Regarding RMT and their new use of Friend Requests

[Tharian]

It has recently come to my attention that RMT Advertisers have started sending out Friend Requests at the same time as they send out their advertisements. I believe they are accomplishing this by using the [/flist add "PC Name"] macro command or something similar to enable them to automatically add people to their friends requests list that they are sending /tells to.

My suggestion is that in order to limit the ability of RMT to abuse the Friendslist macro commands in such a manner, that Square-Enix disable the Friends List related Macro-Command.

I am not however suggestion the disabling of the Blacklist Related Macro Commands, as those are too helpful to lose.

[Raxion]

I was going to make a thread about this, but wanted to see if one was already up before I did. It really is annoying having to decline the friend invites as well as blist the RMT. It seems the RMTs are getting desperate.

[TsubasaHana]

You can simply use third parties software if that's the case, it will not change much, I guarantee you.

And there's already a good and long thread about this somewhere.

[Tharian]

You can simply use third parties software if that's the case, it will not change much, I guarantee you.

And there's already a good and long thread about this somewhere.

If the disabled the macro command and the RMT still managed to pull it off at the speed they currently are then SE would have two reasons to ban them: RMT Activity, and use of third party hacks.

As for there already being a thread? I was told to post this by a GM.

[NyarukoW]

The RMT bots are relentless and they will never quit. But when they abuse that friend request, it is clear evidence of their harassment. It shows in the logs, and I use that information to report them along with their lousy RMT spam. If I have to stop to decline their request, I might as well report them while I am at it.

[NorthernLadMSP]

Awww, but I love getting endless friend requests from level 1 Bjjkjfoiak Abborhfal in Ul'dah.

[Estellios]

I love that they had to devise a code for "100% Hand work" to get around what I assume to be a filter that flags their account for a ban.

I don't even know what it means or why it's so important. Just like they insist on making sure you know their website starts with www, or "3w" as they call it now.

[Nici]

Awww, but I love getting endless friend requests from level 1 Bjjkjfoiak Abborhfal in Ul'dah.

I know just what you mean!...but one day we'll have real friends we can add. ; ;

[HeroSamson]

I think these RMT are full blown retarded.

They are in a game that doesn't require their services that they mention when spamming since everything is so easy to get in the game.

Believe they are in the wrong game, maybe they should hit up a MMO that is very hard to make money and grinding is a pain like secret of solstice <---- go rmt there is your new home get lost.

[zandervont]

/macroicon "Virus"
/flist deny <r>
/blist add <r>

works every time ^^