Anti-RMT idea

[Darki]

RMTs use a program that sends the same tell to everyone on the server in the same exact second.

So why not just add a two second wait requirement before a second tell can be sent? It wouldn't hurt actual players plus it would hinder RMT's tell spamming.

[Luxx]

I don't get Tell spam, I just get another tell in about 5 seconds, so it wouldn't work...by the time
that all happened, I would of blocked the RMT anyways lol.

[AttacKat]

There are many ways to skin this cat, SE just do not want to do it.

Some methods:
-- Every tell to a new personal that is not on your FC/LS/friendlist costs 1000 gils, fee is waved when the other side replies back.
-- Like Party invites, tells sends a "msg waiting from xyz" with a 30 second delay, and must be approved for viewing. In other words, a tell from a player you do not know must be approve by you first.
-- Quest given ability

IMHO, any time delay, is moot, because RMTs is a bot, they can wait as long as you can, or they log into a new char and move on to the next char in their rotation. Heck, there is a delay in creating new chars, but you saw the good that did, none.

jc

[Radkat]

Tell spams is not RMT. It's just advertisement, a side effect from the real RMT issue. Deal with the real RMT issue, then the spams will automatically stop.

The root of the RMT issue? Those who create the demand for gilsellers to exist. Deal with them first.

[Lunavi]

Only way to stop RMT is really that SE sell gil on their own for a very good price that RMT's can not compete with and having a profitable bussiness.

[AmnesiaHaze]

My RMT stop idea: Disable trading GIL or sending it via letter , if the RMT cant distribute gil they be gone :P , it also stops selling runs for gil at the same time lol

[Velo_Vandore]

I think they would do just as well sending tells every 2 seconds to the next person in the list.

I suggest Square target the means for RMT to exist - the buyers. Simply employ staff to act exactly as gil sellers undercover (obviously using new names periodically to not become discovered / known by buyers). This will be a trap to catch and ban many buyers and discourage many, many more to the point genuine gil sellers don't have a worthwhile market with FFXIV players.

[Inquisitor]

-- Like Party invites, tells sends a "msg waiting from xyz" with a 30 second delay, and must be approved for viewing. In other words, a tell from a player you do not know must be approve by you first.

Ugh. That sounds more annoying than just getting a tell.

[ReiszRie]

I think they would do just as well sending tells every 2 seconds to the next person in the list.

I suggest Square target the means for RMT to exist - the buyers. Simply employ staff to act exactly as gil sellers undercover (obviously using new names periodically to not become discovered / known by buyers). This will be a trap to catch and ban many buyers and discourage many, many more to the point genuine gil sellers don't have a worthwhile market with FFXIV players.

Entrapment is illegal in many countries.

[odintius]

Do people use /tell feature this much just turn it off in you general settings if you don't use it that much and magically the spams stops. Turn it on if you see something you want to respond to someone for a shout if ect after done turn back off easy solution to my problem at least.