I agree. Rares in LOD are almost all crap. I have found not one decent rare in LOD, and identify everything I come across.
In CD2 I found items like this -
Boots (stolen)
30 r/w
14 dex
14 strength
44 cold resist
Gloves (still have)
17 strength
13 Dex
Mana
Life
Resist
34 MF
These by the way are the best MF gloves I have ever seen in the game.
I found my own -40 Req 140 one hand damage Exec sword for my s/s baba in classic.
I found multiple boots with 30 r/w and 30 + MF in Classic....
Rare armors are 100% Useless now....
Circllets can be godly, but I would only use one with the following mods:
+2 Nec
30 R/W
20 FC
+ life....
Otherwise I use an 08 Valk (i found in 08) wing or Shako.
....finding one is not impossible, but it certainly feels that way.
Since I PvP, it eliminates rares in so many ways...one thing that is great for PvP nec which I have, is a +2 nec shield, with +3 bS, life resists....but with the use of Damage Reduce, you often lose the option of useing non-DR items vs many opponents...what with Stormshield, Shaft, Shako....
No rings are better for me than SOJ's, though on West I do use a Magic 10% FC, 101 to mana ring, which is nice, but not even rare....heh
I have never seen a good rare wand that comes close to that the stats of nearly ANY of the Uniques (Wizard, Suicide Branch, Carin Shard, or White (crafted))
I have kept only one pair of boots in LOD, and those just went to a mule, I would never use them.
Crafted items can be godly, my first crafted belt on West, first I said:), came with the following mods:
10 FC
20 Strength
54 Life
4 Life Replen
Mana regen
Light Resist
How can a rare even compete with that.
On east I was given this belt by a friend who crafted it herself:
7fc
17 Strength
50 Life
24 FHR
Once again, what rare can compete....
Crafted ammy's I have seen are great....though frankly in my long time seeking PvP nec ammy's I can't make or find anything useful whatsoever...I have traded for a few ammy's now, but I still don't have the 20 fc, 50 life, 50 mana +2 Nec ammy I'm looking for.
My point....as the original poster said, rares are almost obsolete. The game is item dependent...and the items are just less fun to look for, identify and use.
Running around the cow level look at how many rares no one picks up....
I wish rares would make a comeback, but after seeing the new items, I just can't imagine how it is possible.
In CD2 I found items like this -
Boots (stolen)
30 r/w
14 dex
14 strength
44 cold resist
Gloves (still have)
17 strength
13 Dex
Mana
Life
Resist
34 MF
These by the way are the best MF gloves I have ever seen in the game.
I found my own -40 Req 140 one hand damage Exec sword for my s/s baba in classic.
I found multiple boots with 30 r/w and 30 + MF in Classic....
Rare armors are 100% Useless now....
Circllets can be godly, but I would only use one with the following mods:
+2 Nec
30 R/W
20 FC
+ life....
Otherwise I use an 08 Valk (i found in 08) wing or Shako.
....finding one is not impossible, but it certainly feels that way.
Since I PvP, it eliminates rares in so many ways...one thing that is great for PvP nec which I have, is a +2 nec shield, with +3 bS, life resists....but with the use of Damage Reduce, you often lose the option of useing non-DR items vs many opponents...what with Stormshield, Shaft, Shako....
No rings are better for me than SOJ's, though on West I do use a Magic 10% FC, 101 to mana ring, which is nice, but not even rare....heh
I have never seen a good rare wand that comes close to that the stats of nearly ANY of the Uniques (Wizard, Suicide Branch, Carin Shard, or White (crafted))
I have kept only one pair of boots in LOD, and those just went to a mule, I would never use them.
Crafted items can be godly, my first crafted belt on West, first I said:), came with the following mods:
10 FC
20 Strength
54 Life
4 Life Replen
Mana regen
Light Resist
How can a rare even compete with that.
On east I was given this belt by a friend who crafted it herself:
7fc
17 Strength
50 Life
24 FHR
Once again, what rare can compete....
Crafted ammy's I have seen are great....though frankly in my long time seeking PvP nec ammy's I can't make or find anything useful whatsoever...I have traded for a few ammy's now, but I still don't have the 20 fc, 50 life, 50 mana +2 Nec ammy I'm looking for.
My point....as the original poster said, rares are almost obsolete. The game is item dependent...and the items are just less fun to look for, identify and use.
Running around the cow level look at how many rares no one picks up....
I wish rares would make a comeback, but after seeing the new items, I just can't imagine how it is possible.