pretty sure the suppliers, including platlord, have lost thousands of dollars of virtual stock...not to mention that with every round of bann hammers it is harder for them to convince players to trust their service. i'm certain that platlord is hurting from Ephi's efforts...other RMTers might have a temporary gain of the market with his loss, but even they hurt when Ephi drops banns.
at server launch i think i recall RMTers getting a suspension before bann, but too many of them would just go right back to RMTing that it was just changed to an outright perma bann (which has been the published rule for a long time now). i don't see how you can give some folks a break and then bann others just because you have sympathy for them. if the rule is perma ban for the RMTing account then thats what they should enforce imo.
if they bend the rules for one person they need to do it for everyone in the same situation or it would be even worse.
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