Final Fantasy XI - Online

Accounts Banned (Aug. 26)

We would like to report the termination today of multiple accounts held by players involved in the usage of third-party tools or cheats, or engaged in RMT (Real Money Trading) activities.

Based on the results of our investigation, around 5760 PlayOnline accounts were terminated while around 420 accounts were temporarily suspended.

Additionally, we have increased the number of mass bannings against certain PlayOnline violations in order to prevent illegal acts.

The termination of these accounts has led to the removal of approximately 2.5 billion gil from circulation.

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/polnews/news14006.shtml

AAAAAARRRRRGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Should have posted this earlier. Anyway, here’s the latest tidbit from my ol’ faithful newshound: there’s what is described as a “grueling new enemy encounter” in FFXI and it ain’t gonna be pretty. No wusses allowed. In fact, Massively has dibs on what FFXI players may have to go through just to defeat Pandemonium Warden.

Hope it doesn’t involve selling one’s soul.

Anyway, think shapeshifts in multiple forms, more hours to devote to killing, and can you say…

A whole new level of FFXI addiction?

Perhaps. Here’s a quote from an FFXI community site, courtesy of Old’ Faithful Newshound, talking about their guild’s face-off against Pandemonium Warden:

“People were passing out and getting physically ill. We decided to end it before we risked turning into a horrible new story about how video games ruin people’s lives.”

Yikes!