Five RMT messages in 20 seconds.... :(

[Teryaani]

Did you miss the point of my reply or not read the last paragraph? What I'm saying it that it would be easier and more effective for them to create a chat filter (that actually works, and doesn't just filter duplicates) and update it regularly than the OPs proposed solutions. The friend request issue that remains is easily solved by giving people an option to auto-decline friend requests.

SE currently uses a chat filter. It worked until the spammers started using pseudo-random crap in their messages. They will keep switching up their messages making the chat filter a hopeless game of whack-a-mole.

Not sure how else to respond because you simply took points out of my reply and turned them into something they're not. I was simply giving examples of why I didn't think some of the OPs suggestions would be good solutions. I'm not defining what you, or anybody else, is asking for. It's clear that the issue is chat and friend request spam and that can be solved a lot easier than trying to do things like ban buyers.

No, you never stated who you were addressing. Had you said "OP, I don't think your solutions are good solutions" you can fault me for that. Clarity helps. To clarify my position on the OP's argument, I agree that banning buyers won't work on the spam. That's why I, like others, are pitching something else. You're replying on page 6 of the thread (based on default forum settings), so you should try to be clear who you're talking to.

Whether you like it or not, the 3rd party guildworks option works and is very easy to use. I don't endorse it either myself, but I wish SE would look at that solution and put something similar in place of their current filter, which is 100% useless.

Again, whack-a-mole. Once it became common use, the spammers would circumvent it.

[DoctorPepper]

SE currently uses a chat filter.

No, you never stated who you were addressing. Had you said "OP, I don't think your solutions are good solutions" you can fault me for that. Clarity helps. To clarify my position on the OP's argument, I agree that banning buyers won't work on the spam. That's why I, like others, are pitching something else. You're replying on page 6 of the thread (based on default forum settings), so you should try to be clear who you're talking to.

I replied to a thread and made an opening statement that I didn't agree with the solutions. I didn't quote you or anybody else, so blame me for your misunderstanding if you want, I don't care and I'm not going to argue with you about it.

As for the chat filter, like I mentioned in my post, the current chat filter literally ONLY filters duplicate messages sent in high frequency. It is easily bypassed by simply changing a few characters in the advertisement every 2-3 messages. This is not effective at all and I'm sorry but I disagree with your whack-a-mole statement because if it was properly monitored and updated the RMT will eventually hit a wall, there are only so many ways you can say 1000k $10.

I agree that it would take some time to get the filters to a point where most of the spam is blocked because obviously they have to be careful when adjusting filters in order to not block real messages, but just like dynamic spam filters on an email server, if you keep at it and update them regularly, most (not all but most) of the spam disappears.

[Morbid]

People please stop suggesting outside 3rd party programs as solutions for RMT. There are 10's of thousands of players who don't have access to these because they are on console. Guildworks and whatever else are not solutions at all..

[Lucke]

I forgot, does /busy auto-decline friend requests?

[Teryaani]

I forgot, does /busy auto-decline friend requests?

I don't know for sure, but I don't remember getting any friend requests when I'm set for Busy.

[Riepah]

I don't know for sure, but I don't remember getting any friend requests when I'm set for Busy.

Busy blocks friend requests. It sadly also blocks party invites and whispers from friends, FC members and LS members. So we need a status that only blocks whispers from strangers and friend requests.

[Magusrex]

Busy blocks friend requests. It sadly also blocks party invites and whispers from friends, FC members and LS members. So we need a status that only blocks whispers from strangers and friend requests.

I use busy, but I have to remember to type it, I want 3 toggles that I do not have to set every time I log on.

Check box to auto-decline friend requests
Check box to only receive whispers from friends/Free Company members
Check Box to auto-decline Free Company Invites

This takes little effort and crushes the RMT harassment issues. It's done The only reason they do not do this is because they must be profiting off this in way I do not understand.

[Teryaani]

I use busy, but I have to remember to type it, I want 3 toggles that I do not have to set every time I log on.

Check box to auto-decline friend requests
Check box to only receive whispers from friends/Free Company members
Check Box to auto-decline Free Company Invites

This takes little effort and crushes the RMT harassment issues. It's done The only reason they do not do this is because they must be profiting off this in way I do not understand.

I like the idea (throw in LS members into that list) and that sounds like something that would possibly be added to your character settings.

I'm not so sure about the level of effort involved though. Also, it's pretty obvious that mitigating RMT spam isn't (or hopefully it's now "wasn't") on the top of things for the developers to work on, my own guess is not that it's profitable to leave it in, but that they didn't realize that it was an issue (the JP data centers don't see the problem as much). Given the yelling going on about it now, you can be pretty sure that they're aware of it. How they respond is what I want to see.

[Riepah]

I use busy, but I have to remember to type it, I want 3 toggles that I do not have to set every time I log on.

Check box to auto-decline friend requests
Check box to only receive whispers from friends/Free Company members
Check Box to auto-decline Free Company Invites

This takes little effort and crushes the RMT harassment issues. It's done The only reason they do not do this is because they must be profiting off this in way I do not understand.

Yep, just add "Linkshells" to point 2 and everything would be peachy. That's what players have been asking for for months, but SE doesn't act.

[Magusrex]

I work hard for my money just like everyone else, i pay for my wife and I to play, just purchased the expansion, I feel to we deserve(all of us) just a few minutes out of someone's day to say what they intend to do and why they have done so little. At some point I will vote with my wallet, the sad thing is, once I do that, I'm done. I don't back, please choose instead to talk to us.