Quote Originally Posted by Pixela View Post
When FFXI was new it was filled with people with more time than money, now FFXI is 16 years old it's filled with people with more money than time. Actually this is still true for almost any mmorpg in 2019 (as shown by ffxiv with its cash shop)

These people buy gil because they don't have time to farm it and they want to make progress on their REMA and whatever else so they effectively pay others to farm their gil for them, if RMT is abolished these people can't make progress (They aren't going to work less hours or not spend time with their kids to grind gil) so they will just quit playing. You know this is true because they buy it now, RMT would not exist if the demand was not there.
Exactly, thank you. Wait, I don't buy/sell gil.

The players I know quit to take a break or play FFXIV. Not to say they quit and will never come back. That's why we have discord to keep in touch with. The trouble is... some FFXI vets can be addicted to FFXIV.