[lch]

There is only one true bot in the IRC channel, or two if you count ChanServ (which is from the network itself), the others are clients AFAIK. People do tend to idle around IRC channels a lot, though, which isn't uncommon if you're on multiple channels and multiple networks at the same time, for things that interest you, and leave the client running even if they're not in front of the keyboard. That's one thing that I like about the IRC chat, that you can use an external program, which I can access through and minimize into the system tray, instead of a browser tab, which I'll have trouble to find again between my 80-120+ tabs that I usually tend to have open.

If you have questions about the Dom3 game then the IRC channel is very helpful, yes.