Skyblock WARNING: Fake DP Heads

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  1. Calidre
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    I wanted to make this thread as a warning for players doing trades in the coming days for rare heads.

    With the recent openings of the Mob Arena on skyblock and the potential for it to be back again at some point, the addition of Fake DP Heads are going to be something that will be added into the economy. Basically if you are not already aware, after completing 40 rounds of the mob arena you receive either a Nether Star or your own player head. That player head is based on your current skin and so you can change that skin to whatever you please and you will receive that corresponding head. The problem arises when players change their skin head to match an already existing head in the server in hopes of trying to sell it as a real one.

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    • This is an example of a fake mob head I came across that someone unknowingly tried to sell. The head itself is a match of the 2021 Easter Chicky Head but it is in fact not the original one

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    • This is an example of a regular non-renamed player head that can be received

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    • And this is an example of a placed official DP Head


    The main things to point out here is that first of all, to tell if a head has been renamed is that the text is in Italics, which just means it's slanted. The second thing is that all player heads will have the player's name followed by the word "Head" after it. A real drop party placed head will usually just be labelled as "Head" like the above picture. If a head is renamed and in Italics and is being sold as an official placed DP head, DO NOT buy it unless you can confirm it is a real head because most likely it won't be. Under the "Illegal Items to Own and Trade" thread, trading renamed items that are displayed as different items is a punishable offence so please report people trying to sell these fake heads.

    Just remember to be careful and confirm your deal is reliable when doing trades
     
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    You can ask a moderator to come on and confirm if the head is a real dp head or a fake head.

    It is always recommended to contact a staff member on discord to trade dp heads and rares that are not done through a chestshop. You can tag the mod and super mod roles on discord and someone should get the ping.

    Be safe when trading
     
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    Actually, it states it is illegal that
    - Renamed items that are named after other items.

    Not anything about things being 'displayed' differently............

    90% of the heads dropped in DP are found in public database...... people may just like the design

    If it is in a regular chestshop or just being sold it should be fine. The only problem that should arise is when users claim it to be Drop Party items......

    After all, the value of things is determined by the players
     
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    Wow lol players will do anything that's devious af
     
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    Selling the fake heads for such a high price is scamming!! Be sure to always ask for opinions of other players, kiddies.

    Awesome thread btw cal.
     
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    Itll be hard since the dp heads are all Megan heads and her skin is too holy and scary for other people to change into it.
     
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    I agree.

    Thanks for the thread Cal :D
    As Krissy said, staff are happy to check any heads before you trade - feel free to ask!
     
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    i will keep a eye for them,, and i noticed there is some fake independent tools too,
     
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    What do you mean? The ones renamed and have italic white names?
     
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    i had 2 picks there where made up as independent..they didn't look like the real ones,,the other picks i had a mod check them there where ok,i threw the other one away
     
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    The thread is very informative for players who are really new to owning DP heads, but however it shouldn't be that hard to distinguish it from a mob head just by looking at the lore right? You can always request to place it on an item frame and see if the lore is there, otherwise its a placed or a fake head.
     
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    Yes that's the point. It's the fake heads that are being advertised as real "placed heads" it's pretty obvious that it isn't an unplaced dp head. This thread is for fake heads being advertised as placed heads not unplaced : P
     
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