Formal Letter to SE about RMT situation.

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What? This is not a matter of "playing the game my way", it is cheating. All players are expected to advance through the game, gil buyers are getting more gil through a third-party that SE bans for. Leveling bot are advancing their character using a third-party program that SE bans you for. If this were a single-player game, whether or not someone cheats wouldn't matter, they are only competing against themselves.

Is this supposed to be a joke? Botting is cheating no matter how you look at it, and knowing that has nothing whatsoever to do with elitism. It is against the rules, and when people cheat in games, it's rather normal for many who play the game the way it's intended to take offense at it.

Glad that finally got a reaction. This thread was starting to go stagnant, and I was trying to stir the pot a bit to keep this on the front page a little more often. I had a feeling bringing out the word "elitist" would grab a reaction

However, Considering I keep my tells turned off, and often forget that the system even exists, spamming doesn't bother me much. and, other than being the blessed people undercutting on the shard market and keeping my profits alive, I don't even ever see an RMT bot.

Consider this. SE releases an anti-cheat program and eliminates all bots. Most endgame non-botting gatherers (read 80% of gatherers) would need shards to be priced at least at 400 gil or better per shard, to make them more profitable than mining or harvesting any other item. now, look at a lvl 19 iron hoplon (shield). in order to craft that you need a total of 9 shards. that means, that at minimum cost assuming you gathered all mats except shards, this item would already have a minimum value of 3600 gil. adding the cost of materials, and you have an even 4000 gil. Tell me if any lvl 19 new player, without RMT or veteran help, has earned 4000 gil themselves to spend on a single shield. These numbers do nothing but rise as levels go higher.

Like it or not, RMT is the only thing keeping crafting alive in this game.