08-20-2004, 07:44 AM
The duped chaos noose amulet I'm aware of is a US-West Rare (2+ all barb skills 19 Str/Dex 50+ Life 7% LL 75% reduced posion time lvl 27 Req ) rather than a crafted item with paladin skills, resists, leech etc. Whilst that's no confirmation that the item in the guide is not a dupe, it's certainly not the 'famous' chaos noose which has been around for eons (pre 1.08 I believe).
The guide itself advises people to try to create blood crafts for their characters and suggests some crafts the author claims to have made himself:
Considering the version of chaos noose displayed in the screenshots does not match the most common dupe, and the author of the guide specifies that he made the item, it's not immediately apparent that he's peddling a duped item. The tone of the guide is more "try out blood crafts, they can be really neat!" which is a sentiment I firmly agree with, I've crafted a few gorgeous blood craft gloves, amulets and rings. The guide's author goes further, stating that it is actually a time, and resource, consuming activity to craft a good item. The author encourages people to keep trying as their "efforts will be worth it", he doesn't say "Here's something I picked up off ebay for $5, why don't you do the same".
In conclusion, whilst this may or may not be a duped amulet (All I can establish is that it shares a name with a common duped rare on US west, but is *not* the same item), the guide itself is not promoting dupes, it's promoting the use of player-specific blood crafts.
Kind regards,
30ftSmurf
The guide itself advises people to try to create blood crafts for their characters and suggests some crafts the author claims to have made himself:
Quote:Crafted blood items can make some great gear in this area. There's some pics below of one's I've done myself. Crafting is much like Mfing really. You'll need to keep trying several times inorder to get somethig worth keeping but your efforts will be worth it.
Considering the version of chaos noose displayed in the screenshots does not match the most common dupe, and the author of the guide specifies that he made the item, it's not immediately apparent that he's peddling a duped item. The tone of the guide is more "try out blood crafts, they can be really neat!" which is a sentiment I firmly agree with, I've crafted a few gorgeous blood craft gloves, amulets and rings. The guide's author goes further, stating that it is actually a time, and resource, consuming activity to craft a good item. The author encourages people to keep trying as their "efforts will be worth it", he doesn't say "Here's something I picked up off ebay for $5, why don't you do the same".
In conclusion, whilst this may or may not be a duped amulet (All I can establish is that it shares a name with a common duped rare on US west, but is *not* the same item), the guide itself is not promoting dupes, it's promoting the use of player-specific blood crafts.
Kind regards,
30ftSmurf