About Action Taken Against Third-Party Tool Users (Oct. 19)

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Source = http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news8821.shtml

Today, a number of accounts which were confirmed to have violated the user agreement by using unauthorized third-party software tools within FINAL FANTASY XI to enable abnormal in-game movement were discovered and have been suspended or permanently terminated.

Based on the results of an investigation, over 1,400 PlayOnline accounts have been either suspended or terminated on Oct. 19, 2006 for the malicious and intentional use of these third-party tools.

We would like to take this time to remind our players that the use of any third-party tools will not only destroy the in-game balance, but will also encourage RMT (real money trading) activities. We will continue to take strict actions against those individuals that we have confirmed to have used such tools.

Please note that some of these third-party tools may cause character information to be altered, erased, or personal information to be leaked to unwanted third parties. If you come across a third-party tool over the Internet, we ask that you please refrain from the download of such a tool, no matter how minor it may appear to be.

If contacting the Information Center in regards to this action, please be aware that the PlayOnline Information Center is unable to discuss, reverse or overturn decisions made by the Account Admin. The PlayOnline Information Center will only be able to discuss the length of time a suspension will last after proper account verification.

To ensure our customers could enjoy the game safely, we will continue to apply measurements to combat these third-party tools and violations.

We thank you for your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
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That's all they have to do. I don't care if they expend minimal effort and just change the number on this statement every month, I love it. Show that you'll continue to do it and that it's not a surprise when it happens, lol.
 
I'm always amused at the outcry some people give every time SE posts this, "OMG this is such bullshit, my friend is a legit player & got banned, all he did was use fleetool like 3 months ago to zone quickly when chocos were like 3k!" And I go, "Yes he cheated & got banned, your point?"
 
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for banning ppl who use fleetool and such.. But how the hell does it promote RMT? lol

I've never seen a RMT dumb enough to use it, just NA ppl for stupid shit.
 
I love the vocabulary they use

for the malicious and intentional use of these third-party tools
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remind our players that the use of any third-party tools will not only DESTROY
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no matter how minor it may appear to be
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To ensure our customers could enjoy the game safely...
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anyway, based on the information given, here is my rendition of an actual 3rd party software user.

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Honestly, I'd like to see them remove all the RMT in the game. Is it really that hard for them to figure out who all these people are? I have a bigger issue with gilsellers, then some stupid nub that flee tools from zone to zone because he thinks he's cool.
 
It's not that hard to "figure out who are RMT", but it is hard to "prove who are RMT", and apparently that's a requirement for a banstick.
 
there would most likely be legal issues if they just removed ppl they thought were RMT w/o any real proof... now banning people for flee-tooling or POS.exe'ing... no legal issues there.
 
yeah yeah yeah banned ppl...

Aelf!!! that frog is sooooo cute :D

Hahaha anyone seen the frogs yet? I heard a rumor that Koul got turned into a frog and no one would kiss him to turn him back. Is Koul still hopping around or did he do besieged and get a Lamia to kiss him? ;)
 
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