There are 4 deflection +1 rings buyable at different places for different prices (maybe based on appaise skill, your race, class , affiliation , whichever) (note: there maybe be more locations I just havent found them yet)

Theres a druid one thats identical to one thats available at the blue mushroom bar, but it's only usable by a druid (it's a little cheaper but not much) Theres also one for sale at the market in sanctuary by the gnome. And another in a darkly hidden store.

Now they're all nicely themeatically named which is great, and have different descriptions, what i'm suggesting is minor changes to them to give them a difference as well.

That being simply a +1 to one of the skills (appropriate to where you got it) They're all +1 deflection bonus at the moment.

The druid one maybe could get +1 animal empathy on it. The blue mushroom one could get +1 search. The dark one could get +1 hide. The market one could have +1 appraise. (a city like skill)

It would improve the flavour of the rings and give people reasons to seek/trade for a specific ring.

Maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't post the locations? I don't know, but for metagame purposes?

I prefer flavor to more power. I'm honestly a little touchy on them being so easily available to start with, since the fact they are available makes so many potential items useless. I'm not going to change them, but if I was going to, it would be to actually take away power, not add.

I'd much prefer to have rings of: +1 AC vs undead +1 AC vs outsiders +1 AC vs goblins etc.

That gives us about 20 possible rings to throw on the market. However, as soon as +1 AC is on the market, all of those options become substandard, taking away options.

I can understand how not having +1 weapons vs races, but when all rings of deflection start becoming +1 vs things start to become little annoying and you have to waste a bunch quickslots to switch between them.

Bring on the flavor!!!!

Down with quickslots full of loot for every conceivable situation! Quickslot the brain!

Removing +1 deflection rings would unduly tilt character balance towards clerics. But +2 vs. racial rings can be found (no flat +2).

There are also some rings with +1 ac, +1 skill possible to find. But we'll think about making the ones available a bit more customized.

Naga I can understand how not having +1 weapons vs races, but when all rings of deflection start becoming +1 vs things start to become little annoying and you have to waste a bunch quickslots to switch between them.

Naga Why would you need a +1 Ring versus Dragons?

Spoiler-ish:

Well, there is that Dragon Wyrmling... :roll:

meh... whats +1 gonna do vs a dragon :)

Of course if we were in KRYNN and not the f.realms i'm sure the amount of draconians around would make it worth it ;)