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I made this post centered around TBC realms, but re-reading it, I’m seeing a LOT of parallels ring true for retail, too.

[TBC/Classic] RMT, Botting, and the Token

An issue that is currently- and will forever- plague Classic servers and Retail alike is RMT (real money transactions/trading.) Third party websites to purchase gold with real currency is something that’s hit the WoW community hard since the WoW community existed. A product only exists when there’s demand. Let’s look at why people choose to turn to RMTing in the first place on TBC servers in particular. Gold Sinks: Money taken out of the economy and put into the void. Flying mounts, constant…