Combating Spam Alone

[Hateborne]

Ok, as mentioned by some of the players above, some registrars do not abide by or maintain an abuse policy. That being said, ICANN will likely have something to say about that.

First: Navigate to ICANN's complaint page. Located below...

https://www.icann.org/compliance/complaint

Second: Is it a lack of abuse policy or them simply not responding within a reasonable time frame (i.e. 3 business days)? If so, move to 'Registrars' and then 'Registrar Abuse Reports' or see the link below...

https://forms.icann.org/en/resources/compliance/complaints/registrars/standards-complaint-form

Third: Fill out the form accurately, honestly, and entirely. Be sure to tick the bubble for 'Registrar does not have abuse contact data on website or did not investigate report of abuse'.

Hope this helps! Fight the good fight brothers/sisters of Eorzea!

-Hate

[Hateborne]

FFXIVMALL seems to be using GoDaddy. Reported them through GoDaddy's abuse reporting system.

Yes, knocking them offline would be a temporary setback with a small financial irritation (rather than punishment). However, if their URL keeps changing weekly/monthly, it is hard to keep a customer base coming back to an ever changing URL.


-Hate

[Morbid]

An interesting approach. I hope it bares results.

[Jim_Berry]

This is cool, but I speak reasonably:

There are players who buy gil, and they admitted that it makes them feel more comfortable to play. Should those players lose a "resource", what if they unsubscribe?

[Hateborne]

This is cool, but I speak reasonably:

There are players who buy gil, and they admitted that it makes them feel more comfortable to play. Should those players lose a "resource", what if they unsubscribe?

That's fine. Their playstyle and choice in/out of game should not affect OUR gameplay though. If buying from one of the numerous sites supports and encourages the spamming nonsense, then they are DIRECTLY affecting our gameplay and it should be stopped. If they bought from a site that had a strict "no spam" policy (which makes one wonder how they are known?), then I would not care in the slightest. :-)


-Hate

[BlatantPyre]

This is cool, but I speak reasonably:

There are players who buy gil, and they admitted that it makes them feel more comfortable to play. Should those players lose a "resource", what if they unsubscribe?

To add to Hateborne's response, RMT does generally affect an MMO's in game markets/economy in a detrimental way, causing actual inflation for in-game currency. Though the problem isn't significant in FFXIV, it can still be seen (pay attention to the markets for any length of time and you'll see what I mean). So, while those who pay RM for gil gain an advantage over everyone, they are also making the game harder than it needs to be for those simply trying to enjoy the game. I will admit, thankfully, that FFXIV hasn't been broken by this, but it is still a bother...and to be honest...kind of lame.

[Solarra]

This is cool, but I speak reasonably:

There are players who buy gil, and they admitted that it makes them feel more comfortable to play. Should those players lose a "resource", what if they unsubscribe?

They are losing a 'resource' that the devs never intended to be in the game and they are gaining an advantage over others when it comes to things like buying houses, getting airships, gear etc. Should they lose it? Absolutely. It's cheating and it does have an adverse effect on all of us due to how it distorts the in-game economy.
It'd be a sad day for any game when people who break ToS are allowed to continue playing because the loss of their sub is seen as more important than maintaining the integrity of the game.

[Andrea]

This is cool, but I speak reasonably:

There are players who buy gil, and they admitted that it makes them feel more comfortable to play. Should those players lose a "resource", what if they unsubscribe?

I can't believe I've actually found someone defending RMTs and the people who buy from them. This forum never fails to surprise me.

[RickXRolled]

I can't believe I've actually found someone defending RMTs and the people who buy from them. This forum never fails to surprise me.

Encourages healers not to dps either.

[MilesSaintboroguh]

Encourages healers not to dps either.

Keep that nonsense in that thread.