selling ni stuff for real money

[Malong]

Yes they will find a way, but at least its forbidden. Thats like saying we cant hunt down drug dealers, so might aswell allow it. This mod has always been play to win and not pay to win. I fear if this changes, the community splits and dies. I cant really imagine, why not let the rule stay as is was before. IF someone has clear evidence, then you can still ban people.

To be fully clear, pay-to-win means you're paying the creators of the game. It is only for the specific case of creating a revenue stream from players that want a significant advantage from a system within the game itself, e.g. through a cash shop. Paying to transfer items from another member of the community is distinctly different and not the actual definition of "pay-to-win."

That said: you're even more right that if one will buy gear for gold then he will spoil the game for himself, stripping himself from the joy that comes from achievements earned by hard work.

That's one way to look at it. The other is that it's trivial to say players want progression, but aren't guaranteed it because the game works from a standpoint of consistent play mixed with pure dumb luck. Both views can co-exist, and there is no demonstrable and quantifiable link that being able to acquire items from others for outside currency has any harm for players that want it to be from "hard work" (though the existence of the phrase "undeserved loot" seems counter to the argument of "hard work").