Farewell from Zikoshi

This is not the message I ever imagined writing.

For the past months, I’ve watched the game I once loved deteriorate into something unrecognizable. What was once a vibrant, competitive, and rewarding environment has been overtaken by unchecked Real Money Trading (RMT) and a complete absence of administrative oversight.

The scale of RMT today is beyond anything tolerable. Gear, consumables, and even full accounts are openly bought and sold. Players who invest time, skill, and strategy are regularly outclassed by those who simply swipe a card. Fights are no longer won by coordination or tactics, but by whoever has the deepest wallet and the most external resources.

It's become a painful routine to witness one heavily boosted RMT player dismantle entire alliances—armed with an endless supply of high-tier gear, medic bags, and adrenaline injectors. And all of it purchased—not earned.

But as if RMT alone wasn’t enough, the situation worsened when automation scripts used by players from Saudi Arabia were leaked to the public. These scripts, designed to automate combat and resource collection in form of Round Hero medals and filling Piggy Banks, offered a blatant and unfair advantage. The community raised the alarm. Screenshots and videos were shared. And yet, once again—no response from the administration. No bans. No investigations. Just silence. Cheating on a massive scale was exposed, and the developers chose to do nothing.

What’s most disturbing is not the existence of these exploits—it’s the fact that they’re tolerated. The rules clearly don’t matter. And those who play fairly are simply left behind.

There’s no integrity left. No real competition. Just pay-to-win dominance, scripted gameplay, and a leadership team unwilling—or uninterested—in fixing what’s broken.

Under these conditions, I can no longer justify staying. I refuse to be part of a system that rewards cheating and punishes commitment.

That being said, I want to take a moment at the end of this message to thank my Military Unit, 23 SAS Regiment, country - South Korea (note: abbreviated KR as in Korean Republic), our team SASOKOMORI and last but not least, our alliance, Beast From The East (BFTE). You were the only reason I stayed as long as I did. The friendships, the laughs, the battles we shared—I’ll always carry them with me. You were a beacon of what this game could be, even as everything around us fell apart.