FFXI DESPERATELY NEEDS BAN HAMMERS!

[Isola]

It's not that they shouldn't, it's that they can't.

There is not a damn thing they can do without hurting everyone. You can get rid of them individually, which is what they do, but it takes 6 hours to get a brand new account to 99 and fully geared and generating money again.

They admitted a while ago sparks needed to be nerfed, but had no idea how to do it.

[Alhanelem]

It's not that they shouldn't, it's that they can't.

There is not a damn thing they can do without hurting everyone. You can get rid of them individually, which is what they do, but it takes 6 hours to get a brand new account to 99 and fully geared and generating money again.

While it is true that it is difficult to combat cheating without affecting people who don't cheat, that's just the way things are. It highlights the flaws in your systems.

It is preferable to simply punish people who cheat, rather than nerf systems to prevent cheating, however punishing cheaters requires more staff time than making changes that will reduce their number.

[TullemoreAsuraFFXI]

It's not that they shouldn't, it's that they can't.

There is not a damn thing they can do without hurting everyone. You can get rid of them individually, which is what they do, but it takes 6 hours to get a brand new account to 99 and fully geared and generating money again.

They admitted a while ago sparks needed to be nerfed, but had no idea how to do it.

I was responding to this comment about sparks and how even Square-Enix believes sparks exploitation needs to be nerfed.