SE Please implement a Chonoscroll/PLEX system in FFXIV: ARR

[Abriael]

I understand the idea for getting more subscribers, I don't see how it does anything against RMT.

By cutting their profits, it cuts their budget. By cutting their budget, it cuts their workforce. By cutting their workforce (and I mean people-wise, not account-wise) which is the real element that allows them to damage the economy so badly, it reduces their influence considerably.

they woulnt be selling anything if they were not making profit. either way there still making bank.

I'll take them making a lot less bank, and not managing to cause inflation, over nothing.

[A_Hortensia]

By cutting their profits, it cuts their budget. By cutting their budget, it cuts their workforce. By cutting their workforce (and I mean people-wise, not account-wise) which is the real element that allows them to damage the economy so badly, it reduces their influence considerably.

It actually wouldn't cut my profit. It could decrease my revenue, but I might wind up profiting more.
I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with 150 USD+ a month to keep my team subscribed and online. (sometimes more than 150 if my team acts carelessly and gets themselves banned)

And if it costs 10 USD to make 100K legally, I'll be sure to adjust my prices accordingly so that my farmed gil is a better deal. Also, i won't be reliant on the fluctuation of a single items in-game value, as I would be if I were legitimately selling gil through SE.

What? Why would you ever want to pay $ for gil just to buy an item that would otherwise cost $?

I would sell gil at USD prices so that when you spend 10 dollars with me, you get a month's subscription as well as extra gil that you would use for your character. SE will still make money, but so will I.

[Abriael]

It actually wouldn't cut my profit. It could decrease my revenue, but I might wind up profiting more.
I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with 150 USD+ a month to keep my team subscribed and online. (sometimes more than 150 if my team acts carelessly and gets themselves banned)

And if it costs 10 USD to make 100K legally, I'll be sure to adjust my prices accordingly so that my farmed gil is a better deal. Also, i won't be reliant on the fluctuation of a single items in-game value, as I would be if I were legitimately selling gil through SE.

NO gilselling firm pays for their accounts. They steal them, or use credit card fraud to get them and keep em running as long as they go. then they just move to new ones.

That's the main reason why whacking moles doesn't work much. They have an infinite supply of accounts for free.

[A_Hortensia]

NO gilselling firm pays for their accounts. They steal them, or use credit card fraud to get them and keep em running as long as they go. then they just move to new ones.

That's the main reason why whacking moles doesn't work much.

While it's true that there are some organizations that would go through such measures.

That is not a true statement for all RMT. There are as many that pay legitimately to fund their business, as their are others who fund their business through criminal means.

Just putting that out there.

[axemtitanium]

It actually wouldn't cut my profit. It could decrease my revenue, but I might wind up profiting more.
I wouldn't have to worry about coming up with 150 USD+ a month to keep my team subscribed and online. (sometimes more than 150 if my team acts carelessly and gets themselves banned)

And if it costs 10 USD to make 100K legally, I'll be sure to adjust my prices accordingly so that my farmed gil is a better deal. Also, i won't be reliant on the fluctuation of a single items in-game value, as I would be if I were legitimately selling gil through SE.

Think about it this way. I am an RMT. I buy 100k gil for $10.00 using the PLEX system. I then have to sell it for AT LEAST $10.01 in order to make a profit. But who would ever buy from me if I could just use PLEX to buy it for $10 and legally to boot?