Recently, the CEO of the publisher Trion Worlds has commented on the exploits of the past few days in the sandbox MMO ArcheAge. They are not as severe as portrayed.
Over the weekend, an “Apex exploit” was revealed in ArcheAge. APEX is an item that can be purchased for 10 euros from Trion Worlds to be exchanged for “Credits” in the game, the in-game currency. Due to a bug, it was possible to use the item without consuming it. Just yesterday, we reported how Trion Worlds dealt with the “crate exploit.
“There is no dupe”
The US site mmorpg.com has received a statement from Trion Worlds CEO Scott Hartsman. He stated that there has been no “Apex dupe.” There have been some cases where APEX provided more credits than intended. When this was checked, it was found that only a few players were affected. Their accounts have been temporarily paused, they are currently being cleaned, and the accounts will be reactivated afterwards.
Only about 12 players worldwide really exploited this bug. They should expect stricter actions. So said Hartsman’s statement.
The accidental usage had little impact on ArcheAge
The statement has caused a stir at mmorpg.com. Users claiming they exploited the bug said that now they just have to find the other 11. Others explained that the entire guild did this over the weekend and shared an Apex, so to speak, passing it around.
The statement by Hartsman was also discussed in the official forum. Community Manager Scapes further clarified: There is a significant difference between a “dupe,” which causes items to be duplicated, and, as in this case, an item being used more often than intended. Many triggered this exploit unintentionally: Sometimes it was enough just to press Shift+Right Click to trigger this exploit. This is no longer possible.
According to Scapes, they have tracked down the few players who intentionally exploited this and will permanently ban them. The other cases in ArcheAge, where players unintentionally triggered the bug, have not had significant impacts on the in-game economy.
