What Publishers Say About Real-Money Trading

Sandbox Interactive’s terms prohibit buying or selling virtual currency outside in-game systems; its Gold Market is the sanctioned route.

Pearl Abyss says it applies the penalties in its Terms of Service and Operational Policy, and that investigations of abnormal gameplay take time.

Piloted boosts and carries are treated differently. Blizzard, Jagex and Wargaming each say paid services can break their rules.

Publishers including Wargaming, EA, Jagex and Blizzard say account sales are prohibited.

Activision says account reselling violates its terms of use and that accounts knowingly sold will be permanently banned.

Bungie said account recoveries, where someone else plays your account, can lead to bans; carries where you play alongside helpers have not been its focus.

Blizzard says all item and gold trades are at your own risk and that support does not assist with scams. We found no D2R-specific ban text.

Blizzard’s license agreement prohibits selling or trading game currency for real money, and there is no official way to buy gold.

Ankama sells Ogrines and runs an official Ogrines-to-Kamas exchange. We did not find a rule text on third-party Kamas sales.

The Steam Subscriber Agreement forbids selling or transferring the right to use your account; players report trade bans and item removal.

ZeniMax prohibits, and does not recognize, sales, gifts or trades of virtual currency for real money.

MindArk describes a real cash economy with a fixed 10 PED to 1 US dollar rate for deposits and withdrawals.

Battlestate Games says buying and selling accounts is strictly forbidden and that both buyer and seller are liable.

CCP removes assets acquired in violation of the EULA, and says stolen cards are used to buy PLEX that reaches RMT buyers. PLEX is the sanctioned route.

Daybreak sells Krono for real money, which players can trade for platinum. We did not find a rule text on third-party platinum.

Krono works here too. We did not find a rule text on third-party platinum sales.

Historical Square Enix reports describe account terminations for RMT under the PlayOnline agreement. We did not find a current FFXI-specific notice.

Square Enix prohibits trading real money for in-game benefits and takes action up to permanent bans. There is no official way to buy gil.

Epic says buying, selling and sharing accounts is not allowed and that transferring accounts or access keys is prohibited.

HoYoverse says account selling or exchanging, and top-ups through non-official channels, are strictly forbidden.

Rockstar has removed illegitimately gained GTA$, while saying money bought through Shark Cards stays on the account. Shark Cards are the sanctioned route.

ArenaNet says buying from a real-money trader violates its Rules of Conduct, and that such gold mostly comes from hacked accounts or stolen cards.

Habbo’s help pages list buying or selling accounts or furni for cash as prohibited, and say official credits are the only legitimate route.

The Terms of Service prohibit commercial use of the service and allow warnings, suspensions or bans at the publisher’s discretion.

Eleventh Hour Games says both buying and selling RMT result in a permanent account ban, and reports reviewing gold activity at the account level.

NCSoft says a player-made exchange of Adena or items is voluntary and outside in-game systems, so it will not replace lost Adena.

Amazon Games says it has banned accounts that transacted large amounts of RMT gold. The official Currency Exchange is the sanctioned route.

Nexon’s code of conduct prohibits exploiting its games commercially, including buying or selling accounts, NX, items and power-leveling.

Mojang’s guidelines say in-server currency must have no real-world value and cannot be cashed out or converted to real currency.

Arc Games says buying currency from third-party sites violates its terms and can lead to permanent closure. A Zen/AD exchange is the official route.

Jagex defines real-world trading as buying or selling anything related to an account for real money, and bonds are the sanctioned route.

Grinding Gear Games prohibits real-money trading of currency and items, and 2026 reports describe enforcement against accounts tied to RMT.

Krafton’s Rules of Conduct say attempts at cash transactions will lead to bans, including trading or advertising accounts.

Roblox says it cannot enforce deals made outside its official features and cannot return items or Robux if such a deal goes wrong.

Jagex’s rules define real-world trading to include paying someone to play your account, and bonds are the sanctioned route.

The Terms and Conditions say Linden dollars may not be bought or sold outside the LindeX, the only authorized exchange.

aUEC is alpha test currency; the Terms of Service say virtual goods are licensed, cannot be redeemed for money and can be reset.

Arc Games says buying currency from third-party sites violates its terms. Zen and Dilithium can be exchanged in game.

EA’s Terms of Service forbid selling virtual currency outside the service, and the SWTOR team has seized credits from a seller ring.

Amazon Games monitors RMT; affected players can see their Lucent balance go negative. Lucent from the official store is the sanctioned route.

Tibia’s rules forbid advertising trades that involve real money. Tibia Coins on the Coin Market are the sanctioned route.

The Terms of Use say accounts are personal and cannot be sold or traded, and that platinum is non-transferable and has no cash value.

We found no published rule specific to third-party gold. The official Player’s Guide lists gold caps by level.

Wargaming says account, gold and credit sales are against its EULA and rules, and that violations lead to punishment and bans.

Blizzard says buying gold breaks its EULA and that such gold can be removed and accounts banned. The WoW Token is the sanctioned route.

Blizzard has said real-money sales of in-game property are not allowed and has banned accounts tied to a gold seller.

Kuro Games’ Fair Play Policy prohibits selling, buying or sharing accounts, and top-ups through third-party applications.

HoYoverse’s official post prohibits selling, buying or transferring accounts and third-party tools that disrupt fair play.