Possible anti-RMT idea?

[Avenger]

OP is suggesting the honeypot idea (also used vs. malware, e-mail spam, etc.) and SE should certainly do it if they aren't already!

I am also leaning toward the whitelist or communications prefs approach:

Friends can: [√]tell [√]invite [√]invite to alliance [√] invite to FC ...
or
Allow /tell from: [√]friends [√]party [√]fc [√]linkshell ... [√]whitelist [ ]spammers [ ]anyone
...

The main disadvantage is it would probably kill off random global /tell, which is a nice feature if it's to/from real players and not RMT spambots.

[Miakisu]

Hi Miakisu,
Yes. I agree.


Copies of all RMT /Tell spam messages should be
auto-forwarded straight into the email accounts of
Mr. Matsuda and Mr. Rogers.

While I think it'd be hilarious, I think it wouldn't be productive. It seems like a quick way to their email blacklist and or ban. I just wish someone could go to a fanfest and ask Yoshi-P this in order to bring it to his attention for visibility.

[Avenger]

I just wish someone could go to a fanfest and ask Yoshi-P this in order to bring it to his attention for visibility.

I'm surprised that RMT mitigation questions aren't voted up more in the Q&A submission threads for the Letters from the Producer LIVE - it's definitely a major QoL issue that affects many players.

I do remember Yoshi-p saying that they planned to "exterminate" (I think that's the verb that was used in the English translation?) the RMTs, but since then it's clear that more effective measures are needed.

[Miakisu]

I'm surprised that RMT mitigation questions aren't voted up more in the Q&A submission threads for the Letters from the Producer LIVE - it's definitely a major QoL issue that affects many players.

I'm curious if community managers have been told to keep that off their lists of things to bring up-possibly as a publicity issue.

I do remember Yoshi-p saying that they planned to "exterminate" (I think that's the verb that was used in the English translation?) the RMTs, but since then it's clear that more effective measures are needed.

Honestly, I think they need to hire more people for STF, specifically for NA and EU servers. In addition, they need to give them a little more power. When was the last time you heard a story about someone going to Mordion Gaul?