Actions Taken Against In-Game RMT & Other Illicit Activities (May 12)

[MihaelB]

There is no spam filter, external or internal, that RMT will not eventually figure out how to bypass. Ever wonder why spam is riddled with odd symbols and characters? It's how they've evolved to get around spam filters. The fact that you see those symbols and characters at all is proof that SE IS screening tells for spam, and the fact that those symbols and characters change over time is proof that RMT is evolving to match.

It's even simpler than that, 'Select Tell' > 'Friends only' or a checklist for 'tell in area only' or by level only (the PF has this criteria) would suffice for majority of players. As you've surmised, SE does not have the manpower or capability to keep the current filters updated and as a result, it is not working.