Virtue artifacts eh? Any other interesting "elite" items to upgrade my gear, or is it still pretty much doom and barbed kits?
that about it, the Virtue artifacts are pretty cool, a set of armor that is totally blessed [minus the cape, since its a Humility quest item] and give the wear a full 70 in resist,in all areas, when all pieces are worn. Being its is blessed no need for insurances on it. A full suit is going for like a million in Luna these days.
I really like the luck statue, it will increase the person luck for one hour in game, can repeat it every 24 hours. There a staff that give the person 220 luck when carried. Couple nice shields.
As for Doom, they have fix it so it is easier to get a artifact in Doom. You earn credit for them by the amount of damage you do to the DF or peerless monsters in Gauntlet. I went in last night with PAS and got the hunter's headdress, we pull at least 5 or 6 arties every time we go down there.
As for barded kits, most are going for 2.5 - 3 mil and the luck with getting a decent piece when used is sad. My non-combatant characters wear leather armor made from spined kits and do just as good.
You can see more information about the artifacts at
http://www.uoguide.com/Virtue_Armor_Set