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[MENTION=6472]Xzotic[/MENTION] only read your first two posts and am only going to address why even "minor" duping is an issue worth being addressed.

Within the game there exist tiers of equipment: common, uncommon and rare. When duping exists, rare equipment becomes plentiful. The other two tiers become useless. That may seem like a good thing at a glance but in reality, it has three major harmful effects on the game. The first being that it removes one of the major points of the game: using the strength you've previously gained to continue improving your character through the (sometimes dreadful but necessary) act of farming. Beyond that, if you can have an unlimited number of that item, the act of scrolling becomes a joke. Seems like a good thing but it is a large part of the game.

So simply duping your equipment removes two vital parts of the gaming experience, whether you enjoy them or not.

The final effect lies in the market. Duping does and has destroyed the economy beyond repair. It's not just limited to those big items. When everything is plentiful then everything is worthless. There may as well be no market.

Just because it's somewhat beneficial to you or other players doesn't mean it's not a blight on the game.