HUC is very cheap right now. The promotion of bots, which hurts the value of the coin so that a few individuals can benefit, explains why some people are tepid toward the coin. Still it seems like it should pick back up soon.
This again right now is false perception to a certain degree.
1) 90%+ of all generals are NOT bots currently
2) There are NO aggressive bots that I am aware of
3) There are three tools currently available to everyone to have auto pilot to gather hearts or coins.
4) There are only about 4-5 individuals using the above tools, far less than what could be its current use.
The only valid bot complaint you can have right now is the disaster bots. There is a current discussion about this on the huntercoin forum. Please also use threads there to discuss future gameplay and ideas.
Sorry to be blunt, but unless you complain about the block chain size for setup (which Domob is trying to get a handle on) you should be playing.
I would recommend using Mithral's client, then get on the real time chat to know what is going on.