Dong Dong the death bell sounds.....

Damage inc. · 9th June 2006, 04:12 PM

For true rares collectors. EA cannot control the duping of rares at the moment and they are being duped out of control. The only way they cant be duped is for the owner of a unique item to hide it and not show it. Wilki says about deleting these items (or reverting them) but basically EA cant even track em or dont know how its done and EA also say its ok to trade these items so our game is going down the drain. I am told uo gold on ebay is now as little as $1.8 per million as the game is awash with duped items and gold.
WAKE UP EA, your oldest mmorpg is disappearing rapidly yet you sit and watch it.

**Tabbitha** · 9th June 2006, 04:47 PM

what do you mean by duping rares ?

Ly-Las · 9th June 2006, 04:59 PM

Making copies of them

9th June 2006, 05:07 PM

Its like counterfeiting money.. it looks real, but its worthless and, in some cases, illegal to own or make.

Gwenyth · 9th June 2006, 05:08 PM

Is this something new? I've heard about duping in the past, but nothing recently and I've never heard about rares being duped, only Doom arties.

Skatha · 9th June 2006, 05:10 PM

Sounds like dupers and farming is going to kill the goose that laid the golden egg.......

what a shame..........

Flutter · 9th June 2006, 05:59 PM

Wilki says that buying, selling or trading these items is basically a break of the UO ROC
Here.

Quote:

think it's safe to say that anything that can be tied to the word "dupe" is not something that players should be buying or trading amongst each other.

From the UO Rules of Conduct:

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You will not intentionally accept an item that has been “bugged” or otherwise manipulated outside of the designed game mechanics from anyone inside or outside the game world. The Ultima Online team has the right to confiscate any such illegal items, without reparation, even if a player had no prior knowledge of the item’s origin.

Snowy · 9th June 2006, 08:31 PM

I wouldn't have a clue as to how to tell real from fake... even with what I already own.

Gwenyth · 9th June 2006, 10:30 PM

Me either

**Ezekiel** · 9th June 2006, 11:27 PM

from what I understand, in most instances duped items are identical to the real thing to any player char. GMs have the ability to further investigate items (on what levels I dont know) and examine their creation...

Good rule of thumb (just as in real life) if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is...

9th June 2006, 04:12 PM	#1
Damage inc. Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: europa Posts: 52 Gold: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... For true rares collectors. EA cannot control the duping of rares at the moment and they are being duped out of control. The only way they cant be duped is for the owner of a unique item to hide it and not show it. Wilki says about deleting these items (or reverting them) but basically EA cant even track em or dont know how its done and EA also say its ok to trade these items so our game is going down the drain. I am told uo gold on ebay is now as little as $1.8 per million as the game is awash with duped items and gold. WAKE UP EA, your oldest mmorpg is disappearing rapidly yet you sit and watch it.

9th June 2006, 04:47 PM	#2
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa/Snowbourn Posts: 6,059 Gold: 68,995 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 239 Thanked 321 Times in 197 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... what do you mean by duping rares ?

9th June 2006, 04:59 PM	#3
Ly-Las Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 522 Gold: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... Making copies of them

9th June 2006, 05:07 PM	#4
Threnody Guest Posts: n/a Gold: 0 [Check]	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... Its like counterfeiting money.. it looks real, but its worthless and, in some cases, illegal to own or make.

9th June 2006, 05:08 PM	#5
Gwenyth Join Date: Sep 2005 Shard: Catskills Posts: 348 Gold: 87 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... Is this something new? I've heard about duping in the past, but nothing recently and I've never heard about rares being duped, only Doom arties.

9th June 2006, 05:10 PM	#6
Skatha Skatha Join Date: Feb 2006 Shard: Atlantic/Pacific Posts: 26 Gold: 52 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... Sounds like dupers and farming is going to kill the goose that laid the golden egg....... what a shame..........

9th June 2006, 08:31 PM	#8
Snowy Pretty Nice Disguise, isn't it? Join Date: Nov 2005 Shard: Lake Superior Posts: 1,126 Gold: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... I wouldn't have a clue as to how to tell real from fake... even with what I already own. ~ "It's definitely a Bubble Bath Day.". ~ Dove Promise ~

9th June 2006, 10:30 PM	#9
Gwenyth Join Date: Sep 2005 Shard: Catskills Posts: 348 Gold: 87 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... Me either

9th June 2006, 11:27 PM	#10
Ezekiel Wycorp--Dwarf Hunter Join Date: Jul 2005 Shard: Area 52 Posts: 2,435 Gold: 94 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Dong Dong the death bell sounds..... from what I understand, in most instances duped items are identical to the real thing to any player char. GMs have the ability to further investigate items (on what levels I dont know) and examine their creation... Good rule of thumb (just as in real life) if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is...

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