MASSIVE BUFF TO JHIN ON PBE!!!

Guy Fox Teemo·Apr 19, 2016·48 votes·7,616 views

We can now KILL the pink ward with 4 hits instead of the painfully annoying 5.

Tears of Joy ;=;

29 Comments

RiotFeralPonyApr 20, 201629 votes

The change isn't for Jhin but I imagine he'll be happy about it. This is an experimental change one of our guys is trying on Pink Wards to make them more contestable and worth scrapping over on both sides of the equation.

For the ward slayer this has felt like a more manageable time window for once you secure an advantage or position advantage you can destroy the ward. For the ward owner the vision wards have a small amount of health regen meaning that pushing your opposition away for a short period of time essentially resets the encounter increasing the value of your continued defense.

TheLastBaron88Apr 20, 201620 votes

The health regen is a beautiful idea. It was irritating that defending a ward seemed like it was only good for baiting a fight, and served no other strategic purpose, since its days were clearly numbered.

Lovely PantsApr 20, 201613 votes

I'm actually kind of unreasonably excited about this one change. It's satisfying to assert your dominance duo lane by slapping the other support away from your pink ward when you're both trying to get some cheeky vision down while the carries are playing it safe, but they can cycle back to it with little risk if they're smart right now.

TheLastBaron88Apr 20, 20161 votes

Exactly. Being able to bully my lane opponent away from my wards when my lane is ahead feels amazing. This I think especially helps melee supports who need the extra time to get over to a ranged support using their trinket to clear your ward.

SrbLudApr 20, 20169 votes

Imagine if regen by some miracle ends up being faster than jhins auto. That would be a major troll.

5000000000000000Apr 20, 20165 votes

Watch the ward regen while he reloads

Guy Fox TeemoApr 20, 20164 votes

Ty you for the context on the changes, but the post was more of a joke then actually thinking it was a buff :P

RiotFeralPonyApr 20, 201611 votes

Np :) Difficult to tell often if it's a joke thread, a real thread, or a combination of the two. I've seen enough comments in regards to both and it's not somehting we've discussed yet, so wanted to pop in quick and give the context.

tooomineApr 20, 20162 votes

Thank you for keeping us in the loop.

That's gonna put a lot of changes on champs like shaco, evelynn, teemo, and most notably, twitch, in the bottom lane. (bot main, sorry if I brought that to the table). I sometimes bring a pink to counter invis, and place it in the bushes. While I"m happy with that change, that I can now defend that ward and it will regen a bit, I also think it has the option to lock certain lane bullies into a no-counterplay dominant scenario (i'm thinking graves, specifically, maybe lucian and kallista as well). keep your eyes peeled as you go through the update and see how that works, though.

patmax17Apr 20, 20165 votes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/505877362873880576/mC7cTyN3.jpeg

High5Apr 20, 20162 votes

I get what you're doing and if everyone understands and use wards effectively, this would make sense. For everyone at my level of play, it's just going to look like a nerf and result in less warding.

tldr; People don't ward and don't upgrade their trinkets at low elo's. This is a nerf that will make things worse.

FormationXApr 20, 20161 votes

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The change isn't for Jhin but I imaJHIN he'll be happy about it. This is an experimental change one of our guys is trying on Pink Wards to make them more contestable and worth scrapping over on both sides of the equation.

McKeifusApr 20, 20161 votes

The regen is great. I hate that jg/roam can just make passes at my wards and wear them down with no reprisal or risk. This way they have to really commit.

Woook3rApr 20, 20161 votes

thats just what they told you.

ChaddyFantomeApr 19, 201613 votes

this is HUGE!!

... WHY are thy doing this? he is SUPPOSED to be weak at taking objectives! Its an intended weakness!

KadavikApr 21, 20162 votes

Ermahgeeerrrrddd RITO rework this broken op freelo champ.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/85mHJYIs__p80RQxXMMkUafjy2nngqVZbTVUmHsoWif5pOfeh-3_LetG2eoupw69QZ2PojmOMaWelZ4k_7HkJC7P9LeEUAAIdWBkVPf5sE0ebBGA1dhgLxpuBoaUuNPo9e5wjHc

RISE Shlack123Apr 20, 20163 votes

This reminds me of when Yasuo was released. The next handful of champions that were released after Yasuo had some sort of knockup/displacement in their kit. They were all hidden buffs to promote Yasuos.

Jhin's supposed to have objective weaknesses to trade off for his guaranteed crit on 4th hit. This is just ridiculous.

RiotFeralPonyApr 20, 20168 votes

This has nothing at all do with "promoting Jhins" and would be a pretty terrible way of doing it though the theory is unique I'll admit. Jhin's AA weakness comes from the long reload time on his basic attack after the 4th shot and fixed timing between shots. Not his inability to kill pink wards as quickly as other champions.

Guy Fox TeemoApr 20, 20168 votes

You must have a very hard time reading sarcasm xD, Such a serious Rioter ;o

tooomineApr 20, 20164 votes

also, these boards are wretched hives of scum and villainy, most of the time. its probably better to default ot being serious, and err on the side of missing humor than vice versa.