Lost Ark Devs Share General Anti-RMT Policies Following Last Week’s Major Ban Wave
Amazon Game Studios whipped out its mighty banhammer last week and swung it hard at real-money traders in Lost Ark. The studio didn’t give specifics but revealed that the “major ban wave” specifically targeted RMT accounts that were found to have traded large amounts of gold.
Amazon also shared their general policies on real-money trading in the game to address misconceptions about its anti-bot and anti-RMT measures. The studio says that punishments are doled out based on the severity of the offense and the number of previous infractions. These can range from temporary account suspension all the way up to permanent bans.
Illegally acquired gold will be taken away and spending it before being caught will not absolve real-money traders from punishment. They’ll even receive harsher punishments if the gold can’t be taken away for some reason.
RMT gold is also tracked between accounts so washing them through secondary accounts won’t save you from punishment either, and every account involved in the laundering chain will also be punished. The team also clarified that a history of spending real money on the game won’t affect the severity of the punishment. In fact, some players were who invested heavily in the game were among those who were caught in the latest ban wave.
“We know that RMT is a top player concern and negatively impacts the in-game economy for all players,” says Amazon. “While we can’t always share a look into our plans, we are persistently combating bots and RMT.”
Our team conducted a major ban wave targeting accounts that transacted large amounts of RMT Gold earlier this week.
We want to take a moment to reiterate our stance on RMT and correct some misconceptions we’ve seen circulating in the community.
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