lost fight vs RMT?
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Any time RMT sites show up for a game it means the game is fairly successful. People won't take the time to set up a website and bots if they can't make money doing so.
I've personally never seen the downside to RMT. I explored buying items in Diablo 3 and felt that it shortened my playing experience. But I never felt that others buying items effected me in anything other than the price... How does RMT effect the average gamer who plays mostly self-found but trades once in a while? |
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Selffound League is not an answer. People will just buy leveled and geared characters like in D2 (it happened, I knew people who leveled charcters to sell them or got offers to level characters). Only way this doesn't affect you is if there is no ladder.
A game just selffound and without ladder? No thank you. (fyi, I play selffound by choice, I still don't want the game to be only selffound) “Demons run when a good man goes to war" Last edited by Sneakypaw#3052 on Nov 20, 2013, 6:55:50 AM
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RMT loved legacy Kaom's, they were so inspired that they expanded their operation.
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I'm getting messaged by RMT spambots several times a day in Domination. My ignore list is full of RMT bots...
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" You should clear your list from time to time. Many of them get deleted by GGG or by the RMS site themselve if the Bot no longer works. “Demons run when a good man goes to war"
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" Well this is where people and opinions differ, I don't care about the ladder. I would appreciate a self-found league if it actually has some differentiating features from the normal leagues. Either way, there is currently no solution for RMT or even a respectable league, they can try as they like to fix systems and leagues that are fundamentally flawed, it will fail repeatedly. Maybe the custom/paid leagues will be the answer for people like me, maybe not. I'm going to speculate they won't be super popular (save for some bigger leagues that will ironically end up mirroring existing leagues but with an extra pinch of elitism) and as a result probably fairly expensive and not worth it to someone like me. |
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" There are two ways of getting loot in the game: 1. Playing 2. Trading This means the developers have to find a balance between the two in order for the game not to be flooded with top tier items and legendaries. This means that the existence of "trading" causes drop rates to be adjusted downwards for "playing". If there are thousands of bots running 24 hours a day, they are finding lots of stuff and selling it and essentially flooding the market. This causes GGG to balance the drop rates to stop the flood. If the bots are flooding the hardcore league less than a month after it starts, that will affect future drop rates for future leagues after GGG analyze what has gone on. |
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Best example in my recent memory was when they took the urns out of D3. That had a direct impact on my game even though I never trade, never buy, never group. When the developers have to change the game because of RMT sites, it affects everyone.
There are only two strategies that work: 1) Absolute zero tolerance. Removing any accounts suspected of RMT. The problem is that this is expensive and innocent players might be caught in collateral damage. In a smaller community this can work. 2) Absolute acceptance. Add RMT to your game. This has been shown to help, but not eliminate RMT sites. It also has been shown to make your game feel like nothing really matters (reduces stickiness). |
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With a lead devolper promoting there economy in every interview RMT cant be unexpected. Its a natural consequence of trading.
Some people have time Some people have money Everyone wants to enjoy the game with cool items - some play like morons to get them (read 100 hours a week) others spend a hours salary to get them. Happens in every game - dont like it? Well no trading - no RMT. A lot improved droprates would also servly hurt RMT sites if more players feel like they can reach cool items without spending money, less will do. I honestly belive blizzard is (after horrible fail!) on the right track about that topic - and GGG is still on the very wrong one. As long as a guy can have gear that needed thousands of exalts to be crafted (yeah i know these are for sure all legit lol) and promote a mirror service with it (with mirror fees that cry "buy orbs for money") and nobody bans him from the game RMT seems to be tolerated. |
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relax dude... GGG had to chose his priority
Fixing desync or fighting RMT sounds like purity was a greater threat to the game ZiggyD is the Labyrinth of streamers, some like it, some dont, but GGG will make sure to push it down ur throat to make you like it
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