\/a> \r\n \r\nHe stated it jokingly, but the player population took it and ran, making dozens of forum posts and going as far as trying to sell derps for top items. At one point, 8 derps became the equivalent of 1 Defense potion; making them highly sought after. \r\n \r\nFurthermore, Chedd had to address the issue publicly in [this thread](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130605101239\/https:\/\/forums.wildshadow.com\/node\/19669 \"Cronus\"), where he stated: \r\n \r\nAs funny as it has been to watch the increasing fervor and rampant speculation about derp rarity in these forums, I'm becoming worried that some poor soul might actually get tricked into trading away things of great value in exchange for a derp, so let me officially put a stop to the silliness: no, derps are not becoming ultra-rare or ultra-valuable. \r\n \r\nThe root of this rumor seems to be this thread, where many of players were joking around. Rest assured, it truly was just a joke.<\/i> \r\n \r\nCronus being the original poster in the first thread. \r\n \r\nThe initial Testing description of the Derp of Cronus read: This legendary dagger was commissioned by the Realm denizens known as ASDF, BMJ, and REALNAPALM. \r\n \r\nDirk crazes started with those players back in Build 105 (or perhaps earlier) when they would swap Derps into public bags dropped by events and some would say that the Cube God (or other event) actually dropped a Derp.\r\n\r\n