Gradual Reduction in MF Effectiveness

[dkass]

Does the initial entry of a character into a game with a unique item count as spawning it? I ask because the game actually has to create the item "from scratch" at that point.

If so, could this be part of the problem for some players? They're using their runner/game creator as a mule of the "loot" they find so as the character finds items and keeps them, they're reducing the pool of unique items they can find (and increasing the pool of rare items).