It is true that the amount of +epr eq is very, very small. Some of you have
already figured out why that is. For the rest, allow me to explain:

Take your average, say, lvl 50 ogre ranger (your standard issue newbie tank).
They get str in the area of 120-140, hpr in the area of 60-70, and epr in the
area of 10-15 (with no eq, not counting battle tics).
That newbie gets a shiny new +10 str ring. Ok, nice, that's about an 8%
increase for a single item. The same newbie gets a +5 hpr ring. Also, about 8%
increase. The newbie finds a +5 epr ring. That's an increase in the 33 to 50
percent range. Admittedly, that's a little large. (True, a +10 intelligence
ring would do the same, but the ogre ranger is far more likely to use eps than
int/sps). Because almost every player that uses eps gets far, far less natural
epr than hpr, the same _total_ bonus would be a much larger _proportional_
bonus. In the ongoing effort to keep things balanced, +epr eq would have to be
much, much more limited, each item at maximum giving out +1 ep per tick, just
to keep it online with other +anything eq. I am fairly certain that tanks
would only use such eq if they couldn't find a more "classic" eq, such as +dam
or +dodge, for that slot.

Fortunately, a smart player can find ways around this issue. Idleressers and
idlereincers might be tempted to reloc and bot/regen (or both!) for a small
donation. ALchies would be more than willing to part with a few camping,
campfire, bot or regen potions for a small fee, which you could store in a
potion pack until needed. While these options might seem pricy at first, they
are the most convinient and effective ways of boosting that epr, and each one
individually packs a pretty strong effect.

Are there other ways to get those eps back? Of course. But the creative,
intelligent, resourceful players with the high E% have already found them.
I'll let them either hoard the info for themselves, or sell it to the highest
bidder, as they see fit.

Shinarae Lluminus