It's time to reevaluate the idea of adding a PLEX/Chronoscroll-like system to FFXIV

[Bishop81]

Also don't forget what lowering the value of gil will do to markets.

I think you are confused. It lowers the value of gil in terms of RL money.

use your money to buy plex to gain gil to sell back to you....

What? How did they get their hands on my money?

Oh you mean their money. So they spend their money ($15) to buy PLEX, trade it for gil (said, 1m gil), then sell the gil for money (>$15; has to be if they want to turn a profit) ... But why would someone pay >$15 for the 1m gil when they can just buy a PLEX ($15) and get the same 1m gil - the RMTer bought it for that amount of gil remember.

By introducing a “grey” solution like “PLEX” you are only introducing more means for illicit activities like RMT to flourish by not just expanding our horizon, but theirs as well. Creating more loop-holes to be abused by others. And i’m not just talking about RMT either. Ow, and believe me… If people get the chance (RMT or no), people will abuse systems like “PLEX”.

And trust me, i know fully well that RMT will never go away. As long as there are people buying in-game currency with real money, there will always be RMT around the corner who will make full use of that opportunity. But, “legalizing” it is not the way to go.

RMT is a bannable offence and thus has to be punished. You buy gil? You suffer the consequence. Period.

The only wish i have is that SE hunts them down faster. Have a GM stand in each zone of the game and the second they see an RMT shout or receives one through tell, let the ban hammer fly. They can even suspend them until the internal investigation of their illicit activities/RMT Advertising has concluded.

RMT should not be tolerated and addressed with a firm hand. Not be “challenged” by introducing your own “Legal RMT”.

OK. I can accept this line of argument.

That said, RMT will continue to flourish though with their monopoly over RL money to gil conversions.

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