Because its usually requires a fair chunck of health/mana to kill an enemy DG and its a way of being rewarded for doing so.

There should be conscequences for dieing.

The gold/XP for killing is more than enough reward imho. Moreover the enemy loses gold and XP during his down time and the enemy team is at a disadvantage and has to retreat usually.

This potion drop mechanic is just another positive feedback loop (better team gets better faster) that usually makes the game one-sided soon.

A good game should always have several negative feedback loops to keep the game interesting:

• Warcraft 3 has "upkeep" - the bigger your army, the less gold you get from your gold mine
• in DotA, the towers get much stronger the nearer you get to the "Citadel"

Such negative feedbacks should be a bit stronger in Demigod and removing potions would be a step in the right direction. But what happens with Erebus' Poisoned Blood then?

Can you explain that ?

Do you think that drops have so much influence on winning or loosing ?

I wouldn't care if there will be an options to turn it on/off but you can't
do that because of Erebus' Poisoned Blood. 

Saying that its the dumbest thing, Common guys ...

in dota you even lose a part of your money if you die, dota snowballs a lot more than Demigod... also the potion can be picked up by everyone, it speeds up the game and also works as balance tool for ranged vs melee demigods as ranged demigods usually don't get the potion as easily as melee demigods.

And upkeep in Warcraft 3 is the single most dumbest concept in the entire history of RTS, especially as it isn't gradually but has threshold at 40/90 (RoC) or 50/100 which limit the viable strategies in Warcraft 3 so much. I am so glad Starcraft 2 won't have such stupid rules.

I don't think Erebus would need an entirely new ability. I'm fairly certain most people spec that ability for the HPS gain/life steal aura and not the death effect.

If you're playing 1v1 and you got 2 kills, game suppose to be over
with or without the drops....

I think a lot of good discussions have emerged here. Some people tend to think that it's a bonus for killing, but the matter is that it takes a second of so for the drop to appear. In most fights, waiting around for that time just go grab the potion can get you killed, and at the same time, it gives ranged DG time to close in. So the idea that it is a reward for melee DG is just not valid, and it is not necesarily a bonus for a kill since everyone can grab it, not just in your team but anyone. I would rather concetrate on the fight than trying to be [first!] on clicking.

If it is supposed to be a grab-game, then leave it in, but I agree with StAcK3D_ActR here, I don't understand why it's in at all. That's why I asked in the first place.

If it is supposed to be a bonus for killing a DG, why not then give the bonus to the killer, rather than dropping a pot?

Those who claim that it would break EB skill, I agree with KicknDave87 above. It's a small side-effect.

how are they random? they always drop if you die

@Twinsen while it is true that the potion doesnt spawn immediately, ranged chars still often don't want to be where the potion dropped, because usually thats very near the enemy position and you are more vulnerable there as ranged char than as melee char.

Are people actually trying to make suggestions to make DemiGod more like Dota? Really?

when did i ever say i was more highly educated? hell when did i ever say i was more informed about the game the fact that your saying something thats been in the game since launch (wasnt in beta dont know) kills its competitivness is like the whole killzone 2 and cod4 argument where they patched what made its multiplayer a bit different becasue people were whining it wasnt like cod4

and im not saying your saying to change it becasue you want it to be more like X game im saying its in their for a reason (developers choice), and you should strategize around the fact that a drop will happen regardless when an enemy or ally dies

pros: you get healed for killing a demigod or being with your ally when they died

cons: your enemy gets healed for killing you or being with their ally when they died

theres your pro/con list hope that makes you sleep better

in short its a mechanic thats in the game so deal with it and play/plan around it happening EVERYTIME

Generally speaking, when you're killed, you're retreating.  This means that the potion that drops is more likely to drop close to your defenses, and thus a tactical option for your team. 

I have reservations about them myself. It becomes luck based whether you get the potion you can benefit the most from, and it contributes to that downward spiral effect for when you start losing.

I'm not calling it unbalanced as it's obviously the same for both sides, but fun and frustration are things to consider as well.