RMT Solution?

[Pandastirfry]

The problem with even a syntax filter, the RMT already alter the format of their /tells, as many games have tried that route and it too has failed.

It's an arms race. The developers create a countermeasure, the RMT adapt and create a countermeasure to the countermeasure, with the only people being affected by the developers efforts being legitimate player (eg. Not being able to mail stuff to your alts). In many cases the "cure" winds up being worse than the "disease". I'm not trying to defend RMT, but there is no way to "solve" the problem, even band aid solutions will only be effective for maybe a week tops until the bad guys build a work around. Then it's back to the status quo.

The only way that RMT spam finally dies off is because they infest another game that is more lucrative for them.