Update: NCsoft has informed us the issue has been resolved.
Players on the Azphel server of Aion found quite the surprise recently, as their virtual coin pouch swelled to ridiculous proportions out of nowhere. The culprit: a glitch accidentally awarding players with 30 trillion Kinah. We're not sure about the conversion rates to real money, but when you can tell people you have 30 trillion of anything, we imagine it's impressive nonetheless.
As a result of the glitch, the server's being restored to an earlier point right now, hopefully resolving the newfound financial success of those affected in the game. We'll update you all when the server's back online.
[Via Massively]
Reader Comments (25)
Posted: Jan 6th 2010 6:43PM LaughingTarget said
Well, that's one way to put gold farmers out of business.
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Posted: Jan 6th 2010 6:58PM DerickDBrown said
They're fixing it by rolling back to an older iteration. You can't trick time.
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Posted: Jan 6th 2010 7:56PM ZombieRobot said
and tommorow new joystiq post, Aion patch robs trillions from players! srsly the only ones who care about these patches are the ones playing the games, and they usually see the patch notes right in front of em while patching...why do we need these posts joystiq...why
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Posted: Jan 6th 2010 8:27PM (Unverified) said
Good publicity for Aion, who in turn will pay Joystiq for more coverage. Honestly this news can only help them, a lot of MMO gamers are always looking for an easy way to jump up in level or money when they switch from a longtime previous MMO. I wouldn't be supprised if a few Joystiq/Massively readers went out and bought the game to try their luck just based on the news.
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Posted: Jan 6th 2010 8:58PM (Unverified) said
Not to mention REALLY FUCKING PISS OFF those poppers who just got a rare drop right after the glitch happened lol.
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Posted: Jan 7th 2010 10:44AM (Unverified) said
"but when you can tell people you have 30 trillion of anything, we imagine it's impressive nonetheless."
Unless you live in Zimbabwe.
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Unless you live in Zimbabwe.
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