Good explanation of the problem.

My solution is to modify the existing pinks, the ones people call "crap" so that they are not crappy. What do people need? m/s and h/s! Well, add some of that to the "crap" pinks. And what is really wrong with them? Why, they have less armor, for one thing.

armor
Whipcord, 60
Raptorhide, 65
Wraith, 73 !!!

helm
Whipcord, 9
Raptorhide, 12
Wraith, 18 !!!

wings
trickster, 20
force, 28

+archer set bonus is +3

total difference 32 points of armor !!! AND 15 m/s !!!

What were they thinking? Whose idea was this? What use does this "crap" armor have at all? None! Absolutely none. We have to use level 45 Thoth and Isis armor just to keep from wasting our gp on potions.

What they need to do is fix this terrible stuff, or better STOP DROPPING IT. I'd rather have a purple. The only difference between the purples and those pinks of nearly identical names is 1 hit percentage! It's ludicrous.

So, either they should stop dropping crappy pinks and get the good stuff out there in the hands of the players, or they should make the crappy pinks better.

These shouldn't even BE pink in color, they are so crappy. Someone was confused when they made them.