[Gameplay] Buying elixers while dead with full item slots starts the elixer timer immediately

iJedi·4/30/2016, 11:46:00 PM·1 votes·967 views

Steps to replicate:

  1. Buy six items so the item slots are full.
  2. Die.
  3. While dead, purchase a consumable item: item 2138 item 2139 item 2140 (Not sure if item 2003 does the same.)
  4. Timer immediately begins counting down.

Expected behavior: 4. Timer waits until champion respawns before counting down.

This is an issue because the item cannot be used unless the champion is alive, so this behavior effectively reduces the time the potion is useful by the time left on the death timer.

2 Comments

WillSmithasaurus4/30/2016, 11:56:56 PM1 votes

They add the seconds you are remaining dead to the duration of the potion. So it does begin counting down but it will last that many seconds longer.

This is from patch 6.1 notes (:

"Important note: if you buy an elixir while dead, it'll begin ticking down instantly, but the amount of time you have left to respawn will be added to the duration - so your elixirs always last the correct amount. Don't freak out!"