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To preface, I have earned upwards of eight figures since launch but have not bought a penny from RMT, which I generally detest. I have done my part to report bots and gilspammers, and I have made all of my gil from selling items on the market and through /sh, often before they were available from other crafters - specifically HQ electrum gear during the first week, and HQ 2-star jewelry most recently.
In an e-mail I received this morning, Square Enix notified me that:
Specifically, you have violated following Section(s) of the FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement.
SQUARE ENIX ACCOUNT TERMS OF USE 1. Registered Users Use of the Website or Services is limited to those satisfying the following conditions: (b)You represent and warrant that you will not use the Website or Services in any manner that is in violation of this Agreement or of any applicable law or regulation;
FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement 2.1 Cheatingand Botting. You may not create or use any unauthorized cheats,bots, automation software, hacks, mods or any other unauthorized software orhardware designed to modify the Game and gameplay. In addition, you may nottake advantage of game system bugs and exploits during gameplay. 2.2 Real Money Trading, Farming and Power-Leveling. You may not sell,purchase or exchange for real-world money or value any in-game currency,accounts, characters, in-game services, or in-game virtual items. Youmay not play the Game for the purpose of acquiring virtual items or advancement in game play on behalf of a third-party or for the purpose of selling any virtual assets to a third party for real-world money, specifically including $B!H (Bgold-farming $B!I (Band power-leveling services.
I do not know if any of my gil has been removed, but I do know that I am suspended without cause. I have sold about half of my goods on the market, and the other half directly to players who contacted me to buy. At no point was I informed or given any evidence that these players were buying their gil or participating in RMT. I will update when I have more information available.
TL;DR: If you are making large sums of money legitimately, you may still eligible for a suspension if your customers bought gil.
In an e-mail I received this morning, Square Enix notified me that:
Specifically, you have violated following Section(s) of the FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement.
SQUARE ENIX ACCOUNT TERMS OF USE 1. Registered Users Use of the Website or Services is limited to those satisfying the following conditions: (b)You represent and warrant that you will not use the Website or Services in any manner that is in violation of this Agreement or of any applicable law or regulation;
FINAL FANTASY XIV User Agreement 2.1 Cheatingand Botting. You may not create or use any unauthorized cheats,bots, automation software, hacks, mods or any other unauthorized software orhardware designed to modify the Game and gameplay. In addition, you may nottake advantage of game system bugs and exploits during gameplay. 2.2 Real Money Trading, Farming and Power-Leveling. You may not sell,purchase or exchange for real-world money or value any in-game currency,accounts, characters, in-game services, or in-game virtual items. Youmay not play the Game for the purpose of acquiring virtual items or advancement in game play on behalf of a third-party or for the purpose of selling any virtual assets to a third party for real-world money, specifically including $B!H (Bgold-farming $B!I (Band power-leveling services.
I do not know if any of my gil has been removed, but I do know that I am suspended without cause. I have sold about half of my goods on the market, and the other half directly to players who contacted me to buy. At no point was I informed or given any evidence that these players were buying their gil or participating in RMT. I will update when I have more information available.
TL;DR: If you are making large sums of money legitimately, you may still eligible for a suspension if your customers bought gil.
I am usually pretty damn supportive of SE, but I find this pretty ridiculous.
Comments to follow have multiple suspended users confirming they have been struck by this also.
Edited, Sep 27th 2013 1:21pm by Ryklin
