Seriously. The spam on these threads about RMT is getting out of hand and it is time that SE put an end to it. Every time I log in (to the forums) the first thing I get is a new thread about RMT. I can't even have a conversation about new updates or the scourge of elitists without being taunted by one of these RMT threads.
Help me SE. You are my only hope.
{Petition} SE Needs to Ban Threads About RMT
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05-02-2015, 12:53 AMCadmar{Petition} SE Needs to Ban Threads About RMT
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05-02-2015, 12:58 AMKallera
No. *smacks popcorn out of hand*
There's more than enough forum for all the complaining. :p -
05-02-2015, 01:00 AMRendecrow
lol, complaining about the spam generated by people complaining about the spam in game.....
You really need to think these things through before posting them. Unless this is a troll thread! In which case, good work! -
05-02-2015, 01:07 AMSkivvyWell, this could be the one thread to end them all. I approve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rendecrow
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05-02-2015, 01:08 AMMalzianHow meta. Can we make a petition to ban petitions as well?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rendecrow
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05-02-2015, 01:10 AMElmeronI am making a petition to ban the signing of petitions! Yah, I went there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Malzian
Now please sign my petition to ban the signing of petitions. *Cough.* -
05-02-2015, 01:12 AMMalzianYes, but did you fill out the form that authorizes you to fill out forms so you can fill out the form to start the petition to ban petitions?Quote:
Originally Posted by Elmeron
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05-02-2015, 01:13 AMZabuza
I hereby make a counterpetition to unban the signing of petitions so that people can sign my other petition about RMTs.
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05-02-2015, 01:16 AMRendecrow
Or SE could take a more active role in banning RMTs. The only reason I feel motivated to post a thread here is because I literally get 50+ whispers a day. Even if I go busy I still see the spam every time I teleport to Limsa Lominsa as someone will almost always be standing next to the teleport spot spamming it in /say. Add in the fact that /busy does not stop unwanted friend invites from these spammers and that even though I click no it does not remove them from my friends list and you can be pretty much guaranteed that people will come here and start a thread about the issue.
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05-02-2015, 01:20 AMSkivvyI only get 1-3 RMT /t's a day, and many days I go spam free. And I play daily for several hours at a time. I also have yet to receive an RMT friend invite. Guess they just like you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rendecrow
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05-02-2015, 01:21 AMCirgellon
OP doesn't want his main source of gil removed. Stop posting about it.
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05-02-2015, 01:22 AMRendecrowNo, its a server issue. Some servers are hit way harder than others. Sounds like you are on a server that is not being hit as hard, but what I described is 100% true on some servers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skivvy
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05-02-2015, 01:57 AMMalzian
I can imagine that if it were simply easier (like 2 clicks on the chat) to report and block RMTs there'd be a lot less of these threads popping up.
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05-02-2015, 02:05 AMSkivvyThat would make sense. I'm on Balmung, which is blocked to new characters almost all day long. I guess that's a pretty huge perk to being on a locked server. D:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rendecrow
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05-02-2015, 02:06 AMKosmos992k
Truly this is a meta-complaint about a meta-issue....
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05-02-2015, 02:09 AMRendecrowThey also need to make the blacklist easier. I fill it up in a matter of days on my server, but the RMTs simply make new characters. Logically I should delete all the names on my list and refill it, but that requires me to individually delete each name with a "yes or no" check box. Just imagine doing that 200 times every few days.... :( They need a delete all button. Right now they are not giving us enough tools to fight back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Malzian
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05-02-2015, 02:18 AMJayCommonQuote:
Originally Posted by Zabuza
I would have signed this, but since I have /thread sounds turned off, this went largely unnoticed. -
05-02-2015, 02:19 AMMalzianI do this too, though I streamline it by selecting the first name on the list and then on my 10-key it's 3 key presses per name... 0-4-0 and they're gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rendecrow
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05-02-2015, 02:28 AMRendecrowSo you still need to click 600 times to clean up a full blacklist?Quote:
Originally Posted by Malzian
Does anyone else see the problem here? lol O.o -
05-02-2015, 02:38 AMMalzian
You still do, yes... This just removes the whole mousing back and forth and speeds up the process.
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05-02-2015, 02:40 AMBreathlessTao
LOL. I'd say it's indicative of the RMT presence - yes, it's this annoying. And obnoxious. At least on some servers, anyway.
Today: 14k accounts banned.
Also today, just now in fact:
http://40.media.tumblr.com/4cc0a7ccc...299o1_1280.png
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05-02-2015, 02:43 AMKosmos992kSE does not always ban bots since they can be used to trace the other accounts used by RMT. The presence, or contijued presence of bots does't mean nothing is happening, those bots could just as easily be used as a tool by SE to detect and trace other RMT activity.Quote:
Originally Posted by BreathlessTao
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05-02-2015, 02:45 AMOMEGA_HACK
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05-02-2015, 07:15 AMFallenArisen0990Lmao, that made my day.Quote:
Originally Posted by OMEGA_HACK
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05-02-2015, 07:19 AMkyuvenBalmung is so congested RMTers have a difficult time squeaking in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skivvy
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05-02-2015, 07:20 AMOrspethKILL THEM WITH FIRE!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by BreathlessTao
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05-02-2015, 07:26 AMFortified
Everytime the letters "RMT" are typed, Yoshi-P delays his magic solution by one day.
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05-02-2015, 07:30 AMFortifiedAlso, is this a joke? You never even posted a petition. You might as well make a WhiteHouse.gov one :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Cadmar
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05-02-2015, 07:37 AMElim
I'm here to complain about threads that complain about complaining about RMT. I'm aware that people will complain about me complaining about people that complain about complaining about RMT, but I can handle it.
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05-02-2015, 08:06 AMFortifiedI'm here to complain about threads complain about threads that complain about complaining about RMT. I'm aware that people will complain about me complaining about people that complain about complaining about people who complain about RMT, but I can handle it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Elim
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05-02-2015, 08:10 AMShaneDawn
So, instead of banning the RMT sellers, we are now banning anti-RMT movement? :D
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05-02-2015, 08:44 AMNoshpan
I think SE should ban people who start threads complaining about RMT threads that they didn't have to read.
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05-02-2015, 10:04 AMQuesseYou must be RMT.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Cadmar
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05-02-2015, 04:24 PMSpawnie
signed lol the spam in forums about rmt is gettin unbearable... maybe they could make a subforum n move all the complaint rmt threads there instead problem solved :P
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05-03-2015, 08:03 AMMugenMugetsu
The RMT problem needs to be addressed. I understand that SE perform mass bans on RMT accounts and accounts of gilbuyers, however the RMT problem persists. As paying customers who want the game to be very prosperous for the lifespan of the game, we voice our concern regarding the RMT activity here on the forums where we hope our voices will be heard. It's obvious that the report option in game does little good, and the vast majority of people who are concerned about the issue filled up their blacklists long, long, ago. So as with any thread in these forums, if you aren't interested in having to read posts made by people voicing their concern about the RMT situation, just scroll on, and don't bother to click on the thread. It's that easy. No one is forcing you to view the Anti-RMT threads, and I don't know about you, but those threads have not hindered my ability, whatsoever, to view all of the other threads that are posted about other topics, unlike how RMT spam fill my chat log throughout the duration of my playtime in game, unless I'm in a dungeon or raid, which hinders my ability to keep up with conversations via /tell, /fc, or /l. This is a serious issue. It's apparent that a lot of people want to see the complaint threads merely swept under the rug, as they find them to be an inconvenience, but the inconvenience to us, as paying customers, is much more severe, and we have every right to voice our concerns here in the General Discussion portion of the forums.
If you want the Anti-RMT threads to go away, simply join the growing number of people who are requesting that SE take more action against the RMT, so that we can reach a point in which we no longer feel that it's necessary to post about the problem here in the General Discussion portion of the forums, due to SE finally having taken serious action to eliminate the problem. The problem may not be as big of a deal to you, as the inundation by RMT varies from server to server, but on my server I get a /tell, and or a friend request from an RMT on average approximately once ever 5 minutes or less.
The RMT are driving people away from the game, and are going to cause for new players to question whether or not they want to retain a subscription to the game, which is detrimental to the lifespan and prosperity of the game itself. It would be a good business decision on SE's part to heed our cries for help and finally take serious action against the RMT. If the portion of SE who work on FFXI were able to virtually eliminate the RMT problem there, then there is no reason whatsoever that Yoshida san, or the Dev Team, can not ask for advice, and or assistance, from the team who were able to accomplish eliminating the RMT problem in Vana'diel.
However if you prefer, we could all stop posting about our concerns with RMT, and let the RMT drive this game into the ground. While they not only seriously inconvenience a very large portion of the playerbase, but naive people who think that it might be cool to buy gil could visit the RMT sites and have their identities and accounts stolen, or players who are fed up and want to go to those RMT sites to complain could also put themselves at the same risk.
This issue does not need to be ignored. It needs to be addressed. I've said it before numerous times, but with now over 130 threads about the RMT problem and a number of threads complaining about the number of Anti-RMT threads, we have had zero response from any Community Moderator or SE in regards to the issue. If you didn't get your bluebird earring for participating in a contest and posted about it in the forums you would receive a response within roughly 24-72 hours. Those of us who have grown tired of the RMT plague have been asking for a response for a very long time now and we are either being ignored, or there are SOP that the Community Mods must follow that prevent them from giving us any response regarding the issue. That's the best that I can come up with as to why they haven't responded. We're not asking for any long winded and detailed explanation of how SE are going to eliminate the RMT and every step by step action that they will be taking. If a lot of the posters are like me, then they would be satisfied with a simple, "We've heard (read) your cries for help regarding the issue. Due to the escalated nature, and severity, of the issue we will be taking more action against the RMT. Soon you will find that your chat logs will no longer be filled with RMT advertisements, and you will no longer have to play with /busy status. We appreciate you guys having brought our attention to the severity of the issue, and we will be making our best efforts to ensure that your experience in Eorzea is an experience that you can enjoy without worry that you will receive a /tell or friend request from RMT. There will be options added to your chat log configuration that we hope you find to be very useful in preventing yourselves from receiving /tells from RMT, as well as options to prevent RMT spam from appearing in /sh, /y, or /s. As far as RMT friend requests are concerned, as a QoL improvement we will be implementing a 1 click option to decline the friend request, as well as adding a right click option you may use to /blacklist and report any character you feel is involved in RMT. Please be advised that you must set your settings to your preference in order to prevent the RMT spam. We appreciate your continued support! Again, the RMT issue will be addressed. Please look forward to it!"