CREDD/PLEX/WoW Token system

[Shougun]

People also seem to not understand that the reason WoW Created the WoW token was to combat RMT/Gold sellers which has done incredibly successfully. So if SE implemented their own system to get rid of the ridiculous amount of RMT spammers that plague the game, I'd be all for it.

The system doesn't combat RMT. It may lower third party RMT but it will not combat RMT as if anything it will increase total RMT, since it is itself RMT. Gil sellers and spam also exist past the addition of this system, WoW is still developing new and better filtering and anti-cheat systems to combat that (since this system will not stop it, third party RMT isn't killed from this). Running bots and spam/account hacks is relatively cheap, you won't kill them with these things (they're unkillable).

WoW added this because it harvests the whales (whale used a bit loosely here lol). Like how diablo 3 real money auction house didn't kill third party RMT (sites were live and active, lots of bots in the system too), just put blizzard in on the RMT revenue stream.

[Kazrah]

As nice as it would be, I only feel like it would be possible if there were far more gil sinks provided by the game.

[Risvertasashi]

RMT does seem to thrive in FF14. I'd love to see them cut out.

[Crushnight]

Have to ask is there a real need for this system in ffxiv?

Currently gil has progressively gotten far easier to get a hold of over the expansions idk how much more ShB is going to give

[Thi]

RMT does seem to thrive in FF14. I'd love to see them cut out.

A system like this only creates more RMT. Players who wouldn't normally buy will now buy official RMT.

Gil sellers will lower their price below that of the official RMT and still exists as well as long as their is profit to be made.

[Risvertasashi]

A system like this only creates more RMT. Players who wouldn't normally buy will now buy official RMT.

This system doesn't create/inject gil into the economy. So in a technical sense you are correct, but the effects on the economy are much different.

[ElazulHP]

Part of me says sure cause I wouldn't mind the PLEX system so I can play for free. However, there are some negative side effects with this. Two off the top of my head are: (1) Would make buying extra retainers pay to win since the more you can craft the more you can sell the easier it is to get free sub & (2) There really isn't enough gil sinks in this game so you'll inflate the hell out of the economy.

[Crystal_Raven]

First of all, what you are suggesting is basically legal RMT.

Second, no.

Gil sellers will lower their prices and still turn a profit. All you've done is trash the economy. I've been through multiple MMOs with this system, all of them received an insane amount of inflation to a point that new players could do nothing. They couldn't buy anything because everything was so insanely expensive.

[TheMightyMollusk]

The game doesn't have enough gil sinks to justify selling it for real money. There's just no need for a token system like this.

[Seraphor]

It seems nobody realises that this system doesn't generate gil...

It moves it around, just like the marketboard already does.

Gil is already so easy to accrue if you really want it, you can make millions per week running the right content. Crafting, gathering, Eureka, etc.

Inflation is already as bad as it can get.