Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-66.41.98.153-20170603042214/@comment-25012056-20170605221754

High King Ithilion wrote: The issue of range shouldn't be the problem for players, since Dwarves are never said to be against ranged weapons. What should be is their expressed lack of mounts, repeatedly mentioned by Tolkien. Rather than adding mounts and removing bows, why not just do it the other way around? A lack of a mount is just as challenging for a player as a lack of a bow. That gives the Dwarves the weakness you desire, while maintaining canon.

That's extrapolating and there is no evidence behind the claim. At no point are Dwarves mentioned to not use bows, so there's no reason to assume that the bow in Erebor wasn't of their craft, especially seeing how the Northmen used yew bows according to Gwaihir.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) 19:48, June 5, 2017 (UTC)

Mounted units are rarely used and it doesn't matter much at all to players, as they can use them anyway. It's a nerf without real effect and a buff that makes the dwarves overpowered, and is altogether unnecessary. The usage of one (1) bow by a dwarf in the entirety of LOTR doesn't mean a whole new ranged class should be added to the mod and throw off balance.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 22:17, June 5, 2017 (UTC)