Hello all,

 With the advent of the maker skill, I fully anticipate needing to buy and sell WAY more dex/strength crystals.  The most abundant source of them seems to be FM.  With the current bannings for distributing or receiving illegal mesos, is it safe to open shops?  I mean, if I do opt to sell a scroll or something and some random player I've never met who has these illegal mesos spends them at my store, can I get banned?  Similarly, if someone is doing something dishonest to get power/dex crystal ores and sells them in FM, can I get banned for buying them?  Keep in mind: I have no idea who the person is (or that they're doing something dishonest).  If I can, how can anyone safely open or buy from a store in FM (or just from another player)?

Supposedly some people opened a shop and when there items sold they got illeagal mesos and got banned but its all speculation no proof or whatever

But there are people who can dispute either side of this argument with facts and such...

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I'm aware of the rumors/recent events:  My RL fiancee was banned for buying or selling illegal mesos.  In the 5 years I've known her, I've never known her to be dishonest.  She's was upset by the ability to buy mesos in the cash shop (since it really means that you can buy mesos for real money legally -- if you buy them from Nexon).  Anyways, I have seen people banned by no fault of their own and am asking if there's anything I can do as a merchanting player to protect myself?  I mean, it's impossible to know where everyone's mesos have come from.  If their spending illegal mesos can get me banned, how can I use anything in FM and not risk being banned?

We've all heard the same rumors and speculation but, as far as I know, the facts behind it are not yet substantiated. 

I would suggest logging a ticket with your concern because unless and until Nexon addresses the issue themselves, we can't know for sure.

Good luck.

  

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All I've seen so far of the sudden mysterious banning issues being addressed is players asking why they were banned for misconduct, and being told, "We can't tell you."

Players have been getting banned for receiving illegal mesos, unexplained misconduct, and now it seems fighting Pink Bean isn't safe. Many have spoken up against it, and been chastized.

I haven't bought a shop yet because I don't want to end up with an illegal meso in my pocket (I mean honestly, how would I know?), and until I hear from Nexon regarding that whole meso fiasco, I'll continue avoiding the FM. Then there's a concern of being fingered for misbehaving, even though I keep to myself and adhere to the ToS. I just don't feel like playing for a while, if ever again. Might sound paranoid, but I don't care.

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That's kind of what I'm intimating at.  I mean, people who have played for years (legitly) are being banned for what would appear to be no fault of their own.  I've heard rumors of people being banned for being in a random PQ that happens to be led by a hacker.  They get DCed and then banned for doing what? participating in the game.  Having read the tickets and responses (or lack of) from Nexon, I can't say that I can confidently walk through town or turn in a quest.  I will try the ticket (maybe they'll talk to me since I've not shown up on the "naughty" list yet... or have i?  i mean, you can just end up there because....).  I wouldn't expect Nexon to tip their hack-detection hand as there's most likely some proprietary back-end stuff going on (and I really don't need to know how they catch hackers) but I'd like to know that my legit playing/training doesn't get flagged by their hack system for being "illegal".

No trade, no sale, no purchase or merchanting is safe right now. The rather crewel truth of things is, if anybody who ever handled meso purchased from an illegal source buys, sells, trades, or even drops one, the new person who took part in it is also flagged. People 3, 4, 5, even 10 steps out from the initial purchase have been flagged and banned. This is not a sane practice, it is merely a legal one. Though it does kill the economy completely for a long while, on the upside maker will allow you to get the items that otherwise you'd have had to buy.

 

The downside is grinding for stat crystal ore and your own dye.

 

Good luck maple, and gods forgive nexon, they know not what they do.