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I wonder if the Ring wasn't as powerful back then.
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The Ring was certainly not as powerful when found by Bilbo as it is when LoTR begins. I would think it gained power and potency as its master did. It would have been much more powerful (and dangerous) after Sauron returned to Mordor and declared himself openly, than while he was relatively dormant in Dol Guldur.