More Items should build into higher tier items

[KaneTheAble]

There's a few that do but I don't think we should be debating on selling cheaper items later in the game to grab better ones, at the very least making all tier one items upgrade to tier 3 or 4 would help the flow of the buying process.

 

[thejbirdjustin]

I 100% agree. It feels bad having to sell items just because you ran out of slots from T1/T2 purchases. Almost everything should upgrade into something better. In Dota and League, this is how it works besides for a few starter items.

 

[betorages]

Hard agree on this as well.

I think it would be cool to have 3000 tiers also be able to build into 6300 and not just have it be 500/1250 -> 3000

 

[calvinbiesecker]

It seems that all the item upgrades are linear. There could be split pathways for some item upgrades to help enhance certain builds or playstyles.

 

[calvinbiesecker]

There's a few that do but I don't think we should be debating on selling cheaper items later in the game to grab better ones, at the very least making all tier one items upgrade to tier 3 or 4 would help the flow of the buying process.

Maybe not ALL of the items upgrade to higher quality, but certainly more than the few that do now.

 

[mazzouri]

No I dont agree at all, in league everything builds besides 3 items and everything is a stat stick (Just gives you more stats) in dota 2 items are well versed, do actives, counter heroes, change ur playstyle. Most importantly you can set the tone, if you wanna dominate early game and spend 1250 on an item, you shouldn't be rewarded and let it build into a late game item, this is the rational

 

[calvinbiesecker]

No I dont agree at all, in league everything builds besides 3 items and everything is a stat stick (Just gives you more stats) in dota 2 items are well versed, do actives, counter heroes, change ur playstyle. Most importantly you can set the tone, if you wanna dominate early game and spend 1250 on an item, you shouldn't be rewarded and let it build into a late game item, this is the rational

What is it that you don't agree with? All items able to upgrade?

 

[bosobr0]

Probably we'll have an Item Overhaul at some point which might make the situation better in some ways, worse in others. Right now, yes, we have a ton of low and high tier items, and (with the exception of Spirit) many of them don't level into one-another. Yet, with the introductory of HVM and Headhunter, we probably WILL get more items that not only are levelable, but ALSO unique. Compared to items like 'Basic Mag' and 'Headshot Booster', HVM is bullet SPEED which plays into particular units especially. Of course this means some upgrades will be useless and others will be meta, but that is the case with many upgrades already; and as well, counter-builds and counter-items mean there really isn't a true meta, save for being able to trap enemies in spawn.

Though yes, more upgrades. However, I don't want it to be 'all 500s go to all 1250s go to all 3000s go to all 6300s' because the idea of a non-full roster in early and mid game makes the lategame planning more appealing. I would like to see some 500 > 3000 item pairs similar to HVM and Headhunter, as well as 1250 > 6300 items like SB > Silencer, as these are not full-push upgrades like Boundless Spirit and thus actually requires extra plan-ahead if your game may exceed 25 minutes.

 

[mazzouri]

What is it that you don't agree with? All items able to upgrade?

I think a healthy balance, 50 percent upgrade 50 percent dont, and strong early items should definitely not upgrade