Ok I have a serious concern here.
I would not wish to go for the actively used in rp issue.
This is a bit staggering to contemplate.
Claimed items...you are setting up a bijuu host situation for each and every item. Where activity proofs would have to be made and the whole nine yards.
So who is going to police every owner of every item, jutsu, summons, etc...in the entire community?
You have several types of activity.
1] account...they log in.
2] RP...they rp things...
3] RP item use...they use the claimed item in question in rp.
So once every 60 or 90 days....this means I have to use...at least once...in RP...
well, a shit ton of stuff. Mostly jutsu. I do not claim canon items. save my snake summons and my green lantern decoder ring.
I would push toward a bit of reflection here. What is the purpose again?
is it to circulate the acquisition of items, jutsus...claims?
Or is it to stimulate RP?
I am confused by this issue
Perhaps a person should consider what role playing means, why they do it, what their goals are.
Are these goals acquisition oriented? Or are they enjoyement driven?
Why are we concerned over who owns a canon item/jutsu/ summons again?
You know maybe if we activated the collectibles option in the gardens, for the tiny chibi plushy figures? It would sate some non-RP need within the hearts of people.
But I have to wonder how my enjoyment of this game is diminished, or how anyone's is, if I don't own the Kiba blades, even though I have no desire to be part of the SSM...especially when my custom made Heron mark blades that The Crazy ANBU Mole Sage made for me are much cooler anyway.
Is being better at this game than someone else the point? I mean, do I have less fun here on the site, less enjoyment if I can't defeat someone in a zone fight? Or was it just the playing that hooked me and made the game enjoyable?
Well that last pasrt is a matter of perspective. I know having goals for RP is cool. But once you obtain them...is the game over? Ta Dah!
Just some thoughts to consider while you try to institute rules concerning items...
at eric with this last post....
Seriously? MAn...I am going to look like a pack mule if I have to carry all my loot with me wherever I go.