Three years of RMT

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Originally Posted by Culfinrandir

some are actually the same names that I blacklisted back then & removed 2 years later.

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Well, have you actually reported them? .-.
SE won't magically know who to ban if no one is telling them and everyone just blacklists those RMT spammers to not be bothered anymore without actually helping with the root of the problem :|
For characters that actually got reported, it may take several weeks for them to vanish until the next big banwave (although in my experience, different from botters that take a closer investigation, RMT spammers tend to get deleted in less than 20 min after reports).

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Originally Posted by Atoli

Well, have you actually reported them? .-.

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What do you think? ;P Yes, I & many others have reported them numerous times but they keep reappearing after going silent for months. I've also reported the same gathering bot in Heavensward several times who is still to be seen at every unspoiled node.

There was also a botanist that I spotted on my first day in June 2014 near Bentbranch that didn't get banned until this spring. It was definitely a clear botter because they used speed hacks & logged 24/7, only being down for a few days after new patches.

I think it's easier for them to ban when the character name is obviously randomly created. They are less keen to ban a "sensibly" named character.

Well there is a huge difference between Gilspammers and Botters. The first has easy clear evidence against them, the second takes a very careful investigation which may take a lot longer.
And if you actually DID recieve tells every 10 seconds as you said, I'd assume you didn't report them, as filling out a report takes several minutes per spammer.

They're the same spammers that send repeatedly. You may only have 2 or 3 spammers but they send them every few seconds. They do disappear but it takes quite some time after reporting. The ones with the "real names" are a different matter altogether. They're the ones who offer Christmas bonuses on Gil in July because the last time they popped up was Christmas. They do exist & are frequently discussed here & elsewhere.

I get RMT spam Hourly on my server... sometimes up to 3 to 4 per hour. Its getting ridiculous.... Seriously 3 years and still getting RMT spam with no end in sight.... I can see Free 2 Play games having this issue (which btw I have never seen this issue on DC Universe Online). But having to be deal with this issue on a Sub AAA MMO is ridiculous.

How is it that there is no system in place that scans the servers chat system for any RMT spams... Looking for specific words or characters in random or certain sequences and being sent to more than 1 person repeatedly. Its not that hard to automate it and give GM's an alert via a ticket system to check X server for spam.... The devs can even put an automated system in place that once a spam is detected it will prevent the offenders from using chat in openworld or in the cities (except when in a party, FC Chat or in DF) for up to 24 hours or until the GM clears the alert.

There is no excuse for this to be going on for 3 years.....

Guild Wars 2 seems to have gotten rid of their Gold spammers and bots.

The blacklist is way too small to manage all the RTM spam :(

At the very least, it would be nice to be able to mass delete older spammers from this list instead of having to do it one by one.