Quote Originally Posted by Shougun View Post
Not that it would stop RMT but that "we can't have nice things because people would ruin it" is not my favorite thing to prevent nice things

My response isn't in the mindset of preventing nice things, that's why I said I was kind of against it. Having it as a channel anyone could easily join would be the problem. I'm not looking for some special exclusivity but maybe a level requirement like you have to reach Level 20 in any given job or progress the story to a certain point in order to access it. To prevent RMT accounts from just using it as their dumping grounds for advertisements. That's the problem a universal chat channel would suffer. And actually the Novice Network isn't meant to be your casual place to chat it up in the first place. In upcoming patches they'll be releasing the "Fellowship" system anyway that will make it easier for wider audiences to communicate to each other. That aside, rejoining the Novice Network really isn't that hard anyway. Mentorship is also possible by leveling one DoL and DoH class to 80. This will still grant you access to the Novice Network and future patches aim to make gathering and crafting even easier.