Square Enix Cracks Down on Gil-Farming RMT in Final Fantasy XI

Square Enix permanently suspended 250 Final Fantasy XI accounts involved in large-scale RMT operations. The users were caught using unauthorized third-party software tools, in violation of the end user agreement, to ‘farm’ for “Gil”, (FFXI’s in-game currency) and selling it for real-world money – a practice known as real money trading (RMT).

Sources: GameSpot | Square Enix’ Press Release | EuroGamer | Galbadia X

Related Posts

• eBay Bans Virtual Property / RMT Auctions
• Gold Farmers Form Lobby Group in South Korea
• Japan Investigates Illicit Gold Farming
• Chinese Gold Farmers Documented on Video
• TERRA NOVA: How a Gold Farm Works

Digg Del.icio.us