24w09a added cross-functionality for Crossbow and Bow enchantments for the two tools. However, the Quick Charge enchantment still applies no effect to Bows.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. For context; see behavior of Crossbows, by testing loading (hold right click) the three items below:
Crossbow Example 1
/give @s minecraft:crossbow[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{}}]Crossbow Example 2
/give @s minecraft:crossbow[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{'minecraft:quick_charge':5}}]Crossbow Example 3
/give @s minecraft:crossbow[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{'minecraft:quick_charge':10}}]
2. Next, test the behavior of Bows with the same values, by testing shooting (hold right click) with the three items below:
Bow Example 1
/give @s minecraft:bow[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{}}]Bow Example 2
/give @s minecraft:bow[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{'minecraft:quick_charge':5}}]Bow Example 3
/give @s minecraft:bow[minecraft:enchantments={levels:{'minecraft:quick_charge':10}}]Observed Results:
The first Crossbow should load slow.
The second Crossbow should load quickly, almost instantly.
The third Crossbow should be unable to load (any value above level 6 has this behavior) (see MC-10755).
The Bow has the same charge time regardless of the Quick Charge enchantment.
Expected Results:
The same behavior should be observed in the charge time of Bows as found in the load time of Crossbows.
Comments 4
The 24w09a changelog states:
Projectile weapon Enchantments like infinity, multishot and piercing now work on both Crossbows and Bows, if placed onto the alternative weapon using data manipulation or a change to the enchantable/* tags
"Projectile weapon Enchantments like" implies that projectile enchantments in general now work on crossbows and bows, and infinity/multishot/piercing are listed as examples. Note that power now works on crossbows, but was not explicitly mentioned in the changelog. It's plausible that this bug report is not WAI.
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Likely WAI.
Being able to apply the enchantment does not indicate that the enchantment should have any effect. You can replace "bow" and "crossbow" in the example commands with "wooden_sword" to get a wooden sword with Quick Charge V. Actually, you could put the enchantment on a cherry_boat if you want.
Quick Charge can still be a crossbow-only enchantment. I don't see anything suggesting Mojang wanted to make it more versatile. Perhaps it will be considered a bug that Multishot and Piercing work on bows.