Quote Originally Posted by Lumidus View Post
SE does take action btw.

http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...ea451db7426145
That's just their MDE (Mass Data Entry) bans. That only bulk gets rid of accounts that are actually engaging in RMT, doing little for the RMT spam itself.

Divide the number of reported accounts by the number of servers and you see what I mean. There are 64 servers:
Time Period: May 7, 2015 to May 13, 2015
・Accounts receiving disciplinary action for RMT advertising: 2650
・Accounts receiving disciplinary action for RMT/illicit activity: 6467
・Action Details: Permanent ban from FINAL FANTASY XIV

・Accounts receiving disciplinary action for participation in RMT/illegal activity: 1
・Action Details: Temporary ban from FINAL FANTASY XIV
Alright, so 2650 divided by 64 is: 42 per server... I can tell you for certain I blacklist that amount of accounts in less than a week, because I have to wipe the blacklist every month. These are the spammers who sit there inside Ul'dah spamming away.

6467 divided by 64 is roughly 101.
So 101 accounts, these are those blackmages you see who aren't in GC's at level 50, because there is no reason for bots to play the main storyline. They only need to get the class to level 30 and then off they go on the job quest which has no prerequisites at all other than one other class at level 15, which can be done in less than hour even by real people. I haven't bothered to watch any of these bots to see how long it takes, but you can find them usually outside Satasha before they get to level 50.