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* In ''VideoGame/RuneScape'', you can see multiple people walking around with one-of-a-kind weapons that are the rewards from different quest. Plus, any item you need in a quest that is given to you can be destroyed and reobtained, usually at no cost. For instance if you're given the only existing copy of an important diary, you can destroy it somewhere in the middle of nowhere or on an entirely separate plane of reality. When you go back to the person who gave you the item, they claim to have either had another copy all along, or even more improbably, claim that somebody else saw you drop it (In a deserted alternate universe?) and returned it to them. Perhaps this is just because they are ClingyMacGuffins.

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->"''Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else''."

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* Averted in ''VideoGame/{{Mabinogi}}''. When new storylines are added that result in whole new regions (towns, dungeons etc...) they are initially covered by Seal stones that have specific requirements to break. They can only be broken once ever giving the breaker a unique title. And a little signpost appears announcing who broke the stone.

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* The first ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' avoided this, mostly. Unless you exploited a few of the GoodBadBugs, items like the Cassus Fett armor or the Circlet of Saresh were one of a kind. In the sequel, Obsidian took over and randomized the loot, which could lead to some accidental [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Crowning Moments Of Funny]] as you'd end up with a few dozen copies of something like Jolee's robes.

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* Used and averted in ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing''. While everyone gets supposedly one-of-a-kind items (and in fact, due to [[NewGamePlus ascension,]] you can have ''multiple'' unique items, like a beltbuckle made from the skull of the Bonerdagon), there are a few items, like the Rainbow Pearl and Strange Tiki Idol, of which only a few were implemented, and obtained first-come first-serve.
* It's possible to carve ''two'' tongues out of a popo (read: [[CallARabbitASmeerp Wooly Mammoth]]) in ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]''.

* ''{{Realmz}}'', an old Macintosh {{shareware}} RPG, had an especially evil version of this. While the game was single-player, it still had some exceptionally powerful items tagged as "Unique." Multiple copies of these items were present across [[MissionPackSequel various scenarios]], but if you tried to pick another up when you were already carrying one, the game would note that you ?already have? it, causing the item to retroactively vanish.
* The first KnightsOfTheOldRepublic avoided this, mostly. Unless you exploited a few of the GoodBadBugs, items like the Cassus Fett armor or the Circlet of Saresh were one of a kind. In the sequel, Obsidian took over and randomized the loot, which could lead to some accidental [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Crowning Moments Of Funny]] as you'd end up with a few dozen copies of something like Jolee's robes.

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* ''StarTrekOnline'' averts this in quest pickups by using {{Event Flag}}s instead of inventory items for most things mission-critical. It then plays it entirely straight with certain items tagged as "Unique" -- meaning every player gets to own exactly one of each.

* In ''FinalFantasyXI'', this is par for the course except for the "multiple heads" variation; fortunately, a lot of the "unique" objects are key items and thus invisible to other players. However, the quest to unlock the Dragoon job is an {{egregious}} example, as every single player is treated as though they are the first to revive the dead tradition of the Dragoon. Even several years after the job's addition to the game, with hundreds of level 75 Dragoons on each server. ''Huh?!''

* Used and averted in ''KingdomOfLoathing''. While everyone gets supposedly one-of-a-kind items (and in fact, due to [[NewGamePlus ascension,]] you can have ''multiple'' unique items, like a beltbuckle made from the skull of the Bonerdagon), there are a few items, like the Rainbow Pearl and Strange Tiki Idol, of which only a few were implemented, and obtained first-come first-serve.

* Averted in the MMO ''{{Mabinogi}}''. When new storylines are added that result in whole new regions (towns, dungeons etc...) they are initially covered by Seal stones that have specific requirements to break. They can only be broken once ever giving the breaker a unique title. And a little signpost appears announcing who broke the stone.
* In a variant, each player in ''BillyVsSNAKEMAN'' has a separate instance of most [=NPCs=], and most of ''those'' are a fresh instance each [[NewGamePlus Season]].
* In ''MapleStory'', quest items only ''exist'' for those who need them. Those players can see and obtain the items but for everyone else the items are nowhere in the gameworld.
* In ''Runescape'', you can see multiple people walking around with one-of-a-kind weapons that are the rewards from different quest. Plus, any item you need in a quest that is given to you can be destroyed and reobtained, usually at no cost. For instance if you're given the only existing copy of an important diary, you can destroy it somewhere in the middle of nowhere or on an entirely separate plane of reality. When you go back to the person who gave you the item, they claim to have either had another copy all along, or even more improbably, claim that somebody else saw you drop it (In a deserted alternate universe?) and returned it to them. Perhaps this is just because they are ClingyMacGuffins.

* In online ''{{Diablo}}'' play, quests will yield as many {{MacGuffin}}s as there are players completing them, even when said {{MacGuffin}}s are one-of-a-kind items.

However, as logically absurd as this is, it's definitely an [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break From Reality]]. If you have hundreds of thousands or even millions of players, allowing only one person in the entire game world to complete a quest vital for advancement would be seen grossly unfair. Just check out this trope's opposite, "LootDrama," for proof that TropesAreNotBad.

However, as logically absurd as this is, it's definitely an [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break From Reality]]. If you have hundreds of thousands or even millions of players, allowing only one person in the entire game world to complete a quest vital for advancement would be seen grossly unfair.

* In multiplayer ''{{Pokemon}}'' play, while a given Pokémon may be unique within the game world, it's easy for two players to stage a battle using the "same" unique Pokémon. Through trading, one player can even acquire multiple members of the one-per-game species.

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* In \''Uru: Ages Beyond {{Myst}}'' each age has a different instance for each player due to the difficulty of turning a ''{{Myst}}''-type puzzle game into an MMORPG. An attempt was made to [[JustifiedTrope justify]] this with the [[AWizardDidIt Bahro]]. You can, however, invite other players into your own instance of the age, if you need some help or just to have some company while wandering around.

* In multiplayer ''{{Pokemon}}'' play, while a given [[{{Mons}} Pokemon]] may be unique within the game world, it's easy for two players to stage a battle using the "same" unique [[{{Mons}} Pokemon]]. Through trading, one player can even acquire multiple members of the one-per-game species.

* It's possible to carve ''two'' tongues out of a popo (read: [[CallARabbitASmeerp Wooly Mammoth]]) in ''[[MonsterHunter Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]''.

However, as logically absurd as this is, it's definitely an [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality Acceptable Break From Reality]]. If you have hundreds of thousands or even millions of players, allowing only one person in the entire game world to complete a quest vital for advancement would be seen [[UnderStatement as just a]] ''[[UnderStatement little]]'' [[UnderStatement bit unfair.]]

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* In the short-lived ''Uru: Ages Beyond {{Myst}}'' each age had a different instance for each player due to the difficulty of turning a ''{{Myst}}''-type puzzle game into an MMORPG. An attempt was made to [[JustifiedTrope justify]] this with the [[AWizardDidIt Bahro]].

* In a variant, each player in ''BillyVsSNAKEMAN'' has a separate instance of most NPCs, and most of ''those'' are a fresh instance each [[NewGamePlus Season]].

* The first KnightsOfTheOldRepublic avoided this, mostly. Unless you exploited a few of the GoodBadBugs, items like the Cassus Fett armor or the Circlet of Saresh were one of a kind. In the sequel, Obsidian took over and randomized the loot, which could lead to some accidental CrowningMomentsOfFunny as you'd end up with a few dozen copies of something like Jolee's robes.

* It's possible to carve ''two'' tongues out of a popo (read: large, hairy herbivore-thing) in ''[[MonsterHunter Monster Hunter Freedom Unite]]''.

*** While the limited number of body parts might be {{HandWave}}d because turning in said body part usually results in a BraggingRightsReward where the local BenevolentBoss praises you so loud that the whole city can hear, nothing prevents people from saving said body parts from previous kills or from different instance groups and turning them in after yours, resulting in multiple announcements. SoYeah.

* In multiplayer ''{{Pokemon}}'' play, while a given [[{{Mons}} Pokemon]] may be unique within the game world, it's easy for two players to stage a battle using the "same" unique [[{{Mons}} Pokemon]]. Through trading, one player can even acquire multiple members of the one-per-game species.

* There were exactly five of the ring thingies that protected one from the radiation of the big bad in ''PhantasyStar IV''. Thus conveniently explaining why only one of your previous party members could rejoin the main group for the final battle.
** This was rendered somewhat moot because even though there were only five Rings of the Stars, none of the party members could equip the fifth one! Your fifth party member had to go without regardless.
*** This may have been a GameplayAndStorySegregation thing, where it's just sorta implied that the fifth person is "wearing" the ring even if it's not equipped. This may be to prevent accidentally equipping the ring to one of the fifth party members, and then switching to another one, which would mess up the story a bit.
* ''{{Realmz}}'', an old Macintosh {{shareware}} RPG, had an especially evil version of this. While the game was single-player, it still had some exceptionally powerful items tagged as ?Unique.? Multiple copies of these items were present across [[MissionPackSequel various scenarios]], but if you tried to pick another up when you were already carrying one, the game would note that you ?already have? it, causing the item to retroactively vanish.

* Used and aveted in KingdomOfLoathing. While everyone gets supposedly one-of-a-kind items (and in fact, due to [[NewGamePlus ascension,]] you can have ''multiple'' unique items, like a beltbuckle made from the skull of the Bonerdagon), there are a few items, like the Rainbow Pearl and Strange Tiki Idol, of which only a few were implemented, and obtained first-come first-serve.

* Averted in the MMO Mabinogi. When new storylines are added that result in whole new regions (towns, dungeons etc...) they are initially covered by Seal stones that have specific requirements to break. They can only be broken once ever giving the breaker a unique title. And a little signpost appears announcing who broke the stone.
* In the short-lived ''Uru: Ages Beyond {{Myst}}'' each age had a different instance for each player due to the difficulty of turning a {{Myst}}-type puzzle game into an MMORPG. An attempt was made to [[JustifiedTrope justify]] this with the [[AWizardDidIt Bahro]].
* In a variant, each player in BillyVsSNAKEMAN has a separate instance of most NPCs, and most of ''those'' are a fresh instance each [[NewGamePlus Season]].