Duping its back...
spun ducky
The items are left customized and I am sure some people have seen a few odd trades lately like 37 sapphires for 1 armbraces... So buyer beware and I mean all items get customized weird stuff like materials.
Gabs88
Customized? What do you mean? Customized Sapphires?
superraptors
well something is fishy definitely saph and rubies dropped by 4k-5k in the past day.
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its pretty obvious then isnt it ?
Gabs88
Glad I converted the majority of my fortune to "real" items and hard cash. xD May end up having to log in and buy a few hundred sapphires and rubies though.
But are the sapphires / rubies really customized?
But are the sapphires / rubies really customized?
Snograt
Here we go again.
How did you find out, Ducky? Don't post the actual method, of course.
How did you find out, Ducky? Don't post the actual method, of course.
PowerRAV
Screenshot or it didn't happen 
I'm still skeptical...
I'm still skeptical...
Kiki Go Boom
I too noticed the sudden drop in ruby/sapphire prices. Glad I sold all of mine weeks ago 
I was still a noob during the duping exploit in 2007, can anyone tell me how that incident affected the market? Will it happen again if anet doesn't act quickly?
Have you reported this to anet?
I was still a noob during the duping exploit in 2007, can anyone tell me how that incident affected the market? Will it happen again if anet doesn't act quickly?
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The items are left customized and I am sure some people have seen a few odd trades lately like 37 sapphires for 1 armbraces... So buyer beware and I mean all items get customized weird stuff like materials.
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angela faye
Yea, I found several weird things too recently. Last week a guy in kamadan was selling 4th and 5th year BD presents at really cheap price, when I asked him how many he has, he told me he has over 200. 
2 days ago another one was selling 18 celestial rabbits for 30k/ea(usually 50~60k, so apparently he's not a power trader and these can't be bought from other players). Not sure about this one maybe he's just super lucky with the lunar fortunes.
2 days ago another one was selling 18 celestial rabbits for 30k/ea(usually 50~60k, so apparently he's not a power trader and these can't be bought from other players). Not sure about this one maybe he's just super lucky with the lunar fortunes.
Kula
So... should we avoid trading when the deal seems too good to be true, or what?
jcegt87
does this really suprise people, i mean GW1 is basically left alone like an unruly child , every once in a while an admin will pop in and set things straight before they go to work (GW2)
ACWhammy
You would think Anet would have it's bases covered as far as duping goes.
Good thing it only appears to be materials, although I haven't seen any customized myself. Hopefully they can nip it in the butt before it gets out of hand.
Good thing it only appears to be materials, although I haven't seen any customized myself. Hopefully they can nip it in the butt before it gets out of hand.
Theumiz
What's the point of duping in a dead game.....
jcegt87
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what's the point of duping in a dead game.....
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NCsoft/arenanet can benefit also. If many plan to only play gw1 for their collections and then everything get devalued bigtime, they might not care about hanging out in gw1 as much. They may have to move to gw2/Diablo 3 and start collections there.
I mention this because they have already began devaluing rare mini's by hinting that people can get them out of gifts. If people are duping 7th year gifts too, then it's just a matter of time til the market is completely flooded. Which will also help the company who is supposed to put a stop to this.
Then the only things safe are things like OS weapons that are in collections of people who don't dupe.
Whatway
At this stage of the game, it's hard for me to get mad at duping. I'm a collector but I don't mind sharing. I'd share a Q8 +5e shadow blade with Kiki and Purely if I had one. 
Atanna Charta
I find this a little hard to believe. Call me skeptical. Anyone actually have a screenshot?
And prices drops are normal during birthday celebrations, guys. Everyones trying to buy consumables and minis (and for that matter, everyone's trying to sell minis), so the market's being flooded with all the ecto that normally gets saved and stashed away.
Not saying that it's impossible dupes are happening and that's the cause, just that I find it HIGHLY... EXTREMELY unlikely.
Until we actually have some proof, I'm unconvinced.
And prices drops are normal during birthday celebrations, guys. Everyones trying to buy consumables and minis (and for that matter, everyone's trying to sell minis), so the market's being flooded with all the ecto that normally gets saved and stashed away.
Not saying that it's impossible dupes are happening and that's the cause, just that I find it HIGHLY... EXTREMELY unlikely.
Until we actually have some proof, I'm unconvinced.
Spiritz
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And prices drops are normal during birthday celebrations, guys. Everyones trying to buy consumables and minis (and for that matter, everyone's trying to sell minis), so the market's being flooded with all the ecto that normally gets saved and stashed away.
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I can remember one guildie a few years ago who blew over 500k just on 9 rings and he was selling all his materials etc.
As for minis - i have several accounts and ive probably near 100 pets from that - that doesnt mean im duping.Ecto prices dropped because of same reason - remember there are players with stacks of ectos from power trading etc.
Im sure if ppl were duping then the items they would dupe the easiest thing to sell and it probably wouldnt event ring the anet alarm bells - stacks of the event drops but thats my theory .
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This happens all the time when the boardwalk has been going and players are selling assests to raise the cash to afk 9 rings.
I can remember one guildie a few years ago who blew over 500k just on 9 rings and he was selling all his materials etc. As for minis - i have several accounts and ive probably near 100 pets from that - that doesnt mean im duping.Ecto prices dropped because of same reason - remember there are players with stacks of ectos from power trading etc. Im sure if ppl were duping then the items they would dupe the easiest thing to sell and it probably wouldnt event ring the anet alarm bells - stacks of the event drops but thats my theory . |
People need to look at the big picture. According to mines and my friends accounts, there is no duping going on. But according to the traders something is happening. I recently grabbed a few hundred saps and rubies to finish up my mats storage. They went up to 12 or 13k during the event and now you can buy at 8k each? For those mats to drop this much a crapload must have been sold the to dealer. They couldn't find a way to convert enough into ectos and arms even with inflated offers.
Too bad they didnt do diamonds too lol. Thats the last mat I need.
Minorin
Duping is a myth/rumor that people are spreading to drop prices on high end items/minis. Ignore it and move on, they've tried it countless times with ectos and other things in the same manner =\.
Bright Star Shine
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Duping is a myth/rumor that people are spreading to drop prices on high end items/minis. Ignore it and move on, they've tried it countless times with ectos and other things in the same manner =\.
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I know how the previous duping exploit worked, but I didn't at the time it was being abused. I used similar methods to abuse the hell out of 20man and 14man parties using heroes last year though. I know that when Anet 'fixed' the 14 hero bug, we were still doing it for a while, just differently, because their fix didn't really work. For some reason it fixed 20 heroes though. But eventually they perma fixed the exploit. So my bet is that they thought they 'fixed' the previous exploit, but people found a way around it, like we did. Only difference is, we weren't generating thousands of sapphires/rubies at a time.
I don't really care anymore though, I barely log on, and I 'lost' all my money already anyway.
Minorin
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I was referring to this duping sham. I know exactly how the last one was done. Note how they mention "customized" materials without any screenshots. It's a ploy to drive prices back down because the event is over.
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Prices are already down on saps and rubies though and that is strange timing.
Swingline
Until we see SS proof all we can say is that something very fishy was going on. If it is indeed dupping then it seems to have been fixed because there was a small update and ruby/sapphire prices are going back up.
Don't get yourself trolled bright.
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You sir, are an idiot.
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Kiki Go Boom
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Until we see SS proof all we can say is that something very fishy was going on. If it is indeed dupping then it seems to have been fixed because there was a small update and ruby/sapphire prices are going back up.
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We'll never know
Kada
One thing not being taken into consideration too is that I believe the drop rates on rubies and sapphires may have been adjusted recently to try and push things along a little - my guild mates and I are seeing a significant increase in sapphire drops in our MTSC runs over the past month...it's not unusual to see a sapphire drop for someone in every run. Higher drop rates = more drops = lower prices.
eKto
http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/w...t10509362.html
5 duped pandas,here we go.. (not fereos duped but the guy who paid the 5 for his kanaxai)
Good thing it only appears to be materials
not the truth mia
minis can be duped too...
5 duped pandas,here we go.. (not fereos duped but the guy who paid the 5 for his kanaxai)
Good thing it only appears to be materials
not the truth mia
minis can be duped too...
Kook~NBK~
IF there's any truth to the rumor about a z-key farming exploit, that could account for the sudden liquidation of rubies/sapphires/ectos. It would make alot of sense to be buying up z-keys on the cheap while that's going on and then reselling them at a higher price once A-Net solves that problem.
eKto
here we go
this guy had 51 stacks
Showtime
Now it gets interesting
How much was his stack btw?
Swingline
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http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/w...t10509362.html
5 duped pandas,here we go.. (not fereos duped but the guy who paid the 5 for his kanaxai) Good thing it only appears to be materials not the truth mia minis can be duped too... |
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Kada
If these are customized though, isn't that a limitation unless you're tricking stupid people into taking the customized items? Or are these not behaving like normal customized items and they can actually be sold at traders or used by other players instead of being 0 gold unsellables?
eKto
Or are these not behaving like normal customized items and they can actually be sold at traders or used by other players instead of being 0 gold unsellables?
this!
you can use them as normal ones,for armours,crafting,sell at merchant etc
and btw the duped pets are not customized
this!
you can use them as normal ones,for armours,crafting,sell at merchant etc
and btw the duped pets are not customized
Swingline
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If these are customized though, isn't that a limitation unless you're tricking stupid people into taking the customized items? Or are these not behaving like normal customized items and they can actually be sold at traders or used by other players instead of being 0 gold unsellables?
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btw the duped pets are not customized
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Anbu Soul Worshiper
found this thread, might be interesting, i hate dupers
http://www.elitepvpers.com/forum/gui...e-kanaxai.html
http://www.elitepvpers.com/forum/gui...e-kanaxai.html
Twister83
Hi all ! its me who sold sapphire customized , its not a dupe or other
my account get banned two week , and when i back i saw that ...
so its not a dupe , i'm a noob with a computer
the sapphire can be trade - sell to merchant - and all
just bugged
my account get banned two week , and when i back i saw that ...
so its not a dupe , i'm a noob with a computer
the sapphire can be trade - sell to merchant - and all
just bugged
Lordkrall
Ah, so how do you explain those extreme masses of sapphires?
Swingline
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Hi all ! its me who sold sapphire customized , its not a dupe or other
my account get banned two week , and when i back i saw that ... so its not a dupe , i'm a noob with a computer the sapphire can be trade - sell to merchant - and all just bugged |
Twister83
yes , there is some years a sapphire bot was created , and i traded my ectos for his sapphire ( not me used bot )
Lordkrall
Sounds legit...