From Williamsn (the programmer)...

"Believe it or not, eBots are actually working six times faster than they were when you only got one eBot until you came back (I could explain it, but it would take a while and is confusing). We talked about this in a meeting and decided to leave eBots the way they are. We will be making no further adjustments to eBots."

Well let's hope for sanity's sake that he can be persuaded to change his mind.

Jack