine art and I haven't mastered it. And I suspect I don't care enough to learn it either lol.
Wonder how deliberate the attack is and the intentions behind it. Is it just experimenting with bots or more malicious / personal / political? Who knows. Doesn't really matter either lol.
It could be I'm seeing less of both real people and bots because of my relay setup.
True. I'm also seeing more 'event not loading...' or whatever it is. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This sort of thing is probably why Amethyst is now rebroadcasting events to all different relays.