SquareEnix, the company behind Final Fantsay XI, has announced that they have recently banned or suspended 7,900 accounts for various infractions against the user agreement. They have also released a report from their Special Task Force on the issue.
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.
Based on the results of our investigation, around 6,750 PlayOnline accounts were terminated while around 1,150 accounts were temporarily suspended.
Additionally, we have increased the number of mass bannings against certain PlayOnline violations in order to prevent illegal acts.
More on the story here.
Read the report here.
Dayum! 2.3bil going out of the economy.
Alot of noobs got owned today...
Took that long huh... years dun passed and they just now doing it? u think it jump to almost 8,000 in one day ...this bullshyt been goin on for a long time. i think all "fair" game companies need to start acting on their "Player Agreement" rules.... i see way to many gill seller, exploiters on the online community.
Its not a single thing out here humans want or cant misuse if you let them.. all game makers should keep that in mind and build a system with that in mind.