Accounts Banned (Jan 25th)

We would like to report the termination today of multiple accounts held by players involved in the usage of third-party tools or cheats, or engaged in RMT (Real Money Trading) activities.

Over 6,100 accounts were permanently banned due to terms of service violations. Details of the violations are as follows:

- Usage of tools that allow enhanced character movement.
Approx. 2,300 cases

- Usage of tools that circumvent game mechanics with respect to the timing of ability use, etc. in certain areas or at points where Notorious Monsters appear.
Approx. 850 cases

- Accounts from people that were previously confirmed to have RMT connections, or that had violated the user agreements but re-subscribed to PlayOnline.
Approx. 1,850 cases

- RMT-related activity
Approx. 1,100 cases

The termination of these accounts has led to the removal of approximately 17.2 billion gil from circulation.

We would like to remind players that as well as adversely affecting game balance, the use of third-party tools or cheats can also have consequences that are not immediately obvious, such as introducing damaging viruses, and comprising the security of private account details. Usage of third-party tools will not be tolerated within FINAL FANTASY XI, and we will continue to severely penalize any players found to be in violation of the PlayOnline Member Agreement.

We would also like to announce that the issue where players could illegally obtain gil through the Quest "An Explorer's Footsteps" has been fixed as of the maintenance work that was carried out on Jan. 16th. We have also taken action against any accounts that were confirmed to have participated in illegal acts related to this issue.  

As we continue to ensure a fun and balanced environment for FINAL FANTASY XI, we hope that our players enjoy the game as it was intended and take care to avoid involvement in activities that violate the PlayOnline Member Agreement.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and understanding.

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WHEW
# Jan 27 2007 at 10:36 AM Rating: Default
They didnt catch my gil sellers and my gil selling service....


Just Kidding......
all...that...GIL!
# Jan 26 2007 at 9:06 AM Rating: Decent
17.2 billion gil...
WOW...
well, it was ill-gotten gil...;.; (BUT IT COULD'VE BEEN MINE!)
in quetzy, RMT's and Gilseller's have camped Thief's Knife, so...we were screwed... until now... w00t... now we can get more gil with our THF's
and did you guys notice, that RMT's and Gilseller's have awesome gear, and make it easier for them to kil stuff, and make all the 75's look like n00b's, when they have AF+1 and AF2+1...bastards
bnng
# Jan 25 2007 at 12:39 PM Rating: Decent
nnmnb
Whatever
# Jan 25 2007 at 12:36 PM Rating: Decent
And the accounts will be recreated and the whole process starts all over again.
Donation pls.
# Jan 25 2007 at 10:12 AM Rating: Decent
Can SE donate those 17.2 billion gils to Quetzalcoat server, devide it equally to all players, (^^)
Great Job, SE
# Jan 25 2007 at 9:43 AM Rating: Decent
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Great Job, SE. COntinue to hunt them down like the dogs they are!

RUN, YOU RMT CURS! "YOU TELL 'EM I'M COMIN . .AND HELL'S COMIN WITH ME!!"
Great Job, SE
# Jan 25 2007 at 9:42 AM Rating: Decent
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Great Job SE! Continue to hunt them down like the dogs they are!!

RUN, YOU RMT CURS! "YOU TELL 'EM I'M COMIN . . . AND HELL'S COMIN WITH ME!"
Great Job, SE
# Jan 25 2007 at 11:44 AM Rating: Excellent
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Great Job, SE
# Jan 25 2007 at 4:10 PM Rating: Decent
Doc Holiday ftw
Great Job, SE
# Jan 25 2007 at 6:00 PM Rating: Decent
Actually it was Wyatt Earp who said it.
BANHAMMAR
# Jan 25 2007 at 8:17 AM Rating: Decent
Seems like the GMs went a little banhappy with their powars.

It's good and all, but eh. :x People who got banned for using windower+IME tool, re-subscribed.

Are they gonna get slammed too?
BANHAMMAR
# Jan 25 2007 at 8:58 AM Rating: Decent
Their fault for using 3rd party programs.
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# Jan 25 2007 at 8:06 AM Rating: Decent
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ouch.. 17.2 billion gil, much more than last time.
i was under the impression that it was 60billion last time o.O
and yet...
# Jan 25 2007 at 7:22 AM Rating: Good
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And yet Bossboy still lives.
Good News!
# Jan 25 2007 at 7:01 AM Rating: Good
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Good job SE. Maintaining pressure on the RMT with regular sweeps is far and away the most effective deterrent. Gil Farming operations like it or not are businesses, and these sort of strikes are not only disruptive of their bottom-line in the short term, but they undermine "customer" confidence further damaging their operations.

Good job!
# Jan 25 2007 at 6:54 AM Rating: Decent
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very good news. STFU task for the win! Good to hear that these are all TERMINATIONS and not just SUSPENSIONS.
balanced?
# Jan 25 2007 at 6:40 AM Rating: Good
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ouch man thats gunna sting i still don't agree that it's balanced game play they want, i think they just wanna extended gameing time. 15-20 dollars per person per month why would you wanna make any goals achievable in any reduced amount of time. kind of like the little seasonal activities that distract players from there goals..

ahh well at least they are leveling the playing field... man 17 bil thats as bad as the united states economic status and about as corrupt too.
Haha
# Jan 25 2007 at 6:08 AM Rating: Decent
I think we can all agree that 17.2 bil is more useful in my pocket. O_~
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# Jan 25 2007 at 5:26 AM Rating: Decent
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well god damn. go SE!
and i just checked cannotlinkto to see my servers current RMT status. nothing was on pre-order, which means RMT were doing a good job. now hopefully IGE will be ****** and all gil on pre-order.
Hurray!
# Jan 25 2007 at 4:50 AM Rating: Decent
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Maybe I can finally start selling my fish. You know, without the AH sending it back to me after all the damn RMT undercut me to hell and back.
wow... the gil
# Jan 25 2007 at 4:22 AM Rating: Decent
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ouch.. 17.2 billion gil, much more than last time.
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