this is getting Ridiculous

[Lamentations]

Didn't stop them from banning 550 players over the Salvage/Assault exploit in FFXI.

Oh I remember, I was around when it happened on xi.

Those circumstances, and these circumstances have only superficial similarities at best, and this game is approached with a far easier attitude.

Those were very difficult drops to come buy versus seals galore for everyone who wants them, there isn't much ultra rare uber gear in this game, they pass gear out like candy.

Your analogy is off the mark by a mile.

I certainly don't have anything against you salem trial folks wanting to see people hang over this, and if they do for abusing mechanics they have no reason to cry about it.

Salvage/Assault and this are very different shades of gray.

When those bans happened the MMO scene in town was a very different flavor than todays cutthroat market of f2p mmos galore, they will save the corporate cash before saving moral face, count on it.

If it makes you or anyone else chuckle with glee over the prospect of folks getting permabanned for this be my guest, it will not have fixed the core problems with hunts, and it wont help the game.