An Auction Issue Leads to Account Closures
Bordael wanted me to pass this along to you guys so here it is.
Recently, it came to our attention that there was an issue with the new Auction server that allowed people to obtain more Tunar than they were entitled. As soon as this was uncovered we moved on a correction that was updated to the servers with the downtime on Monday, March 8th. We are in the process of completing our investigation into accounts that took advantage of this situation for large profits by freezing those accounts until we can fully remove any Tunar that should never have existed in the first place.
We intend to close accounts that were in the process of exploiting this issue for huge sums of Tunar. We regret the necessity of this action, but we are committed to maintaining the balance of EQOA. Such sums of Tunar could only have had harmful repercussions to the game. Some of the accounts frozen, where perhaps a single, or few, possibly accidental, issues arose, the Tunar will be removed and access restored. We anticipate our review with this incident will be completed by Wednesday, March 10th. If your account has been affected, you may want to make sure we have a valid email address for you on file. Visit https://www.station.sony.com/secure/en/registration/view.jsp to update your information.
For future reference, as we outline in the Rules of Conduct, we ask that you not exploit bugs that you find in the game. If you encounter such an issue that you feel is "not right" or "too good to be true" please cease using it and notify us via the in game Help Request or the website Feedback Form as soon as possible. Our apologies for any affect this issue may have had on our customers and thanks in advance for your understanding.
~The EverQuest Online Adventure Team
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