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f there is a demand for RMT then it can never be truly eliminated.
These guys make a living by selling gil, they'll adapt to what ever rules are put in place. FFXI is the only RPG with this problem, all online RPGs seem to have this problem.
All MMORPGs have RMTs, but some have been affected worse than others due to how the game's mechanics and economies were designed. Most people seem to agree that FFXI is one of the games that were hit hardest.
In contrast, look at WoW. WoW has a lot of RMT farmers in it too, yet the game experience itself is virtually untouched by the effects of RMT due to built-in mechanics designed to fight it (soulbinding, instancing, etc.)
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To all those who support reasons for buying gil a Simple thought:
You would really use your own RL money...
Your hard earned money...
Money that keeps clothes on your back...
Puts food in your mouth...
and worst of all...That enables you to keep playing this game...
You would really spend YOUR RL money to go up a virtual eschelon in a video game? All I say Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... the most unheard of thing in life itself...sickening
You know its funny... As much as i hate gil sellers and how much they ruin the experience for the rest of us gamers, they are actually working to obtain a RL dollar, not spending that dollar made on virtual fantasies...
There are a helluva lot of stupid things someone can spend their real money on. Believe it or not, buying virtual money is far, far, far from the stupidest, and is arguably a smart thing to do if you look at it from the perspective of economic costs.
Is spending $500 getting wasted on a Friday evening smarter than spending $50 on a few million gil? Yet the former is accepted as "cool", the latter isn't. Why?
Unless you make the wages of an illegal immigrant, buying gil is actually a better usage of your time. And in case you didn't know, time = money. That is unless, of course, you actually enjoy making gil the legitimate way, but almost everyone I know seems to consider that a necessary evil, not fun.
Edited, Nov 10th 2006 at 9:37am PST by SoymilkLatte