Talk:VPBE/@comment-24896347-20140715104924/@comment-1330314-20140715110841

PBE Bloodthirster no longer gives +10% bonus AD. +2% lifesteal, immediate stats and a shield are also counterbalanced by the -20 AD and +300 gold cost relative to pre-rework Bloodthirster, so you're actually getting a lot less raw stats for your money.

The problem with the old BT was that the stack mechanic wasn't really a valid form of balance. Sure, you had to farm a bit to get to full power, and getting killed took a chunk of that power off, but in the end it still ended up being a 100 AD stat stick. The current BT has the advantage of being clearly defined as a defense/sustain AD option, rather than just raw stats for people who scale super-well with AD.