Playing a permanent spell belonging to another player

[thefiremind]

I'm trying to code Mindleech Mass, but there's a problem I would have never imagined.
By using either PlaySpellForFreeAtAnyTime or PlayFreeFromAnywhere, if the spell is a permanent, it enters the battlefield under its owner's control instead of mine!

I temporarily solved the problem by adding this trigger:

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  <TRIGGERED_ABILITY internal="1" pre_trigger="1" active_zone="any">
    <TRIGGER value="COMES_INTO_PLAY">
    if MTG():ObjectDataChest():Get_ProtectedCardPtr( 1 ) ~= nil and
    TriggerObject() == MTG():ObjectDataChest():Get_ProtectedCardPtr( 1 ) and
    TriggerObject():GetOwner() ~= Object():GetPlayer() and
    TriggerObject():WasCast() ~= 0 then
      local types = TriggerObject():GetCardType()
      if (types:Test( CARD_TYPE_ARTIFACT ) ~= 0 or
      types:Test( CARD_TYPE_ENCHANTMENT ) ~= 0 or
      types:Test( CARD_TYPE_LAND ) ~= 0 or
      types:Test( CARD_TYPE_CREATURE ) ~= 0 or
      types:Test( CARD_TYPE_PLANESWALKER ) ~= 0) then
        MTG():ObjectDataChest():Set_ProtectedCardPtr( 1, nil )
        return true
      end
    end
    return false
    </TRIGGER>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    TriggerObject():SetPermanentController( Object():GetPlayer() )
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
  </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>

(the ProtectedCardPtr contains the card I cast)

Did anyone experience this problem and found a more elegant solution?

[thefiremind]

This problem persists in DotP2013, and the old solution doesn't work anymore... maybe I'm doing something wrong with the new trigger specifications, I don't know. Anyway, if I make a Ninja deck, I won't be able to code Silent-Blade Oni.

[GravitonGamer]

Have you tried PseudoPlaySpell? I've seen it on some cards but I haven't used it myself yet.

[thefiremind]

Have you tried PseudoPlaySpell? I've seen it on some cards but I haven't used it myself yet.

PseudoPlaySpell doesn't play the spell, but uses SPELL_ABILITY when there's one: it's made for Auras, so you can still choose what to enchant even if you didn't play them.

[Jspapp]

I've been playing around with this with not much luck.
Have you tried your earlier solution with SetPermanentController() inside of a <CONTINUOUS_ACTION> instead of a <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION> to make it work in 2013?