Real Money to Get In-Game Currency: Eternal Bond Edition

[Starbirth]

Game companies do this shit all the time and it offsets certain elements of the economy until its becomes the norm. It will most likely get worse because it is a slippery slope.

The kicker are the dyes for $1. Complete nickel and dime fuckary after releasing Gold and Silver in game.

[Alistaire]

Huh? Did he now...? Seems like someone has some selective reading.

And that would be you. Go re-read Bayohne's post. The problem is that these threads keep popping up about it, not that it's going on. They're only stepping in at all because it's causing more of a fuss than they want to deal with.

[Thistledown]

Ahaha this is by far the most amusing thing that's going on in my bland, bland life.

If anyone wants a plat bracelet for 6 mil in Tonberry (typical PF sales price), lemme know. If you buy two (that is, it's unique so you'll have to put the first one in your retainer's) I'll make it 10 mil for both. Or nearest offer.

I take payment in lump sum, in shards (50 each), in det IV materia (400k each) and in pentamelded ruby accessories (considered full 6 mil for the full set. Must pay the difference if buying two)

Limited supply of 2 max (I'm not loaded bro)

Serious offers only please.

This is so golden.

[ReplicaX]

And that would be you. Go re-read Bayohne's post. The problem is that these threads keep popping up about it, not that it's going on. They're only stepping in at all because it's causing more of a fuss than they want to deal with.

I stated this for a reason.

1.0 Garuda Exploit Statement all over again. They are still going to sell them.

Same thing happened with Garuda in 1.0 and her Exploit before it was patched. Players were afraid of bans until Yoshi said basically the same words as Bayohne now says. Which only encouraged ppl to do it as no actions against players were being enforced.

[Ophie-Mio]

And that would be you. Go re-read Bayohne's post.

Huh...

As you know, the promise wristlets were designed to be tradable so that one person would be able to purchase a pair of wristlets and gift one to their partner.

While the trading and selling of these items for gil is not against the terms of service, in the event this type of trend continues and topics continue to arise regarding whether or not this is considered real-money trading, we will have no choice but to change the design of this system. Therefore we would like players to stop selling and trading the bracelets for gil so that they can continue to be used for their intended purpose.

I'm having an issue seeing where he says that it's cool? Here, I'll even bold the sections where I seem the most confused about it. So, the bracelets are designed to be bought for your partner... Okay, seems cool.
Not against TOS... I'm cool with that too since they didn't foresee this issue. It's technically not against the current rules.
But... see now the last one is where it gets funny.
"Please stop selling and trading bracelets for gil" but go for it because I'm fine with it?

[Krr]

This reminds me of the BLM "Exploit" in 1.x for Garuda... "Hey guys, we know this is an issue so please stop while we try to figure out how to fix it"

It's doubly confusing and nonsensical because claiming loot and world firsts from broken encounters in 2.0 was considered no bueno, and there were open statements that you would be banned for doing so. The result? Top-tier raiders don't even attempt to find or reproduce these methods.

Imagine an endgame raiding world where S-E said they wouldn't penalize players for doing that. And well...now we have an analogue with this!

[Hyunckel]

As you know, the promise wristlets were designed to be tradable so that one person would be able to purchase a pair of wristlets and gift one to their partner.

While the trading and selling of these items for gil is not against the terms of service, in the event this type of trend continues and topics continue to arise regarding whether or not this is considered real-money trading, we will have no choice but to change the design of this system. Therefore we would like players to stop selling and trading the bracelets for gil so that they can continue to be used for their intended purpose.

Thank god finally. Just make the Bracelets giftable through MogStation so as to make your friend receive those in game SOULBOUND to them, voila, no more RMT.

[Lowercase]

it looks like the easiest way to actually do this is by soul bind the wristlet, like phantasia potion. ( for who not aware how this wirstlet currently work go to this link a )

Now that's aside, I keep failing to see how this will turn to bigger problem; yes, it is currently a problem that created because I want to bond with x and so on are currently still hot, but this wrislet itself, not for everyone (let's be frank, not every one has "Friend"), the more serve example is selling subscriptions for GIL that everyone will want to (this what Wildstar and EVE use) yet it works very well because the market is stable by now. ( Wildstar economy meltdown caused by exploit) TERA, Neverwinternight using a similar system for their cosmetic items as well.
This price will change, the more player sees this opportunity, the more they want to join the bandwagon and start selling the wristlet as well, more competition = price plummeted, problem solved by itself.

and about gearing up, yes it sound wow P2W, but crafted ilvl 110 unmelded are pointless. even after meld it is easily on par or out perform by most gear in the game without even trying.

I hate the notion that this the way they start to take, and force player to adapt to it; but unfortunately no mater how good Yoshi-P handling this Square Enix as company is rubish, FFXIV is the only saving grace from my perspective.

[Chiramu]

Thank god finally. Just make the Bracelets giftable through MogStation so as to make your friend receive those in game SOULBOUND to them, voila, no more RMT.

You can't RP with that and they made this system for RPers.

[Crankysorc]

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If something is not against ToS, it's fine and you can do it without punishment. He said it's not against ToS, so it's fine.
The only reason they'd 'like' for players to not do it, even though it's allowed, is so people won't complain until they have to change something that would naturally resolve itself in a week or two anyways.
That's why the 'topics continue to arise regarding whether or not this is considered real-money trading' bit is right in front of the last sentence.
SE doesn't consider it RMT, but if players complain enough, they'll have to hunker down so they don't lose customers.

This is most likely SE testing how we respond to being able to sell things from the mogstation for future items they're bound to add.