The majority of new characters are bots

[MaFi0s0]

The only solution is to do what WoW did and allow players to pay sub time with Gil, this legalizes gold buying while giving the money to the devs.

[Tint]

The only solution is to do what WoW did and allow players to pay sub time with Gil, this legalizes gold buying while giving the money to the devs.

you are missing the part that the devs have to sell the gil, otherwise only the gil seller mafia is making real money x)

[Cakekizyy]

you are missing the part that the devs have to sell the gil, otherwise only the gil seller mafia is making real money x)

Player A buys time token. Player B is rich crafter and pays gil to buy time token from Player A.

[MaFi0s0]

Player A buys time token. Player B is rich crafter and pays gil to buy time token from Player A.

Broken down to its essentials it does 3 things:

1) Its main thing, people who would otherwise buy Gil from RMT farmers instead are buying tokens from the Mog Station, along with honest players.

2) It redistributes Gil a little, eg rich players buy the tokens from the MB giving poor players Gil. This improves the economy greatly.

3) Allows more poeple to play: a) People who dont have time to farm for Gil and mats, b) People who dont want to pay a monthly sub.

Its win win for players and devs and a kick in the teeth to RMT.

[Lisotte]

Broken down to its essentials it does 3 things:

1) Its main thing, people who would otherwise buy Gil from RMT farmers instead are buying tokens from the Mog Station, along with honest players.

2) It redistributes Gil a little, eg rich players buy the tokens from the MB giving poor players Gil. This improves the economy greatly.

3) Allows more poeple to play: a) People who dont have time to farm for Gil and mats, b) People who dont want to pay a monthly sub.

Its win win for players and devs and a kick in the teeth to RMT.

In that case RIP our economy, just like WoW's. EVE is the only game that did this decently well, but even then the PLEX part of the economy is super weird and has lead to crazy inflation over the years.

[RiceisNice]

I actually agree with OP, there really is a vast increase in bots and yes they are now archers, lol
The problem is the lazy players that insist on buying from these jerks

I hope you realize that this includes buying shards, crystals and clusters off the market board. They're supposed to be a stable in the player driven market considering how much they're needed for crafting in general, but yeah.

[Maero]

I hope you realize that this includes buying shards, crystals and clusters off the market board. They're supposed to be a stable in the player driven market considering how much they're needed for crafting in general, but yeah.

Players always have the option to use retainers to gather if you do not like to gather...
The amount of rmt has got real bad again as of late, always those damn bots in Gridania by the marketboard
Players alone are the main reason why rmt is so bad

[Zigabar]

Players always have the option to use retainers to gather if you do not like to gather...
The amount of rmt has got real bad again as of late, always those damn bots in Gridania by the marketboard
Players alone are the main reason why rmt is so bad

But that's not cost effective. If you want to end MB RMT, feel free to undercut those pesky bots. I won't mind one bit.