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topika007

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What was IceFrog's idea with BKB's CD and duration?

Posted on Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:15 am

Why did IceFrog make it decrease CD and duration with use? Was there any balance idea behind it?

Black King Bar

Price: 3900

Requires:
Ogre Axe
Mithril Hammer
Black King Bar Recipe Scroll

Gives:
10 Strength
24 Damage
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Gives magic immunity. Duration and cooldown decrease each time it is used. Lasts 10/9/8/7/6/5 seconds. 80/75/70/65/60/55 seconds cooldown.
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Vita.NovA

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Posted on Thu Nov 05, 2009 9:46 am

it was too much used for carries. they went in and pwned everybody. now carries have to time it.

its now more Crystal maiden/Enigma orientated
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topika007

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Posted on Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:14 am

That's not what I'm asking.

I'm asking why does the duration of the spell and CD reduce after each use?

It's kind of weird, so I want to an explanation for it weirdness.
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anthdx

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Posted on Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:20 am

topika007 wrote:
That's not what I'm asking.

I'm asking why does the duration of the spell and CD reduce after each use?

It's kind of weird, so I want to an explanation for it weirdness.

since it was gonna be DPSgeddon, he figured..whats the use of magic immunity if everyones gonna DPS..
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Airbox

First Blood Posts: 45 Joined: 07 Mar 2009 1872 gold

Posted on Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:36 am

@OP

I want never gets, send him an email and ask?

It's probably the best solution.

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Counter_Force[X]

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:29 am

anti-turtle

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bobbob247

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:13 am

It was basically so that BKB is good when first bought, but becomes worse and worse. Why does Icefrog have charges on diffusal?
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lolopo

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:21 am

So that DpS will not own The Other Team every 80 sec... so that they will have a limited time to kick the other team's asses
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pomlaos

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:23 am

Well I never really got it to untill I saw a troll ran in with BKB and killed 3 int heroes. Then ran out like nothing happened. Obviously 10 seconds is too long.
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Squarewalker

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:24 am

You know you can just sell BKB and buy a new one when it only lasts 6-7 seconds long and you think that's not enough. I usually do that for PA if the other team has too many disables and the game lasts long. 5 seconds isn't really enough to kill an entire team.
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pomlaos

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:53 am

That's if you got alot of money.Cause then won't you have to keep buying it?
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chris0728

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:48 pm

lol
i thought it was to balance tinker
since tinker can rearm it...
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Counter_Force[X]

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:53 pm

pffft that makes absolute no sense since tinker cant rearm bkb

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devilsgod666

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 12:58 pm

Counter_Force[X] wrote:
pffft that makes absolute no sense since tinker cant use bkb

i think he can. he jus cant rearm it. not sure though. sum1 check.
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neimi

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Posted on Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:01 pm

CF_x
tinker cant rearm it.
he can use it.
fix your post so they would understand it :P
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