Real-Money Trading
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Quinfall parts ways with a community manager who allegedly engaged in cheating and RMT
Vawraek Technology has parted ways with a community manager for Quinfall due to alleged involvement in cheating and real money trading. The company stated that a restructuring of community communication and player relations was necessary, and all management duties will now be directly supervised by the development team. Speculation is rife within the player base regarding the specifics of the community manager's actions.
Fenris Creations’ fumbled moderation of an alleged EVE Online RMT streamer frustrates fans
EVE Online players are frustrated with CCP Games' handling of streamer Lorumerth's alleged real money trading activities. CCP Swift admitted to not providing full context to the moderation team, leading to a punishment that only addressed giveaway policy violations and not the exchange of spaceships for money. Players are disappointed with the perceived leniency towards an influencer.
Indie MMORPG SpiritVale sees 20,000 concurrent players as the dev fights economy-wrecking bots
The indie MMORPG SpiritVale has reached 20,000 concurrent players on Steam despite facing issues with bots and real money trading. Developer Baikun Interactive has shut down the game's demo to combat exploitation and is actively working to address botting and economic disruption, though some players have criticized temporary market closures.
"They will hopefully p*** off": As World of Warcraft players take on the Casino Bots themselves, lead confirms Blizzard has "a few folks looking into ideas" to get rid of them
Blizzard Entertainment is investigating ways to combat casino bots in World of Warcraft, which are used for real money trading and advertising. Senior game producer Tom Ellis confirmed the company is aware of the issue and is working on solutions to make the activity less lucrative for gold sellers. Players have taken to combating these bots themselves in the interim.
WoW Classic players are in an arms race against annoying RMT casinos, but Blizzard's working on strategies so…
Players in World of Warcraft Classic are encountering gold sellers advertising in-game casino games, which violates the game's terms of service. Blizzard Entertainment is aware of the issue and is developing strategies to combat this form of real money trading more effectively. Senior game producer Tom Ellis confirmed that the company is working to make this activity less lucrative and faster to remove from the game.
MMORPG The Quinfall announces a new project to name and shame cheaters and RMT bots
Vawraek Technology, the developer of the MMORPG The Quinfall, has announced a new 'Wall of Shame' project to publicly list banned players. This initiative aims to increase transparency regarding rule violations such as real money trading and cheating. The studio previously stated that around 100 RMT accounts were actioned.
Path of Exile could be cracking down harder on RMT, as player reports warning message
Grinding Gear Games appears to be intensifying its efforts against real money trading (RMT) in Path of Exile, with players reporting new warning messages for engaging in such activities. The developer emphasizes that RMT damages the game's economy and fairness. This crackdown follows speculation about the banning of a prominent trading server owner, suggesting a more concerted push to address RMT.
Path of Exile's richest player and item trading kingpin gets banned and pleads with Grinding Gear Games to restore 'more than 1,500 items, some of which can't ever be recreated': 'This is the worst day of my life'
Path of Exile's top player and leader of The Forbidden Trove (TFT), Jenebu, has been banned from the game. This ban has raised concerns about illicit real-money trading and the future of the popular item trading community. Jenebu is reportedly pleading with Grinding Gear Games to restore over 1,500 items.
