In the sand park MMO ArcheAge, the sale of Apex has been halted again. Apparently, there was another exploit or bug that caused the prices of this crucial item to plummet.
Just a week ago, an ArcheAge exploit was discovered that allowed players to withdraw unlimited credits, the in-game currency, from the 10-euro item APEX. According to a statement from Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman, the exploit was not as widespread as fans feared. Only a few had deliberately and excessively abused it, while others likely triggered it by chance.
To investigate and contain the previous exploit and another one that affected chests from the cash shop, the marketplace was temporarily disabled and the APEX could no longer be redeemed. In recent days, the exploit was eliminated with the help of the Korean developers from XLGames, and the Apex have been reactivated.
But that didn’t last long.
A new post appeared in the official forum. “The Apex prices [in the auction house] are falling like flies,” reported a fan. Community Manager Scapes addressed this shortly after: The team is working to find out if there is an exploit behind the price drop. They halted the sale of APEX while they investigated the problem. The first reporter was promised a reward if their reports turned out to be substantial.
It seems the fears are coming true and another fix from XLGames is needed.
This is currently being tested, late Monday evening our time, right now. If the fix, the new build, is successful, Trion Worlds will deploy it and resume the sale of Apex.
