so spaming..

[lol123]

is there going to be any permanent action taken to those who spam the gil messages all the time its getting old now the fact there pming me when im outside the area is just annoying.

[Jaminos]

is there going to be any permanent action taken to those who spam the gil messages all the time its getting old now the fact there pming me when im outside the area is just annoying.

Its being addressed but seeing as they just did a major server upgrade, they will be a little while to get a solution that is more effective than what they have now.

But fear not, they definitely are working on it.

[Derik]

So far, no updates. The gold spammers are still in force. You can't even go into the field and escape them. I've had to go to the extremes on my settings to try to stop them. They still get through. What bugs me the most is that special buzzer to announce them when they spam. Makes me feel like Square is personally backing them

[Jaminos]

So far, no updates. The gold spammers are still in force. You can't even go into the field and escape them. I've had to go to the extremes on my settings to try to stop them. They still get through. What bugs me the most is that special buzzer to announce them when they spam. Makes me feel like Square is personally backing them

They are not backing them in any way, shape, or form
The "Buzzer" you are referring to, is most likely a /tell spam. It buzzes because you got a PM. Not because you got spam.

[Loth]

So far, no updates. The gold spammers are still in force. You can't even go into the field and escape them. I've had to go to the extremes on my settings to try to stop them. They still get through. What bugs me the most is that special buzzer to announce them when they spam. Makes me feel like Square is personally backing them

Let me preface this by saying that I too am very tired of the constant spam in chat and /tell by the RMTs, but to say that SE is not doing anything about it or giving us updates, that is stretching it a bit.

On the frontpage of The Lodestone they are giving multiple updates every day, and going to the "Notices" section so we can see more than the last few updates, will reveal the following posts on the first page concerning the subject at hand:

Regarding RMT Advertisements

[Important] Warning Concerning the Security of Your Account

Regarding RMT Advertisements (Sep. 12)

So, as you can see they do give updates, just because you chose not to visit the official site for the game, does not mean they are not trying to keep us informed.

[VydarrTyr]

is there going to be any permanent action taken to those who spam the gil messages

In 5 days, they permanently banned 828 accounts for RMT activity:

Having confirmed in-game advertisements for RMT* sites, we have taken the following actions to address this issue.
*RMT (Real Money Trade) is selling account or game data with actual currency in the real world.

[Period]
Sep. 5, 2013 to Sep. 10, 2013 (PDT)
- Accounts receiving disciplinary action for RMT advertisement: 828 accounts
- Action Details: Permanent ban from FINAL FANTASY XIV

In addition to chat filters, we will continue to address RMT activity through cooperation with our GM teams and STF (Special Task Force). When you see an RMT advertisement, please file a report by using the in-game command [System Menu] -> [Support Desk] -> [Contact Us] -> [Report Cheating].

[Mezolitik]

Thing is, unless you take away the means by which they're able to spam, banning accounts doesn't really help. You only need one RMTer to keep the general chat permanently blocked with spam - and there's at least three in Ul'dah right now.

But yeah, I appreciate that fixing it is going to take time.

[Estellios]

Some tips to get rid of the spam: You can remove shouts and yells for your main chat tab and have an alternate tab that has them so you can still see them if you choose to look out for them. Also, if you get a tell from a RMT spammer, you can just type /blist add <r> and it will blacklist the last person that sent you a tell.

[Johnist]

Let's see... 518 + 828 = 1,346 accounts banned so far... many of which were hacked. Guess they had it coming not using the free software app or the physical security token.

[lol123]

thanks for the help just wanted to know how there dealing with the spaming.