No it doesn't.
The drag of lowrates is it takes so long to get the next item...
If mobs had like 1-1 ac instead of 10-10 , a dc 1-1 ring is exactly the same as 10-10 Vs mobs, and is infact better for pvp because it wont **** spells up (2.3 atleast, and any spells will be easier to balance with...