Here's a little trick I love.
Level 1 Ranger spell:"Hunter's Mercy"(Forgotten Realms)
First arrow shot(Every Round) is an automatic hit,followed by a check to see if the hit was critical.Now,with some specialty classes,you can get the crit modifier on a bow up to x5/x6.
100+ Damage with a single crit is truly impressive.(With a strong enough bow/arrows)
I have never had a character do so much damage in a round..ever.
This isnt as easy to make as the gloves mind you,but this combined with the new ranger class changes makes my head spin.
(I used this tactic with a 3.0 ranger..plus some other prestige archer classes like deepwood sniper *I think*)
If you want I can dig up the char sheet and attach the info
