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Moonstar

Guest
Some guy supposably selling an ethereal cloak gives a black blessed cloak instead.
I dunno what they are supposed to look like in the trade window so I just took his word for it .
just thought i'd warn you all.
 
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Moonstar

Guest
hey not asking for sympathy, just letting ppl know. And Maybe was well known to you but I had no idea it was duped, i've only seen a handful of them on my shard and never on a person willing to part with it.
I kinda felt in my gut that something wasn't right but i was blinded by the want of that cool see through cloak .
 

Lady Arwen

Lore Keeper
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Stratics Legend
I had this happen to me once. I dont think they are supposed to look like a black cloak in the trade window. Ive seen them on vendors and they arnt black. Of course I saw the vendor AFTER I fell for the scam. :( At the time I thought they were supposed to be black.
 

Arcus

Grand Poobah
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Just please don't say you want sympathy for buying a "well known" DUPED item eh?

Oh great. Here come the "you should know the origin of every item in the game" police again. Please spare us.

This is supposed to be a game you play for fun, not a place where you are supposed to remember the infinite details of every aspect of the game to prevent something that the devs are supposed to take care of in the first dam place.
 
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RavenWinterHawk

Guest
Oh great. Here come the "you should know the origin of every item in the game" police again. Please spare us.

This is supposed to be a game you play for fun, not a place where you are supposed to remember the infinite details of every aspect of the game to prevent something that the devs are supposed to take care of in the first dam place.
They appear as black cloaks that the problem.
 
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Aboo

Guest
Some guy supposably selling an ethereal cloak gives a black blessed cloak instead.
I dunno what they are supposed to look like in the trade window so I just took his word for it .
just thought i'd warn you all.
There's such a thing as "an ethereal cloak"???

Thanks for the heads up for those of us NOT up on the latest scams. :thumbup:
 
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Moonstar

Guest
There's such a thing as "an ethereal cloak"???

Thanks for the heads up for those of us NOT up on the latest scams. :thumbup:
ya but it's not actually called ethereal on the cloak, it's just called that by ppl bc it's see through liek the ethereal mounts.
 
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Elbryan Uthador

Guest
I saw someone on Atlantic a few weeks back get scammed in the same manner. The cloak shows up in the trade window as a black cloak. The original was from an event on Napa Valley. It was doggie duped to hell and back which is the reason it doesn't have the correct name.

I believe "Of the Ring" has the orginal in his collection on Great Lakes.

Cloak of Shadows (Blessed, Ethereal color) (1)
 

Schuyler Bain

Lore Master
Stratics Veteran
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UNLEASHED
I saw someone on Atlantic a few weeks back get scammed in the same manner. The cloak shows up in the trade window as a black cloak. The original was from an event on Napa Valley. It was doggie duped to hell and back which is the reason it doesn't have the correct name.

I believe "Of the Ring" has the orginal in his collection on Great Lakes.

Cloak of Shadows (Blessed, Ethereal color) (1)
So what is the correct name? "Cloak of Shadows" is WoW...
 

Demonous

Rares Fest Host | Ches Jul 2010
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Yes cloak of shadows is the real deal, which only one exists in the entire game, every other ethrial cloak is a DUPE, and by that i mean every single ethrial cloak you see people wearing are all dupes. However none say ethrial cloak. Putting this duped ethrial cloak in a trade window and putting a regular cloak dyed black in a trade window have the same exact title and are impossible to tell apart. The only way to tell them apart is by equiping them. So basically a scammer will equip it to show that they are selling an ethrial cloak, then the buyer says ok ill buy it and then they put a regular cloak dyed black in the trade window. The duped ethrial cloak which is what everyone wears is a see through color when equiped just liked an ethrial mount. However these items have existed for years so people had ample time to know by now that these are all duped and have to buy them at their own risk. If a person really wants one, they should only buy one from a person they really trust.
 
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Dragon Slave.

Guest
The original is called cloak of shadows. There was only one, it was dropped on Napa during an em event. The item came off a necromancer named Morwenna, she also had a braclet, necklace, sash, and staff. It was doggie duped, and the cloaks do appear to be black in a trade window, or anywhere else for that matter, unless you have it equipped. But soon enough replicas will drop on champ spawns, and then everyone can get a non duped one, with a label on it.
 

Demonous

Rares Fest Host | Ches Jul 2010
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The original is called cloak of shadows. There was only one, it was dropped on Napa during an em event. The item came off a necromancer named Morwenna, she also had a braclet, necklace, sash, and staff. It was doggie duped, and the cloaks do appear to be black in a trade window, or anywhere else for that matter, unless you have it equipped. But soon enough replicas will drop on champ spawns, and then everyone can get a non duped one, with a label on it.
cloak of shadows is not on the replica list
 
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Dragon Slave.

Guest
Hrmm.. For some reason I thought it was, maybe I'm getting it mixed up with the necromancer shroud, because now I can't find it on the list. Oh well, my mistake. In all honesty they should add it to the list, along with Tals Shroud, since both have been duped in some form or fashion. Would be some nice additions to the replica list.
 
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Dragon Slave.

Guest
Crimson Tide, 12 national championships, 23 conference championships, and 1crappy nfl starting quarterback. To the football gods that I pray that Brodie Croyle never plays for the Chiefs again... Oh wait, can't be a starter when you can't take a hit. At anyrate cut him.
 

Hunters' Moon

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Crimson Tide, 12 national championships, 23 conference championships, and 1crappy nfl starting quarterback. To the football gods that I pray that Brodie Croyle never plays for the Chiefs again... Oh wait, can't be a starter when you can't take a hit. At anyrate cut him.
Ahh thats okay. Croyle still makes more money than you do,and I am sure he can take alot harder hit than you can as well. :)
 
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Dragon Slave.

Guest
May make more money, but that could be said for probably 90% of the worlds population. Now that hit thing, doubtful. I've never seen a more injured prone player in my life.
 

Hunters' Moon

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May make more money, but that could be said for probably 90% of the worlds population. Now that hit thing, doubtful. I've never seen a more injured prone player in my life.
90% of the worlds population is richer than you? Hardly. If you own a TV you are in the top 7-8%. Ever played football Dragonslave? Ever been hit by a 330 lb lineman? There's a difference in being up in the stands with some Mountain Dew and popcorn and actually being on the field and looking across the line of scrimage and seeing five huge men wanting to tear your head off. If you think you can out-perform Croyle or any other pro player,then go to an open combine and try out...you'll learn.
 
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ElRay

Guest
Where does it come from?


The original is called cloak of shadows. There was only one, it was dropped on Napa during an em event. The item came off a necromancer named Morwenna, she also had a braclet, necklace, sash, and staff. It was doggie duped, and the cloaks do appear to be black in a trade window, or anywhere else for that matter, unless you have it equipped.


L2R
 

Lady Arwen

Lore Keeper
Stratics Veteran
Stratics Legend
The original is called cloak of shadows. There was only one, it was dropped on Napa during an em event. The item came off a necromancer named Morwenna, she also had a braclet, necklace, sash, and staff. It was doggie duped, and the cloaks do appear to be black in a trade window, or anywhere else for that matter, unless you have it equipped. But soon enough replicas will drop on champ spawns, and then everyone can get a non duped one, with a label on it.
They do not look black on vendors. Their see-through just as they are when their equipped. In a trade window however they are.
 
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Dragon Slave.

Guest
They look black in my back pack, I have two of them.

And to Hunters moon, yes I have played football, I played in HS, in bone crusher leagues, and flag. Also wrestled for 4 years as well, trained tae kwon do, currently have been training jujitsu and kickboxing for the last 3 years, ran track, and played little league baseball if you really must know. And no I don't claim to be a professional athelete or a cage fighter, although the thought of competing locally has been very tempting. I've played hurt, and I've been hit, tackled, kicked, punched, knocked out, etc.

And to clarify my statement applied to brodie croyle making more money than 90% of the worlds population, you included. So making a statement about how much a 3rd round draft pick in the nfl makes in salary compared to me, does very little to insult me. The fact is he sucks, and every single time hes got a chance to play he gets an injury. How about we change his name to Mr Glass. If he were a first round draft pick he'd be in the discussion with Ryan Leaf, Cade Mcnoun, and many others...BUST...
 

Aran

Always Present
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Stratics Legend
Coming to me? Funny. 2 weeks after I started playing 9 years ago, I had a few old juka bows scammed from me, far from a major loss but I learned quick. Do the math before trusting, selling, buying anything worth a damn. That's a lesson we should all know, not just in game. Had he/she done a quick 5 minute study about this item, she probably would have saved himself/herself some $$$.
Interesting. A Juka Bow in 1999, when the Juka were first introduced in 2001.

Care to try again?
 

Nine Dark Moons

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Stratics Veteran
Stratics Legend
The OP didn't come here looking for sympathy, he came here to warn others that might make the same mistake. I think calling him a dumbass is a little over dramatic. I like reading posts like his, it's always helpful to know what scammers are up to.

There is nothing needed to be "proved" on my part. I'm done with this conversation.
Awesome! Yes, go troll somewhere else. Or continue editing your older posts after the fact to make it look like the people who replied to the original version are contradicting themselves. heh.
 
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Wilde1

Guest
I'm not the idiot who started the thread...

No, you're just the first idiot to post in it ;P

The OP created a thread so others could do exactly what you're saying we all should, read the boards to be educated. It was an educational post, the purpose of which you apparently were too intellectually deficient to detect. Talk about dramatic irony, lol.
 
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Kratos Aurion

Guest
Just a heads up to everyone.

The "Cloak of Shadows" is supposedly a unique EM item. Currently owned by Of The Ring (GL) previously owned by Nails Warstein. The cloak is unknown to be replicated duped but it has been duped via dog/changeling (**not suggesting either owners partook in illegal exploitation).

It appears as a black cloak (yes its black and can't be dyed) with no tag reference other than "a cloak".

Any buyers/sellers should proceed with caution. The only safe way of purchasing the item is by placing the cloak on a vendor, set a price value, then equip it onto the vendors paperdoll. While it is illegal to do that, it is the only sure way of buying a "duped" immitation of the Cloak of Shadows.

Therefore anyone smart enough would not attempt to buy an item such as this and it is a "buy at your own risk" situation. Either party of buyer/seller can potentially be suspended or banned if paged on throughout the vendor sell process.
 
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