I can’t help but agree. I mean, when they made the SoD GDKP ban they were clear that they had ways to detect if players were engaging in GDKP activities. As far as I know, the SoD GDKP ban was successful at least in that GDKP is no longer an activity in SoD.
So if they can detect when players trade gold in exchange for gear, presumably they can detect the activites you’re referring to now. So like… how does RMT even still exist!?
While I think their reasoning is flawed and that it’s proven unsuccessful, I at least understand that they want to delay actioning bot accounts for some time. However, what value is there in delaying action against a player purchasing gold? Slap 'em with an immediate ban, remove the purchased gold from the economy, and move on.