I'd Like to Rant About ... The Sarnak Battle Shield

[loramin]

MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM
Slot: SECONDARY
AC: 25
STR: +5 STA: +5 HP: +40
SV FIRE: +10 SV COLD: +10 SV MAGIC: +10
WT: 3.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: WAR CLR PAL RNG SHD DRU BRD SHM
Race: ALL

http://wiki.project1999.com/Sarnak_Battle_Shield

It costs < 1k (because it drops like candy in Chardok 2.0), it's usable by eight different classes, and it has crazy good stats (because it was designed more for Luclin power levels than Velious ones). As a result, it feels like half of Blue's population is wielding the exact same yellow shield ... I see it everywhere! [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Now full disclosure: both my halfling alts have the shield, because somehow I can tolerate it better at a smaller size. But even though it would be an upgrade for Loramin, I can't bring myself to do it.

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Please devs, use your first round of custom content (someday) to save us from the SBS: give at least some of those eight classes a comparable shield with a different graphic!