ArcheAge begins Lantern Festival, ignites currency controversy

Over on the ArcheAge Reddit, people are grumpy. No, stay with me; they might have a point here. Trion kicked off an odd sort of promotion Monday in which players can purchase APEX packs and get pretty big additional APEX bonuses for doing so, which players suggest has never happened before, not even when the currency (which is traded in-game as well) was inflated.

What’s made them grumpy is the note at the bottom of the sale that tells people to “act fast” because “this bonus could disappear at any time.” Redditors suggest is part of a quarterly financial push — do you agree?

In less puzzling news, ArcheAge is beginning the Gweonid Forest Lantern Festival today and running through April 19th, complete with daily quests and prizes.

Source: Official forums, Reddit. Thanks, Askov!