Why no Plex system?

[Dualgunner]

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Okay so let's start with: In your opinion, what makes RMT bad?

[Vexander]

Okay so let's start with: In your opinion, what makes RMT bad?

I think for most people, RMT is bad because it is a disruption to their immersion and gameplay. To have your chat log spammed with long messages about discounts gets annoying quick, and putting the character doing the spamming on your ignore list is not a proper solution as these bots are deleted and made again once they're shut down. From there another concern is cyber safety and security as these sites can be hosting malicious programs meant to steal financial information. Beyond that, paranoid players will have the very real concern of being falsely accused of RMT transactions if they move large sums of in-game currency, even if it was obtained legitimately. I don't think SE has ever done false accusations and banning, but its always a real concern.

After that, I imagine most players find the idea of buying currency to be akin to cheating, which is a fair complaint to have. However, you'll always find players who enjoy cheating in a game for one reason or another, and an MMO may not let you type in a code for god mode, but RMT allows for economic cheats.

I will say the first time I experienced Plex was with World of Warcraft and at the time it came off to me as Blizzard trying to make money. I'm sure they are, but it certainly did a number on the RMT trading as well. Since players buying currency in MMOs seems like it'll be an inevitability, I have to admit, I would rather the game's developers gain the profit.