[Mechanics] collection

[zelding]

This is just a list of my recent ideas for various mechanics. Most of them can be used on items or bosses. I also list the sources if they happen to be "stolen"

• Pain atonement: gives spell damage on low hp (like below 25%) (PoE)
• Reactive armor: every time you take physical damage your armor is increased, but your magic resist decreases and vice versa (EVE)
• Rage blade: every attack gives you a stack of rage which gives some type of stats, stacks X times for Y seconds, new stacks refresh duration
  • attack speed and spell damage (LoL)
  • hp and mana regen
  • movement speed
• Tracker: attacks and/or spells reveal target for a short duration (LoL)
• Blinding light: makes the screen white for a short time
• every time you cast a spell you heal a nearby ally a small amount
• you stun an enemy and yourself (shower)
• lifesteal heals nearby allies not you (shower)
• toggle: while on drains your mana, and disperses it among nearby allies equally (shower)

[VoidsKeeper]

Thanks for posting this thread :)

About your ideas: Pain atonement) Idk if this is how it should work , but having items with a "beserker/huskar" type effect seems really intriguing :3

Reactive armor) I don't think this'll work well with [...AA...] (or Dota overall) , especially if these are permanent effects/affects (aka , these changes need to remain for only a set amount of time) if this is going to be a hero ability or an item effect. But as a boss mechanic this seems nice.

Rage blade) Does this work with creeps too? Cause this could be abused pretty harshly...if only this doesn't work as "the more stacks - the quicker they dissolve". I like this

Tracker) could be a consumable

Blinding light) I don't think you can "make the screen white" (gotta ask the coding team) .
Stunning yourself and an enemy seems interesting as a support's ability (sadly we're not getting new heroes any time soon (I know that you know that ;) )) , but maybe use this as a strange boss mechanic?
Dispersing mana , healing your teammates per spell seem reasonably interesting. I don't think that someone would buy a lifesteal item that does that , since Vladimirs works even better.

[VoidsKeeper]

OK , so I asked the coding team about the "flashbang" effect from "Blinding light" and got a positive answer. I'll note it down , since it could turn out interesting...

[zelding]

I would like to clarify the Reactive Armor mechanic, based on the original from EVE:

I think it would fit best as a toggle ability granted by an item, just because i can't imagine a viable way to telegraph it to the players; the numbers are arbitrary.

While turned on

• every time you take physical damage:
  • you gain 2 armor
  • you lose 5% magic resist
• every time you take magical damage:
  • you gain 5% magic resist
  • you lose 2 armor

You will have two buffs, one that modifies your armor, and one that modifies your magic resist. Each buff should be permanent while the item is toggled on, and should gradually expire - preferably by stacks - over a few seconds when turned off.

The buffs/debuffs should stack indefinitely.

I think this could be a viable PvE item for some Boss encounters, and it would create an interesting tactic in PvP too: imagine that you are Lion or Lina, and you spot this item on an enemy. You know you can one-shoot him, if the carry shoots him a bunch of times 😄 so you press the push-to-talk button ...