I have spoken in length about the ridiculousness of how this ability is used with various users of it. Since Zojin first claimed it. Which would spawn other controversy on how the multitude of other users, 'learned' to make their bodies this durable, unless she explicitly taught them, which to my understanding, she didn't. (I'll try and contact her)
In my instances of combating this, it has been used in one of two ways:
"My strongest shield body is so tanky that I don't have to dodge this (Insert Op technique)"
Or, "Supplementing my already strong body with all of these other buffs makes me invulnerable to almost anything, so, hahahahah!"
The latter of the two being the most prominent. But the issue with even saying that it isn't fair, is that many of us do the same thing for one stat or the other.
For example the infamous: 5th Gate, Sage mode, Raiton No Yoroi speed.
Or, Minds eye, Sharingan, Sage mode sensing.
They are all ubiquitously used in some way, shape, or form. Now I know, a few of you are going to claim that you don't claim some OP combo that makes you better than someone at something, don't.
The issue with this technique stems with the people who don't exactly know what it does, what it doesn't do, and why.
So instead of arguing about it's form in the Naruto universe, let us lay down the guidelines of the SL form?
You make some good points.
At least the latter case makes it more 'reasonable'.
However, the differences between those OP combos and 'Strongest Shield' is just that, those are combos and as such, require preparation time to put into effect. There's no preparation time with 'Strongest Shield'.
You want tough durability? Use Doton: Domu.
http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Release:_Earth_SpearAt least that requires prep time with the hand-seals. >.>
And it's like Warren said. It's not invulnerable but people make it sound like it is.
And it kinda leads to your comment about people who don't exactly know what it does, what it doesn't do, and why.
No. My god. I mean, no, you're right, kind of, or something.
But no.
Adding new rules, making goddamn guidelines, that is NOT what SL is. Are we just going to make a guideline for everything that comes up? It's everyone's solution!
"Oh, there is this once in a blue moon type thing going on right now, so let's make a whole move set, rules, and regulations for it!"
More edits have been made to already functioning guidelines over the past month and a half than almost EVER.
If Strongest Shield is getting a set of guidelines, we should start making guidelines on when and when you can't use Susanoo, or limitations to instantaneous Kamui.
Or how about we start regulating on how my breaths each person can take in a minute?
Everything on this whole site is getting ridiculous. Ridiculously stupid.
Actually guidelines are put in place for things that are 'OP', not for things that are rare in occurrences.
FTG has only 2 ppl in Naruto that uses it.
Edo Tensei has only 3 ppl in Naruto using it.
Both of them have guidelines.
Susanoo is not as OP as it once was because we know a lot about it and its weaknesses are clearly viewed upon. Not sure about Perfect Body - Susanoo though.
Kamui, for the most point, you avoid it like Amaterasu, which is to get out of the user's range of vision. In addition, you also 'see' and/or 'sense' that coming anyway. And perhaps some people just void it. >.>
I mean, we can just void 'The Strongest Shield' if you want. >.>
In my personal own opinions i don't think people should be able to stack certain OP skills anyway. Same way with the Reborn system in SL Their is a reason why you can't have two different Eye Doujutus active.
I feel that using Sharingan And Sage mode is a bit much or sage mode and the mind's eye as you would think the sensory overload would drive you insane but that's on other's people RP style and i'm not about to pull the pin on that grenade.
The move should be more regulated or at least have some guidelines laid down, I tell people this all the time but this isn't Naruto... Yes it is based on it but we've changed and added so many things to it we've honestly sorta have just deviated from it. Yes, some of our things are relative to the show but they don't take it as far in the show you seem them maybe one or twice and that's it.
I've seen people use ice release to teleport others, or using nagato's rain technique to make it rain acid, or even using steel release to change body parts into spears.. the point is every technique we change sorta becomes it's new thing and if it's super sketchy on the show we really shouldn't just pop it in to SL and role with it in the first place. We should place reasonable limits on it so only 4 people can teach FTG OH NO WHATEVER WILL I DO WITH OUT THIS OP TECH!!! (Cries) better then the rest of SL teleporting everywhere they want. Moves and Skills are constantly adjusted for people's specific style of fighting.
For this Strongest shield?? First thing Can't you guys come up with a better name?
I mean seriously? Strongest Shield? just wow... Secondly just make some rules based off it's effects. You can take a few C or B jutsu's okay fine.. if you use something to bolster the effect you can take a few A <.< Yes it's possible (i'm sorry if you don't think so) Look at all the characters and their abilities that allowed them to.... THEY'RE BROKEN i mean look at kimmimaro... Enough said...
Slap a few guidelines on it or leave it to the users (who use it correctly) to make a wiki and correct it and change the description (and hopefully the name) and let's all get back to doing what we do and rping and making new things.
You also make some good points.
Actually there's no point in 'stacking' abilities such as Sharingan & Sage Mode or Mind's Eye & Sage Mode, because I feel like Sage Mode is the highest level of sensory than all of them imo.
Wait a minute?! People use Ice Release to teleport others? How does that even work? o.o
Nagato's rain tech into rain acid sounds fair but give it a different title though. >.>
Steel Release isn't even canon.
If you want to use an OP skill, make it less OP. >.>