[Gameflow] Flying Courier

[Milli]

Flying Courier

Disclaimer: This suggestion is purely gameflow and shall not change the game balance. Any changes to game balance are meant to be caught with triggers.
Currently if you morph your Animal Courier into a Flying Courier you need the "Flying Courier Recipe".
My suggestion is that you don't need that Recipe, but pay the 200 gold directly for the upgrade (Like the upgrade from Obsidian Statue to Destroyer in melee warcraft). The change would result in less clicks and no inventory required to transform a courier into it's flying form.
Nowadays 4 clicks are needed:

• Supportive Vestments
• Flying Courier Recipe
• Courier
• Transform

It would be reduced to the Transform click.
This change would also mean that we can remove the "Flying Courier Recipe" from the shop making room for one new item.
The Chicken's Tooltip will be changed to:

Creates a small fast unit that can carry items to and from your base. If it dies the items will fall to the ground. Can be upgraded to a Flying Courier for 200 gold.

Changes are in italics.

Reasons:

• No inventory space required
• A free slot in the "Supportive Vestments"
• Less clicks needed
• You can't forget to use it carrying it around with you all the time

Note:
If you want to get a Flying Courier from your inventory (Animal Courier in item form + Recipe) it currently requires 6 clicks:

• Chimera Roost/Graveyard
• Animal Courier
• Supportive Vestments
• Flying Courier Recipe
• Hero
• Flying Courier in item form

No difference with my suggestion:

• Chimera Roost/Graveyard
• Animal Courier
• Hero
• Animal Courier in item form
• Animal Courier
• Transform

(only 4 with my suggestion for the Animal Courier.)

If you liked this suggestion please also take a look at my suggestion for the Animal Courier - they suit very well.

@mods: Feel free to add a poll or whatever when certain is how the suggestion-system works here.

[Nonok]

Very good idea. I hate spending the time to upgrade my courier when I need to.

[iLamer]

Nice idea. It just sucks to search the crow upgrade on the new shops and you can upgrade your chicken to a crow when hes carring items to you.

t-up if poll is there.

[hihu567]

T-up man. Even if it's just a minuscule change, it will eventually add up.

[Lime]

Brilliant idea. It would be a lot easier. Not spending too much time to find the recipe
especially now that the items are rearranged.

[Milli]

Thanks for the support.
I added a poll so you can like this.

[Pascal3000]

Wtf i posted a T-Down and now its gone?

Anyways, the point of courier is that it has to be bought at base, instant activation would allow you to instantly use it while buying it from your lane.

The 200 gold have to be invested before going in your lane it first, its a sacrifice your supporter has to make, and thats how it should be

[Milli]

Originally Posted by Pascal3000

Wtf i posted a T-Down and now its gone?

Anyways, the point of courier is that it has to be bought at base, instant activation would allow you to instantly use it while buying it from your lane.

The 200 gold have to be invested before going in your lane it first, its a sacrifice your supporter has to make, and thats how it should be

I don't think you read the suggestion right ...

[Dark Mizuki]

I think he did read it, he's talking about game play, not convenience.

I say it's a good idea, but just too good. Although like I said, I really like having this feature, it'll be faster with this.

Speaking with your other courier idea, I just think it'll really be just too good. I'm up with this idea, but I have to disagree with the other one though, same reasons like pascal.

[Milli]

Originally Posted by Dark Mizuki

I think he did read it, he's talking about game play, not convenience.

I say it's a good idea, but just too good. Although like I said, I really like having this feature, it'll be faster with this.

Speaking with your other courier idea, I just think it'll really be just too good. I'm up with this idea, but I have to disagree with the other one though, same reasons like pascal.

It can easily be checked whether a hero is in the base/fountain area to disable/enable courier.

- This suggestion is purely gameflow and shall not change the game balance. Any changes to game balance are meant to be caught with triggers.

[merrillz]

DEFINITE T-UP. this really pisses me off how it is now. Like it alot.

[AduhAwas]

Pretty much agree with everyone here. Great idea. Dont know how many times id have to fumble around with a full inventory to get that crow. Just a question before I go, do you plan on allowing this purchase button to be clicked wherever crow is or only in base fountain? If wherever it does change game play no matter how minute an effect it is.

[Milli]

Originally Posted by AduhAwas_EvilG

Pretty much agree with everyone here. Great idea. Dont know how many times id have to fumble around with a full inventory to get that crow. Just a question before I go, do you plan on allowing this purchase button to be clicked wherever crow is or only in base fountain? If wherever it does change game play no matter how minute an effect it is.

Yes it's planned to be only usable when the chicken is in base (it's IceFrog's decision in the end of course).

[Lime]

How about the purchase item would be located in your circle of power?
Think about that.

[regulator_mk]

Good idea. Thumbs up from me.

Yes it's planned to be only usable when the chicken is in base

It can probably just issue a "return to base" command (which the courier has now anyway), followed by morphing.

[takayi]

Great idea, definitely t-up!

All statements that answer the question"Why this?" are pretty much already said in all above posts, well done.

[ResQ]

really nice, t-up!

[AP()ll()_TTFU]

good Job

[~Maktor~]

i guess i saw that in dota-allstar.com (to hell that website)

[fruta]

pretty nice idea but a bit game balance affection since you can upgrade it anywhere. just a bit