[Ameroth]

Special Task Force Activities and Future Plans


Once again, we received more reports regarding illegal fishing than any other violation of the user agreement. The use of cheats to automatically repeat particular actions and the use of tools that allow enhanced character movement are both included in the "illegal fishing" reports shown above. In May, the Special Task Force shortened the periods between bannings for these two violations and strengthened the Force's overall activities. As a result, although we banned an average of 3,000 accounts each month from January to April, in May we banned 2,000 accounts and in June we banned around 900 accounts, showing a gradual decrease in the number of accounts being banned. It is believed that the reason for this decrease comes from a smaller number of violators returning to Vana'diel after having been banned. The content of reports provided by players also supports this.

Next, we move to the subject of hunters (*1) and the use of synthesis and auction houses for RMT (*2).
While we shortened the periods between bannings for hunters in June, we re-evaluated several problematic issues and worked on improving our activities in dealing with them.
Violators of the user agreement involved in the use of synthesis and auction houses for RMT, as well as the organizations involved, have been engaged in synthesis, the supply of materials for synthesis, the auctioning of synthesized items at auction houses, and the appointment of duties to characters involved in RMT. However, after our activities last December, some large-scale organizations utilizing large numbers of accounts and characters gradually shifted to smaller-scale organizations to continue their activities. Because of this, the Special Task Force re-evaluated our methods in order to more effectively deal with these smaller organizations. Keep your eye out for future reports regarding hunters and the use of synthesis and auction houses for RMT.

*1. Hunters
Characters who kill Notorious Monsters, clear quests, and obtain items over and over again with the sole purpose of gathering gil, which is then handed off to RMT groups.

*2. Use of synthesis and auction houses for RMT
Actions involving selling large quantities of in-game items for gil, which is then traded for real money.

(FINAL FANTASY XI Official Web Site)

[Daos]

Whoooo!

This is very good news, indeed.

[Grizzlebeard]

Of course, the decrease in accounts banned could be due to a number of other factors.

[Malacite]

The RMT in Miseraux Coast are finally gone omg...