Two things.

1. Don't play classes that rely heavily on wands (or shawtabbies) unless you know a) wand locations, b) know how to find them without cheating, or c) are willing to work within the restrictions of being "wandless".

2. Be paranoid and assume everyone cheats. Assume each of your cabalmates has another char that is your enemy. Try to avoid letting them know anything about your habits: where you rest, where you explore, your hometown, etc. If you're exploring an area and someone sees you there, assume your "cover" is blown and that enemies may be on the way. Consider getting out asap if it's an area that's hard to get out of.

It's not the people with gear that scare me, it's the people with knowledge of my character. Hometown, rest spots, routes I take, preps I use, where I rank, my cabal, my deity, etc.

In fact I'm so paranoid I recently considered *only* solo-ranking in a certain spot I found, just so my potential groupmates' players wouldn't know my character ranks there (and come kill me with their other characters).

Then again, I have a sickness.