
Originally Posted by
Okan
In my opinion, I think SE guards the gil-sellers because it's money for them.
Think about it this way. NewPlayer can't get money and he's bored. Inflation has taken everything beyond his reach. He's not 75. He's not 70. He's 50 and wanting to get that really nice armor at upper 50s (SH,Verm,Haub whatver).
So he's debating quitting because he can't be "on par" with the older players getting invites so much faster then him. He's been laughing at RMT'ers for awhile but he just can't manage to farm 12mil for a Haub(9mil for verm,12mil for SH(Unicorn prices last I checked)).
Well now he's realizing he's "gimp" by terms of players at his level because he jut can't get the equipment he's "required" to have. He decides he'll buy a little gil and get a small upgrade. Now he's not quite gimp, but he's not god either.
He's getting invites so much more for putting "ALL HQ STAFF" in his search comment. He's in love. He goes and buys more and gets more better gear. His invites come in faster. Now he's enjoying the game and not bored. He's not debating quitting. SE squeezes another $15 a month out of this guy.
In SE's eyes: A happy player = Money; A bored player = lost profit.
(Edit:Removed wall'o'text format).