How can you tell if an item is duped?

[NetNomad]

Look at the drop charts to determine rarity, and also the stars on the weapon. Never accept any 11 or 12 star items, anything rare with high hit, or high percents. Those are most likely hacks, or were boosted with duped Photon Drops. And trusting someone about rare stuff is NOT a nice thing to do, particularly if you hang around the hacker block on the US ships. Just because someone is a "friend" doesn't mean they don't have hacks. I can't tell you how many times I've seen someone come into a game with a Tsumikiri J... when I asked them where they got it, they always reply "friend..." which usually amounts to nothing more than someone they met in the hacker block, played a game with them and was then given a truckload of hacks.

Don't let this person be you, please. :ermm: