Where Winds Meet warns players off black-market gifts and unofficial top-ups

Where Winds Meet has issued a very practical warning to players: do not mess around with black-market gifts and unofficial top-ups. The team says it is upgrading its security systems to deal with malicious refunds, abnormal transactions and illegal gift trading. Penalties can include recovered items, negative currency balances and temporary gift restrictions. This may sound like dull admin, but it is a real live-service issue.

Mobile and cross-platform games with gifting systems often attract grey-market sellers who promise cheaper currency or items, then leave regular players holding the punishment when chargebacks or fraud checks hit. The warning is basically NetEase telling players that a discount from a sketchy seller can turn into a broken account. For any game trying to run a long-term economy, cleaning this up early matters.