My suggestion is going to receive a lot of hate (I would have hated on it too a couple months ago, but my perspective has changed after putting in >800 hours).
I think the best way to remove RMT is to make the game more casual-friendly.
Letās face it: ToSās primary audience is ex-RO players, in their 20s, with jobs. As much as they loved RO, they do not have the same amount of free time as they had in their RO days.
RO was filled with bots because it had low-exp and low-drops, and ToS seems like it has even lower exp/drops. If drop rates and exp rates are raised to a more casual-friendly level, players can actually feel like they are progressing and getting stronger rather than having to resort to RMT to get stronger. ToS should still be grindyā¦ just not RO levels of grindy if they want to attract older ex-RO players. The ex-RO players have money now and are going to spend that to progress if it is the only way they can - currently that means giving it to RMTers.