current state of RMT spams

[OldGeezer]

Excalibur. There is a definite dropoff on spam. I get 4-5/week. It's bearable since I can click to ignore instantly.

[Shyluv]

I play a lot and have got maybe 1 to 3 a day since 2.1 launch. Much less than I used to get.

[Kinseykinz]

I think they 'find' you easier if:

1. You are on a non 50 class/job. Since they can more easily search by exact level/job and get a comprehensive, maybe not capped list.
2. You are in a less popular zone....same reason.
3. They found your name because you are actually close to them but don't realize it (towns, busy places)

I have found I get very few RMT tells on my level 50 jobs...but as soon as I switch to a lower class I'm leveling...esp DOL/DOH, that is when I get the /t 's and RMT spam.

[AmnesiaHaze]

I think they 'find' you easier if:

1. You are on a non 50 class/job. Since they can more easily search by exact level/job and get a comprehensive, maybe not capped list.
2. You are in a less popular zone....same reason.
3. They found your name because you are actually close to them but don't realize it (towns, busy places)

I have found I get very few RMT tells on my level 50 jobs...but as soon as I switch to a lower class I'm leveling...esp DOL/DOH, that is when I get the /t 's and RMT spam.

i just recently maxed my last 50 battle class, you might be on to something

[MurakumoMillennium]

I don't what they're doing, but it isn't much.

For instance, the entire 1 star/pvp gear market on Leviathan is run by a chinese gil farmer. The guy has multiple accounts that bot craft/gather 24/7, with dozens of characters in his personal free company for retainer use. I've counted roughly 30+ retainers selling the items this guy makes. If you undercut him, minutes later you're undercut again. Doesn't matter which item you sell. He even undercuts himself, and is often selling items at non-profit prices assuming you don't gather items yourself (which his army of gather bots do for him).

[BoomerOU]

Maybe I'm just lucky, I've gotten one rmt tell in the last month.

[Xystic]

The amount you get spammed is usually in correlation with how much gil your server is buying.

It would be illogical to try to push resources in advertising to a community that does not buy gil versus one that has a high demand for it.

No point in getting $350 worth of accounts banned for a possible $25.00.