In the science fiction MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR), the developers dealt a blow to a commercially operated gold seller ring: hundreds of accounts were involved, with a total of 9 billion credits seized.
Question for the record: Are gold sellers actually called gold sellers when there is no gold in the game? Well, the official name in English is “Real Money Trader” (RMT), while in German, due to the dominance of Blizzard’s WoW, the term “Goldseller” has become established. It’s not a pretty sight, nor is the problem that the term describes, but now back to the topic.
Bioware now wants to give SWTOR fans a more frequent behind-the-scenes look, which is why Community Manager Eric Musco announced in the official forum that there have been issues with credit sellers and their advertisements in recent months. Therefore, Bioware has been monitoring a real gold seller ring made up of several hundred accounts on various servers for months. Last week, action was taken against it, and it was dismantled.
In the process, hundreds of accounts were banned, and 9 billion credits were confiscated.
Bioware thanks the players who have repeatedly reported these gold sellers and their advertisements. Gold sellers are a persistent problem that will be actively addressed in the future.
