Duping crisis on p99 or just coincidental sequence of events ?

Kanor · #1 07-21-2010, 09:38 PM

I have seen people with millions of plat and all of a sudden we are seeing items like thex daggers surfacing and being sold by the numbers. I have heard several people accused of duping (who will go unnamed) and I was wondering if this is being looked at by the GMs.

Thx

Kambris · #2 07-21-2010, 09:40 PM

I don't think duping is possible on this server, and if it was then it would be a much more wide-spread and heavily-discussed issue. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Kanor · #3 07-21-2010, 10:11 PM

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I don't think duping is possible on this server, and if it was then it would be a much more wide-spread and heavily-discussed issue. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

People are always finding new ways to dupe and exploit plat. It has already happened on this server whether you choose to recognize it or not. I am just worried about the new influx of plat and items that has happened recently.

Seems suspicious. Rest assured, Detective Kanor is on the case.

quido · #4 07-21-2010, 10:13 PM

Yeah it's not like people camped the shit out of manastones until they disappeared. There are easily several hundred manastones on the server.

Barkingturtle · #5 07-21-2010, 10:18 PM

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I am just worried about the new influx of plat and items that has happened recently.

Not sure what you're talking about. I mean sure, we've seen a Thex Dagger and a CoF or RBB get sold in the past few days but that's not endemic. Rubi BP's and Manastones have been pretty well plentiful and available for a long time. Just seems like much ado.

Kanor · #6 07-21-2010, 10:30 PM

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Not sure what you're talking about. I mean sure, we've seen a Thex Dagger and a CoF or RBB get sold in the past few days

That's exactly what I am talking about. One player even said he/she has seen as many as 5 thex daggers for sale recently ? Dunno if that is conclusive evidence, however ...

That combined with the fact I have seen a couple players with an endless amount of plat buying all of these items (One player in particular whos buying AoN, Rbb/CoF, Thex Dagger, Crystalline spear) leads me to believe there is some shady swashbuckler stuff going on here.

Lazortag · #7 07-21-2010, 09:42 PM

What I find really suspicious is the ridiculously valuable items being sold to merchants. Like, come on, who the fuck is selling 517 platinum fire wedding rings to the jeweler in north freeport?

utenan · #8 07-21-2010, 09:58 PM

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What I find really suspicious is the ridiculously valuable items being sold to merchants. Like, come on, who the fuck is selling 517 platinum fire wedding rings to the jeweler in north freeport?

many jewelcrafters getting there skills up.....

Phallax · #9 07-21-2010, 10:02 PM

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many jewelcrafters getting there skills up.....

Yea the only jewelry id be surprised to see on vendors is black sapphire, blue diamond and diamond gear.

Nocte · #10 07-21-2010, 09:49 PM

I'm curious where all the dozens and dozens of Rubi BPs and Manastones came from. Obviously, things got duped, people were banned for it and it's pretty public knowledge.

What happens to the duped items, though? It stands to reason that an influx of duplicated items, particularly those that are very rare or extinct, will make waves in the server economy pool.

Is there a way to serialize the items as they're created (i.e. crafted, quested, or dropped) so that duplicate serials could be detected and deleted?