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<blockquote data-quote="Spatzimaus" data-source="post: 823772" data-attributes="member: 3051">Forgot to add: In regards to the specific question, decreasing the cost may not make as much sense.&nbsp; Enhancement bonuses are common, so the overlap I mentioned is far more detrimental in the ring I mentioned, while it's rare that the resistances in your ring will overlap with much.But, it's still going to happen.&nbsp; ER 5 just isn't much.&nbsp; It's not going to have a dramatic effect in most situations; it's barely enough to stop the Flaming sorts of effects, so when you face something like a dragon, or visiting the Plane of Fire, etc., you're still going to want to put up all those elemental defense spells.&nbsp; That means in the situations where elemental resistance is most critical, the ER provided by your ring won't mean squat, because it'll be overwritten by the Protection from Elements someone in the group cast.&nbsp; A ring that gives universal ER 15, now that'll make a difference.&nbsp; But 5?And the &quot;unwanted&quot; thing still comes up, too, for the same reason; Acid attacks just won't come up very often, but by the time you can get rings made (12th level), 5 points isn't going to do much against the types of damage you're looking at.&nbsp; Dissolving Touch (Psi 4) does 7d6 acid damage, and that's a psionic power!&nbsp; End result: the rarer elemental types just aren't worth as much, moneywise.&nbsp; I've never seen anyone consciously choose Acid Resistance in an armor; it's always been loot.&nbsp; Your mileage may vary, of course, but given the choice between Fire and Acid resistance, I know which I see more often.Incidentally, kreynolds, if ER 15 is 144k, wouldn't ER 5 be 16k?&nbsp; Most bonuses cost as the square of the ability, after all.&nbsp; Just wondering where you got your original price from.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spatzimaus, post: 823772, member: 3051"] Forgot to add: In regards to the specific question, decreasing the cost may not make as much sense. Enhancement bonuses are common, so the overlap I mentioned is far more detrimental in the ring I mentioned, while it's rare that the resistances in your ring will overlap with much. But, it's still going to happen. ER 5 just isn't much. It's not going to have a dramatic effect in most situations; it's barely enough to stop the [I]Flaming[/I] sorts of effects, so when you face something like a dragon, or visiting the Plane of Fire, etc., you're still going to want to put up all those elemental defense spells. That means in the situations where elemental resistance is most critical, the ER provided by your ring won't mean squat, because it'll be overwritten by the [I]Protection from Elements[/I] someone in the group cast. A ring that gives universal ER 15, now that'll make a difference. But 5? And the "unwanted" thing still comes up, too, for the same reason; Acid attacks just won't come up very often, but by the time you can get rings made (12th level), 5 points isn't going to do much against the types of damage you're looking at. Dissolving Touch (Psi 4) does 7d6 acid damage, and that's a psionic power! End result: the rarer elemental types just aren't worth as much, moneywise. I've never seen anyone consciously choose Acid Resistance in an armor; it's always been loot. Your mileage may vary, of course, but given the choice between Fire and Acid resistance, I know which I see more often. Incidentally, kreynolds, if ER 15 is 144k, wouldn't ER 5 be 16k? Most bonuses cost as the square of the ability, after all. Just wondering where you got your original price from. [/QUOTE]

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