I heard of people farming it with bot stomping... I really hope they are separate, otherwise it will be essential to "grind" with bots to get the favour points.

Just an FYI, but favor items aren't that huge a deal.  Very, very nice, yes, but it's pretty easy to get the points for the basic ones even if you don't grind it Vs. AIs, and even the 'good' ones don't take that long either.  And don't have that huge an effect on gameplay.

I just like to have a persitent RP over it, and just wanted to know more about it.