I really didn't understand the issue.

[Kuwagami]

No more gil was put into the economy than there would have been without it, it simply moved it around. [...]

So... I don't really understand the issue. New gil wasn't being put directly into the game, and it let people subvert the cash shop.[...]

Where was the harm in it? It wasn't cutting into your profits, or preventing you from getting the bracelet. It actually made it easier to get it. Why take away that option?

You don't understand how RMT works, or so I understand your post. Let me take that down for you:

People pay real money, get in game currency. This currency isn't "directly put into the game" as the RMT company had to grind the hell out of it to ge them. They are gils created by the game and belonging to the RMT. The only banable fact is that they are selling it for real money, which is against ToS because you don't own anything your character has, thus you can't sell it.

Now the EB's mistake :
people pay real money, and get in game currency. See the similarity ?
That's the damn exact same thing. Except one is (was ?) blessed by SE because you pay them instead of an other company.


That said, I do hope the hotfix fixes that thing. Yoshida said that P2W wouldn't come into the game, it's time to put actions behind the words.

Servers are up, bracelets can still be traded.

meh, so SE definitively legitimated RMT activities and P2W. GJ, WP

actually, I'll save that if they don't put a notice like REAL soon saying that selling the bracelets is a banable offense. I give it a week and then I'll consider that Yoshi-P's words were void.

[Crankysorc]

That said, I do hope the hotfix fixes that thing.

Servers are up, bracelets can still be traded.

[Bishop81]

You don't understand how RMT works, or so I understand your post. Let me take that down for you:

People pay real money, get in game currency. This currency isn't "directly put into the game" as the RMT company had to grind the hell out of it to ge them. They are gils created by the game and belonging to the RMT. The only banable fact is that they are selling it for real money, which is against ToS because you don't own anything your character has, thus you can't sell it.

Actually I don't think RMT companies grind much these days. Most of the gil they sell are from hacked accounts.

[Kuwagami]

Actually I don't think RMT companies grind much these days. Most of the gil they sell are from hacked accounts.

that's still gils created by the game though, not gils coming out of thin air just because you wanted them. Doesn't change the point

[Bishop81]

that's still gils created by the game though, not gils coming out of thin air just because you wanted them. Doesn't change the point

Not denying your point. Just pointing out that RMT is a lot more shady than some people think.