QoL Suggestion: Avarice Blade

Thalandor46·12/9/2014, 9:50:19 PM·5 votes·941 views

I've noticed recently that I'm actively avoiding upgrading to a Statikk Shiv while I'm dead. Why? Because GP10 from Avarice Blade is still active before I respawn, but a Shiv (or any other Avarice Blade upgrade, for that matter) has no such passive benefit. So rather than immediately reevaluating my items and planning my next move into the field, I sit there waiting for my death timer to hit 0 and then start that respawn process as I'm walking out of the fountain, all so I can maximize the amount of gold I get out of Avarice Blade. A big deal? Not really. But it is a bit of an inconvenience.

So, suggestion! When you upgrade Avarice Blade, you gain a buff that grants you the same GP10 passive. The duration of the buff is equal to your death timer at the time of upgrade. This would mean a 0 second buff while you're alive. This maintains all of the current benefits and balances of Avarice Blade and its upgrades, without requiring players to min/max these items through the shop interface.

I believe implementation would be mostly straightforward, and such a change would fall in line with Riot's "Fight other players, don't fight the game" philosophy. The only aspect I would expect to be any level of challenging would be making sure it functions properly with the Undo functionality in the shop.

Thoughts?

10 Comments

doubleguac12/9/2014, 10:13:13 PM4 votes

It's not a bad idea, but it's just so minor... if this would be an easy change, I would be happy to see it, but I wouldn't want Riot to expend anything more than the most minimal amount of time/resources.

LuckyReden12/9/2014, 11:31:58 PM1 votes

Why isn't it just included in the final item?

KMannnnn112/11/2014, 6:10:36 PM1 votes

Avarice blade honestly should just be removed from the game, IMO. It's the only Season 3 style GP5 item left, and champions who are already farming don't need bonus gold unless it's built into their kit.

JadeKnightblazer12/11/2014, 8:10:29 PM1 votes

I miss Heart of Gold... Honestly I miss Good Gold gen items in general.

Just think if there was a item 3084 but granted extra gold on kill rather then health back :p -or- An Exlir "Midas Touch" that Slowed and granted say 5-10g on Basic Attacks on Enemy Champ.