Ammo slot

[Rewde]

I think I remember them finally changing the ammo slot so that things with modifiers on them, such as throwing and fishing now worked. Would it have been to much to ask that they made it so that items with stats that could be equipped in the ammo slot also affects the players stats ... sheesh

[Ngreth Thergn]

Actually yes, it is too much, at least according to SOE.

They specifically decided that they did not want ANOTHER slot adding stats to character. I am Neutral about that decision myself.

But it is a deliberate decision of their not to include stats on the ammo slot.

[Maevenniia]

They already added another slot that affects stats - the charm slot.

[Rewde]

They already added another slot that affects stats - the charm slot.

I can't stick my grandmasters spoon in the charm slot, thus freeing up my range slot for something way better, which I may, or may not get someday. I also couldn't stick a second GM tradeskill trophy in the charm slot, which is what I would like to do with the ammo slot.

[Maevenniia]

Yes, well, as Ngreth stated, SOE made a conscious decision not to allow stats effects from the ammo slot. IMO, it would lead to even more overpowered characters than we have now...and don't say that there aren't that many items that fit in the ammo slo, because you KNOW people would demand more AMMO slot items, leading eventually to uber items with +20 to stats and +100/200/300 Hps/mana....

There's enough mudflation in the game, letting AMMO slot affect stats would just accelerate the process even more. SOE thought long and hard about even adding the Charm slot, you can be sure of that, and that's why most Charms are not all that powerful (some exceptions, usually from Time+ zones, or the PoK charm which requires flags)

[Dumpty]

such items already exist and you would therefore get double the stats from having them in both ranged and ammo