Duping crisis on p99 or just coincidental sequence of events ?

[aegohely]

I saw 518 Ruby on EC vendor yesterday too..

[JayDee]

Originally Posted by Nocte [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

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?

Has this been confirmed by GMs ?

Also, I thought for sure they would already have a serialization method implemented for items that no longer drop. Pretty disconcerting if they don't. I remember they did that on vztz after people started duping relentlessly.

[Humerox]

Originally Posted by Nocte [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'm curious where all the dozens and dozens of Rubi BPs and Manastones came from...

What? Were you around when those things dropped? The camps were staffed 24/7.

The only issues I ever saw were random spells and such appearing on the cursor when you zoned, and another brief problem... both corrected very quickly.

Want to point me to the threads concerning this "public knowledge" of duping issues...especially high end items like Rubi BP's and Manastones?

And yeah...they do have a system here for tracking items.

[megman87]

One of the friends who convinced me to play here just started playing again after not playing for I dunno how long. He said hes still for 4 manastones from when the server came out however long ago that was heh, pretty sure he sold one by now though.

Could just be old players randomly coming back and selling stuff they been holding onto since its worth like 2-3x as much now. 75k for a manastone, really? haha =)

[Barkingturtle]

I guess people with plat just shouldn't spend it then?

Not hard to imagine people having a million plat at this point. I barely play, my highest character is 29 and I have probably 20k plat worth of items and currency.

Like I said, doesn't seem endemic. I guess I haven't seen the five Thex daggers sold recently, but if someone said it was true, well I guees I'll believe it too!

[nilbog]

We have looked for dupe issues and other exploits since day 1. Cheating is something that is absolutely not tolerated and any exploits that have been discovered or reported are always top priority.

If you discover or hear of an exploit, it is your duty to report it. If you notice suspicious behavior or generally want to ask a question like the OP, and you have "unnamed" evidence, please use the Petition/Exploit portion of the forums. Only you and the admins will be able to view it.

There is no mass-duping crisis. afaik :P

Closing this thread as it has been answered and will do nothing but generate hysteria.