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In many MMORPG games players are concerned about selling virtual currency for cash. Square-Enix has taken another stand against this kind of exchange in Final Fantasy XI. Recently 250 accounts were closed and billions of gil, the virtual currency in Van’diel, was seized. These accounts practiced RMT (real money trade) in a large scale and some accounts used “illicit practices” to obtain virtual wealth.
3 Responses to “Square-Enix cracks down on the gil trade”
Symphony Says:
June 14th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
June 14th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
Sadly 250 accounts isn’t much. There are 27(?) servers and at least 30 gilfarmers on each server. At one point there was an effort to compose a list of gilfamers but it’s probably way outdated by now. Eitherway, it’s too late into the game’s life for this action, expecially after last years christmas inflation.
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Gaming Map
June 13th, 2006 at 10:32 am
To be addicted to a game so much that you’d be willing to buy virtual money with real cash. Pathetic!
I’m starting to think that MMORPGs should be illegal period, they’re worst than crack.