Ammo bonuses should stack with bows

[Devonian]

To be honest, I'd rather they fix the other problem, that of being handed better than +1 items just for getting though the tutorial. Make magic rare again, and you return ammunition to one of its niches. Enchanted ammo gets found typically before enchanted weapons, making it useful in tough fights.

The other niche, is still present. Its cheaper to lug around a wide range of ammunition for varying foes than a wide range of launchers for the same.

[Fnordian]

To be honest, I'd rather they fix the other problem, that of being handed better than +1 items just for getting though the tutorial. Make magic rare again, and you return ammunition to one of its niches. Enchanted ammo gets found typically before enchanted weapons, making it useful in tough fights.

An interesting point but one that seems to run counter to the way DDO has been set up. Back in the day (first edition AD&D and even earlier), I recall how magic items were supposed to made available relatively sparingly and we ended up accumulating them at a much faster rate than the rules suggested. Even so, compared to their availability in DDO, our campaign looks exceedingly frugal!

The whole DDO economy, quest difficulties, and much of the gaming experience once you hit level 20 is based on the wide availability of magic items. I certainly don't recall playing in any DnD games with wand vendors in the local marketplace, never mind pawn shops and an auction house chock full of the things.

As far as being handed better than +1 items from the tutorial, at least you only get to select one such item...and it's not a lot better than +1. But you do have a point.

The other niche, is still present. Its cheaper to lug around a wide range of ammunition for varying foes than a wide range of launchers for the same.[/QUOTE]

Is it really cheaper in the long run? It takes up less inventory space, for sure, and that's priceless, but since you use up the ammo, over the long run, the actual monetary expense is probably higher, unless it's for types of foes you only encounter very rarely.