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

[NolLacnala]

Plex works in EVE because CCP simultaneously implemented a bloodhound team who are one step away from rabid when it comes to dealing with RMT and botters. A Plex system will NOT work in FFXIV due to SE's lax ban wave system where they "get around to it eventually." Putting a purchasable time system in, without taking a heavy and active hand against gil sellers, would simply enable them to empty out the market of all game time for sale, further fueling them.

As much as a system like this would benefit the game, it CANNOT function with current GM enforcement methods.

[MomomiMomi]

Putting a purchasable time system in, without taking a heavy and active hand against gil sellers, would simply enable them to empty out the market of all game time for sale, further fueling them.

So, you're worried that RMT are going to give their customers what they want (gil) while letting SE take their profit?

Why would they just hand over all their customers to SE again?

Also, I'm pretty sure that with the method that WoW is using for this, such a thing can't even happen.

[Giantbane]

Putting a purchasable time system in, without taking a heavy and active hand against gil sellers, would simply enable them to empty out the market of all game time for sale, further fueling them.

As much as a system like this would benefit the game, it CANNOT function with current GM enforcement methods.

I have no idea how this would work to benefit RMT. It's not like they can turn PLEX into RL money any easier than they can turn gil into RL money. The real difference to RMT is that illegal RMT sales would now have to compete with officially sanctioned player to player sales. These player to player sales are of no use to them, because they can't be used to convert gil > $$, which is what RMT needs to function. This competition brings their profit margins down. Now add to this that they are an illegitimate gil buying service that involves significant risk to the buyer in terms of getting scammed by the RMT or banned by SE vs. a sanctioned gil buying service with no risk. This extra risk means they have to drop their prices even lower to compete and will result in further cuts to their profit margin. There's no win for RMT here.