Is Riot trying to get rid of junglers all together?

1Maza·2/23/2015, 10:53:46 AM·3 votes·865 views

I was just looking at the changes set to go up this coming patch, and what really caught my eye was, yet again, the jungle. I'm sure the always-witty patch notes will have some convoluted explanation as to why NERFING ANOTHER JUNGLE ITEM as well as nerfing Jarvan but not Lee Sin even though everyone pretty much agrees Lee is better at everything (or, as the trend has been more recently, it'll be 2 sentences that really don't explain anything), but I'm sick of the excuses. I honestly want to know, what is Riot trying to do to jungling.

There are a total of 4 viable junglers right now. Jarvan, Lee Sin, Vi, and Rek'Sai. Rek has already been nerfed twice I believe. Now Jarvan is getting it (albeit a very small one) after only being strong for a month or so. Vi is the most balanced of them, but frankly I'm still surprised they didn't hit her too. Of course they didn't touch Lee, but that's not a surprise to anyone anymore.

I just.. I don't understand. I'm not really complaining per-say, because I enjoy jungling with 3 of those champions (I always feel like a douche if I pick Lee so I just don't). I could complain that clearing is going to be even harder now that the AD item is getting nerfed even though it sucked to begin with, but I feel like I'm just stating the obvious. Everyone can see Riot's mistakes except them it seems, and I want to hear a bloody explanation.

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS JUNGLE. Please. Just a simple, honest explanation.

10 Comments

Reynard the ƒox2/23/2015, 11:20:05 AM2 votes

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There are a total of 4 viable junglers right now.

*at high elo

here in silver we can do whatever we want

OhOkYeah2/23/2015, 11:16:28 AM1 votes

You are crying about 5 ad and a slightly shorter range on smite?

undEAdbUs2/23/2015, 11:18:50 AM1 votes

Right now J4 is stronger imho. Probably because J4 is still very strong in late while Lee is not so. So nerfing his early game is logically. Btw nerfing blue jungle smite will affect Vi and Amumu too - another champions that have to be dodged, but can't be because you're slowed with smite. I'm totally agree that Vi and J4 are beast in new jungle, and their power must be reduced.

chutlu2/23/2015, 1:36:49 PM1 votes

Kill the scuttle crab, take more armor runes/fix your masteries, back when you can buy trailblazer (and switch it later).

They definitely aren't the only junglers you can play, its soloQ you can play anything well as long as your good at it.

FHMarshy2/23/2015, 2:44:24 PM1 votes

"There are a total of 4 viable junglers right now. Jarvan, Lee Sin, Vi, and Rek'Sai."

No, Not true AT ALL.

Shaco , Udyr , Hecarim , Rengar ,Sion , Pantheon , Malphite , Amumu , Zac , Jax, XinZhao, Nunu and Nidalee is just absurdly OP right now in the jungle

What do you mean no one else lmfao.

THEN ABOUT LEE

http://na.op.gg/summoner/champions/userName=connernotconnor

Buddy, why are you cryign about Lee? You aren't even good at Lee. 4 games in total from Season 4 AND season 5 and you won NONE. Lee has lower than 50% win rate, stop whinning about him being OP when you can't even win with him.