Legitimate players a thing of the past?

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Yeah I think the recent duping spree really changed it. Some friend of mine (with whom I never trade because of stuff like this) got himself 10 free stones of jordan and a couple of wind forces and a ton of items i'll never see, because even tho he was not playing during the duping thing, after he found out such items are given away like candy, he came back and plays with all elite free gear. Its free because the duping was so rampant.

Me? I was so pissed I threw everything i had on the ground and let it rot, even my 1 legit (nightmare council dropped it) SOJ. Even more prized was my +3 summons (druid) circlet with +1 to dire wolf and +1 to solar creeper. I just threw it all on the ground in disgust. Whats the point?

I've enjoyed playing again from scratch on gear (I kept 2 characters but not their gear) and i worked up from chipped topaz stuff to where now I can item run again. It has been fun. Made me feel better. Still dont know exactly why I did it tho. :) At least I didnt delete all my characters this time ... just most of them.

Anyway, I'm centered again.

It is hard to find legit players. My friend (co-worker) who shamelessly uses dupes and mh and hacked items, I will sometimes cow with him but I never accept items from him. Ah well.

Lewis