Jungle Nerfs 2k19 (Is it dead now?)
Am I the only Jungle main here who is getting fed up with how Riot is treating our role? They want to reduce JG pressure but it is my common experience (Bronze 2, silver elo (I blame my gold friends for this) ) that the Jungler either has to powerfarm or gank early in order to keep up XP wise with BOT LANE! A lane that is meant to be a bit slower because it has two champs in it, not one!
Before this patch rolls out, we already have trouble keeping up across top and mid and pre-level 6 it feels impossible to gank certain lanes that hit 6 far ahead of both botlane and Jungle. Examples of this are lanes like Illaoi or Yorick who have incredible kill pressure once they hit six, or Talon, who can use his ult to escape in his brief window of invisibility. And now, they're reducing the experience Junglers get from camps?! They're removing vision from Red Smite, which was important for champs with targeted abilities like Yi who can capitalize on a poor invade in the jungle!
Is it just me, or is Riot trying to kill off the Jungle role?! Yeah, Riot, I get it. Players complained they were getting ganked too often, but now they'll complain they aren't getting ganked enough, when the jungler falls so far behind they become irrelevant before the midgame! It's getting old, Riot! Stop hurting our role! First Tracker's Knife gets retired, now they're removing vision off of Skirmisher's Sabre! What's next, Riot?! What are you going to do to finish killing our role next?! Are you gonna nerf all the junglers into oblivion? Are you gonna get rid of camps altogether?! When will it end, Rito?!
I guess, though, it doesn't really matter does it? Riot won't give a Fiddlesticks about us Junglers who feel they've ruined our role. Keep piling it on, Rito. See how long before the jungle stops existing and they lose players who live in the jungle, who love the role, and who hate seeing it be constantly destroyed.