Fixing unique items is simple. Change decay so that once an item reaches 0% it will disappear or "get lost", and be added to a pool of items that can be discovered. The items retain their prestige bonuses and other bonuses. The simple change of circulating the same items instead of generating new ones would instantly encourage me to seek them and try to keep them alive as well as write stories about them and creating RP:s around them.
I agree with this.
I'm not sure that all items have to be immortal. A chance for them to disappear forever allows new items to be found and/or created. It allows new stories to be started. But I don't think it should be the default behavior. The normal expectation when an item is lost should be that it will eventually be found again.
