Well to be fair, it applies equally to trolls and other sorts as well. Also, I don't think people realize that the only way to stop goldsellers from activating new accounts is to legally go after them through ISPs. Since they're most likely not based in the US, this approach is out. In this day and age IP spoofing is pretty simple, and plenty of people have IP addresses that change on a regular basis.

They could always lock down new players for a week, but that would hurt the game as much as it helps.

This might be too off-topic but: Can you use a new game account with a previously used game code, or would you need to purchase a new copy of the game to create a new account (which is what I had assumed)?

Interesting, they're also basically saying you'll be able to know when people are banned...along with who they are, provided you have them ignored.

And provided you scour your ignore list every day and remember every name on it.

anghara wrote: »

Thanks, @Xithian‌ - I was wondering in relation to your earlier comments - I would then guess they are just hoping to make it financially not viable for these sellers at some point, if their software purchase costs eat into their profits too much. I suppose they could also do away with the free 30 days of game time included with purchase, but I'd think that would turn off too many potential legitimate customers.

The cost isn't an issue. Goldsellers are already operating in shady areas. The commonly accepted belief is that they use stolen credit information to purchase new accounts. (On top of stealing accounts where they can) Adding more up front cost does not deter them.