@deadknight
Hardly ? In DOS 1 you could have a lot more than 8 ap even without buff.
A lot more ? Hum no.
8 AP every turn is 9 speed. So if you want a third attack, you need 17 speed. You don't have easily 17 speed without sacrificing your main stat.
So no you DON'T easily have A LOT more ap without buffs, it was a base of 4 ap a turn + 1 every 2 points in speed after the first one.
I am not sure what game you played but that doesn't seem to be the same DOS as the one I played.