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11,500 Final Fantasy XI Online accounts banned by Square Enix

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Final Fantasy XI OnlineSquare Enix has terminated over 11,500 accounts held by players involved in the usage of 3rd party tools or cheats, or engaged in RMT (Real Money Trading) activities. The termination of these accounts has led to the removal of approximately 45 billion Gil from circulation.

The violations of these PC, PS2 & Xbox 360 users were:
* Usage of tools that allow enhanced character movement. Approx. 1,100 cases.
* Usage of tools that circumvent game mechanics with respect to the timing of ability use, etc. in certain areas or at points where Notorious Monsters appear. Approx. 6,400 cases.
* RMT-related activity Approx. 4,000 cases. Bye bye Gil.

Square Enix wants to remind players that the use of third party programs adversely affect game balance. Along with affecting game balance, other risks can arise from use of third party programs that are not immediately obvious such as possibly introducing damaging viruses and compromising the security of private account details.

This isn’t the first time that has happened. In early 2006, Square Enix discovered that a group of players had found a way to generate the game currency and exchange it for real currency, which in turn drove up prices for all items across the game. In response, 700 accounts were permanently banned and 300 billion Gil was removed from circulation.

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7 Responses to “11,500 Final Fantasy XI Online accounts banned by Square Enix”

  1. 1
    Reeteshinator Says:
    November 28th, 2006 at 12:15 pm

    WOw! There are too many Cheaters out there!

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    November 28th, 2006 at 2:14 pm

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    Pierres Service » Blog Archive » 11500 Final Fantasy XI Online accounts banned by Square Enix Says:
    November 28th, 2006 at 4:53 pm

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    November 29th, 2006 at 3:03 am

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    Gamer Clerks Says:
    December 9th, 2006 at 1:57 am

    […] Square Enix has again taken action against Final Fantasy XI cheaters, banning more than 11,500 accounts, in turn, removing roughly 5 billion Gil from in-game circulation. The mass crackdown has affected users on all platforms (PC, PS2 & Xbox 360), as administrators targeted a range of illegal activities: […]

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    Final Fantasy Says:
    March 9th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    there are cheaters in every mmo :)

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