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I understand the original intent in making it a "sneaky" spell. Players would have to check their status bar regularly (which was less obvious in Warcraft III), etc.

But to say it bluntly, I think it doesn't do its job enough to excuse its negative effect on gameplay.

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Now that debuffs are red, above the HUD and always at the same place, any average player will instantly notice the debuff in its peripheral vision. Its "sneaky" purpose has practically no impact, except against very poor players.

But despite this, it remains very annoying when it comes to sharing information. Alt-clicking the Track debuff to

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For example, if you bought Boots outside the Side Shop (by accident or not) and they get put into the stash, and later walk into range of the Side Shop, then you can grab the Boots from the stash there. Just like if you had bought them from the Side Shop instead.

Only works for items that are available at the Side Shop. Items can only be grabbed, not put into the stash. The Secret Shop could work the same too.

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This would help streamline the shopping experience, especially with accidental buys outside of shop range.

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• The UI has never made it clear that Power Treads can be built with multiple possible items, and a lot of players still ignore this obscure particularity. Using Crown would be straightforward
• Crown gives +4 to all attributes, for +12 in total. This echoes Power Treads providing +12 of one attribute
• Crown has the same price and is sold in the same shops

Personally, I find Crown to fit so well as a component that I suspect it was probably conceived as such, before Icefrog backed off from altering a well-known recipe.

What would you think of it?