This game in it's current form requires you to grind heavily in order to PvP for a few hours, NCsoft promised to Westernize the game and part of that should include changing it so that you shouldn't "have" to or even "want" to seek alternate means of acquiring kinah. RMT is rampant in C-Aion and K-Aion, Hell Real money trade for online gold or items is a taxable item in Korea and therefore legal.

Is NCsofts very public stance on RMT only so because of the Western worlds misconception of it being an evil, self righteous act? or the minor "bot" problem that stems from it during the opening months of a games release?.

This is exactly why we don't tolerate RMT in Aion. It's destroys game worlds and causes the majority of the destructive behavior that affects our community. If you want to play Aion, please don't buy Kinah, utilize power-leveling services, etc.

I agree. We're about to announce a new strategy that will include a lot of information to educate people on the destructive nature that comes with RMT. Stay tuned...