So whats up with item drop rates?

[HardRock]

This would also explain that I've not seen a single ring or ammulet drop yet.ring

At the moment, amulets don't drop in the beta at all. Rings drop only from the Returned before SK and possibly in the second level of the Den of the Fallen.

My issue is more that almost all the rares I've found, including SK rares, have been inferior to the blue gear I was using at the time.

Were you using crafted items? Some crafted items still have the highest item level in the beta and so they may spawn with the best affixes. Basically, after around level 8 or so don't expect anything better to drop than what you can craft.

[LuMpX]

[...]after around level 8 or so don't expect anything better to drop than what you can craft.

Let's hope that this will not be true for the full game. I like drops more than crafting

[HardRock]

Oh, I was talking about the beta.

[Gnome]

are there any crafting recipes in the beta that use the yellow teeth that you get from breaking down the rares? I've been too lazy to look.

[HardRock]

Yes, there is, but you won't be able to use those items, due to their level requirements.