Every single time something like this happens (believe an old player word, this is not the first time) people largely took advantage of it as long as was possible even if no admin said was intended and not even a single one of them was banned or punished (i still remember hasahyo saying how good was the deal when he was able to buy enough advanced refinements to bring items to level 10 at 1/10th of the supposed to be price for it...). The fact tobei said was intended it's just a way to justify what they would have done the same regardless what he said.