How to deal with this kind of friend?

[Kassiekane]

Well if he's just going to abandon his old character then maybe I can prevent him from buying gil on his new one.

I don't really want to report him, but if its necessary I'll do it. But shit, I've been waiting forever for him to come to this game just to learn that he's a shameless gil buyer :/

[Vespar]

Well if he's just going to abandon his old character then maybe I can prevent him from buying gil on his new one.

I don't really want to report him, but if its necessary I'll do it. But shit, I've been waiting forever for him to come to this game just to learn that he's a shameless gil buyer :/

I realize he's your friend, but it comes down to morals. Think of it this way. What would you do if this was real life and your "friend" was robbing banks?
Buying gil in a game, is essentially the same thing. You may not personally feel wronged, but the act of buying gil has serious effects on the economy in the game, and it makes it harder for other players to get the items they need at reasonable prices.

Back in XI when I played, the RMT messed up the economy so bad one xmas that simple items like a scorpion harness (which originally sold for 1-2mil, was selling for 15-20mil) You cant tell me that normal players didnt struggle through that difficult time. Everything on the auction house back then was ludicrously priced because no one could afford to sell it for less otherwise. That's what RMT will do to this game if it gets out of hand. Truthfully, it is out of hand. Ive seen items that normally take 3-4k worth of mats to make, selling for 100k+ on the MB.