I just lost a strongly enchanted bow to this too. I understand how it might not technically be classed as a bug since it is a result of working features, however a system needs to be put in place to prevent excessive user error.
Issue : The dispenser prioritises your main enchanted bow in your hotbar over the unenchanted bows in your inventory. Since players often carry bows as a permanent fixture in their hotbar it is far too easy to forget that it is there. Most players will not wish to use enchanted bows in their recipes. I imagine that the vast majority of incidents where players have used enchanted bows have been in error.
Solution : Have the crafting for this item prioritise unenchanted items. Or better yet, make it so that you literally have to drag enchanted items into the recipe in order to use them.
Lee Henderson
I just lost a strongly enchanted bow to this too. I understand how it might not technically be classed as a bug since it is a result of working features, however a system needs to be put in place to prevent excessive user error.
Issue : The dispenser prioritises your main enchanted bow in your hotbar over the unenchanted bows in your inventory. Since players often carry bows as a permanent fixture in their hotbar it is far too easy to forget that it is there. Most players will not wish to use enchanted bows in their recipes. I imagine that the vast majority of incidents where players have used enchanted bows have been in error.
Solution : Have the crafting for this item prioritise unenchanted items. Or better yet, make it so that you literally have to drag enchanted items into the recipe in order to use them.