User blog comment:Riuzak/Custom Forecast Patch 4.13/@comment-3974211-20140719024301

Not to Bloodthirster.

Bloodthirster needs a new direction. If the overhealing isn't working, then pick something else - but defensive is the direction to take the item. Infinity Edge is the item you buy for damage; Mercurial is the item you build for niche utility; Essence Reaver is the item you build as an AD caster... Bloodthirster should be something you buy for living/sustain, however it's handled (clearly the current version isn't attractive enough). Making it increase your AD just makes it a better purchase than Infinity Edge, which defeats the purposes of the changes. It would also stack multiplicatively with Infinity Edge, which would be overpowered.