Anyone finding RMT tells getting really excessive now?

[Tiggy]

Haven't noticed a change on Balmung.

[LineageRazor]

I've noticed increased volume of RMT tells on Gilgamesh. I figured it was due to RMT wanting to cash in on the holidays.

When the FFXI inflation crisis happened, it was due to massive gil sales in December and January. I doubt anything similar will happen here. SE is much more alert about RMT than they were back then - the absurd devaluation of gil in such a short space of time was WHY the RMT task force was created; prior to that event SE was very hands-off regarding RMT.

Also different in this game is the fact that there's very few things that gil can be spent on that aren't glamour and fluff; in FFXI, there was plenty of expensive gear that could be bought that had real combat value (Scorpion Harness, Peacock Charm, Noble's Tunic, for example). The pressure to turn to RMT to keep up with other players is MUCH lower here.

Doesn't change the fact that RMT love to use the holidays to make a quick buck!

[CrystalRainbow]

I get about 1-2 per night, however my wife doesn't get any.

[Aegis]

however my wife doesn't get any.

*snerk*

Childish, I know.

[Mishini_Dracoto]

More to the point, I find blocking them doesn't help. They seem to create an account, use it for a few hours or so, then reroll and use a new name, repeat.

Also, I find if I'm consantly in and out of Duties, I don't notice the spam, but if I spend a lot of time crafting etc, then it gets overwhelming.

[odintius]

Don't get a single rmt tell probably because I turn /tell off to notice any lol.

[DoctorPepper]

Not getting many on my end on Cactuar.. maybe 1 or 2 in a multiple hour session. I don't even bother blocking them anymore because it seems like they stop after about 2 tells (maybe that's part of the spam filter).

[Ghishlain]

I've personally seen an increase in RMT tells lately. I went from getting maybe 1 tell a day / every third day to about 2-3 tells per hour.

I'm wondering if they're trying to target particular servers due to higher population, etc and focusing their efforts in that direction. I also noticed that I got more RMT tells while on a job pre-40 versus when I'm on my WHM / SCH / 50 jobs.

[Jamillion]

RMT tells are getting insane on Lamia right now, last night I got hit about 25 times in 3 hours, I suspect they're ramping up for the holidays with the expectation that people will be getting money for Christmas

[Autumnfire]

RMT tells are getting insane on Lamia right now, last night I got hit about 25 times in 3 hours, I suspect they're ramping up for the holidays with the expectation that people will be getting money for Christmas

Also on Lamia and I concur. It's been nuts. I just got like 15 in an hour.