Was the item removed from loot tables because it was too powerful or provided an unfair advantage (including exploits)?
No. However, to be fair, there was a point in time where certain players did complain that this item had the capability to provide an unfair advantage under certain conditions, an argument which was never resolved.
Hmmm I am totally stumped, but I'm not that great with obscure trivia. I might as well get back to it... ... Introduced before The Serpent's Spine expansion?
Summary: Yes: Is it an item? Is it or was it dropped by an NPC? Does the item have a clickie effect? Did the item's effect have a finite amount of charges? Introduced with or before HoT? Introduced before Seeds of Destruction? No: Princess Lenya? Is it an NPC? Is it something equippable? Is it used in tradeskills or the result of a tradeskill combination? Does the item resemble a phallus in any way? It is involved in any quests? Is it still dropped by an NPC? Was this item introduced before Ruins of Kunark? Is it pretty? Introduced before Velious? Does the item have stats? Introduced before Shadows of Luclin? is it mage(test) gear Is the item still obtainable on a regular server with no special rules? For example, through trade or some /claim thing or from Marcia Attamilgad, etc. Was the item removed from loot tables because it was too powerful or provided an unfair advantage (including exploits)? Introduced before The Serpent's Spine expansion? Does it affect mana? Was it released in an expansion? Introduced during Serpent's Spine? the rouge dark elf illusion mask from guk(old version) Yes and No: Is the NPC that dropped this item still in the game? Other: It has nothing to do with SWG. Captain Video won the last trivia game, because he is GREAT!
Was it found only in a zone(s) that does not belong to the expansion that was current during which the item was introduced?