The #1 Question Asked For The Letter From The Producer:

[Wulfyn]

Stopping it starts with the players. Don't buy gil, Don't buy carries/loot drops etc.. Report player's that buy/bot etc. Otherwise I never see rmt going away. Instant gratification is not always worth it.

[Teryaani]

Stopping it starts with the players. Don't buy gil, Don't buy carries/loot drops etc.. Report player's that buy/bot etc. Otherwise I never see rmt going away. Instant gratification is not always worth it.

RMT will never go away because there is an incentive to cheat and there will always be someone willing to take the risk of being caught. I'm of the opinion that we should set our sights lower than getting rid of it entirely and aim for not being bothered in game.

[Riepah]

Report player's that buy/bot etc.

Sadly, reporting bots often doesn't yield any results even weeks later, so it's no wonder many people stopped reporting altogether.

Not to mention the report system in this game is a real pain to deal with.

[Rendecrow]

Stopping it starts with the players. Don't buy gil, Don't buy carries/loot drops etc.. Report player's that buy/bot etc. Otherwise I never see rmt going away. Instant gratification is not always worth it.

That's like saying, "I shouldn't have to use a bike lock or lock the doors on my house if people would just stop committing crimes." The reality is that this is not an issue players can solve as there will always be someone who will do it. If you want to cut down on the annoying /tells, it starts by banning the people who buy gil. Eventually enough people will stop buying gil, either because they are banned or are to afraid to buy, that the gil sellers will be forced out of the market. That is the solution to this.

[Wulfyn]

That's like saying, "I shouldn't have to use a bike lock or lock the doors on my house if people would just stop committing crimes." The reality is that this is not an issue players can solve as there will always be someone who will do it. If you want to cut down on the annoying /tells, it starts by banning the people who buy gil. Eventually enough people will stop buying gil, either because they are banned or are to afraid to buy, that the gil sellers will be forced out of the market. That is the solution to this.

Problem is there are players that know others that are buying but don't want to "snitch". Then there is the possibilities of gil being sold to rmt for rl cash, and players knowing who is doing that. The bike and the house comparison would be valid back in the day. Today it is moot since we are talking about online gaming and being a ghost so to speak.

In the end we can all agree that there really needs to be consequences swift and severe.