Nobody wants to play Jungler

SorasMemories··1 votes·454 views

Ever since I started League, support was the role no one wanted. I guess it makes sense since it is the most docile role and you aren't encouraged to get a lot of kills. However, recently, due to the new jungle, new items, and nerfs/buffs, the jungle has become the place no one dares to roam. In team builder, I'll be waiting for a jungler for ages!

I don't mind jungling. I find it can be fun sometimes; however, I don't even want to jungle anymore! You know why? If I'm lucky, I can clear three camps without dying, only to have to back to base, then go and get red or blue buff (whichever is left) and maybe one or two more camps, blowing lots of potions, and pretty soon it is going to be 7 minutes in and I haven't been able to gank because I'm still clearing camps!!

Another thing... I used to see all sorts of fun jungler picks. Now, I see Lee Sin, Vi, Nidalee, Fizz, and Jarvan(I don't really see him anymore actually.... his camp clear takes days), and that's it.

Remember when Twitch got reworked and jungled? I do!

How about when Elise was a badass that struck fear into her foes? Remember when "darknessss" was the scariest thing in the game? How about the wukong, xin zhao, nunu, and sion junglers?

Sure, you still see these occasionally; but, they usually feed hard or struggle harder.

I used to like jungler; but, now, when I play jungler, I feel like I simply exist to feed my enemy team and allow them an easy win. After all, the more I die, the more useless I become and the more I fall behind.

"Sorry top lane, I was on my way to gank and got ambushed.... Died in two seconds.... Yeah, I know I'm the tank...."

8 Comments

Sir Yamazuki2 votes

Main problem with new jungle, other than some tanks sucking early in it, is the fact you are pretty much required to have runes. Jungling without proper runes means you can't really jungle at all. I've been jungling on an alt, and am forced to recall after a camp+buff where as on my main with the same champion I can pretty much clear everything.

OhOkYea2 votes

Because people treat junglers like shit and leave them to die all the time. If you gank, you get berated for KSing even though you did the hard work and sacrificed farm to do it. If you don't gank, you get berated for AFK farming even if top and bot are feeding to all hell. It's your fault they are feeding. When you do gank and things aren't in your favor 100%, the laner will just back and leave you to die even thought a 2v1 will ensure a kill.

Jungle doesn't suck. The community does

KING ATTILA1 votes

Usually the laners need to know how to play safe so that an opportunity for a gank can be created. Jungler needs farm too.

KING ATTILA1 votes

I Like Tryndamere jungle

SorasMemories3 votes

Another jungle pick I never see. I honestly don't think I've had him in my jungle for months...

KING ATTILA1 votes

Best set up is 35% attack speed in runes for clearing. He farms well and as long as you have ghost you can gank over extended lanes. He also has good dragon/buff control...and counter jungling! Tryn likes killing enemy jungler

IcyPepper1 votes

Honestly, I still love jungling. I used to have Vi as my main, but then realized she was top-tier and I was stunting my growth by relying on her too much, so I picked up Sejuani, Fiddlesticks, and Volibear as backups. Probably will pick up Naut soon.

See, clearing is a bit harder for tanky champions, but their ganks are strong. I have a tendency to laugh if junglers steal my camps mid-game, because it's only more motivation to feed my laners more kills.

I just like jungling because it's like supporting, but supporting everyone at the same time. It's a good feeling, ya know?

Oddysseas1 votes

I used to main jungle until riot nerfed the shit out of jungle and stopped. Hunter's machete went up in price, you used to get 4 potions with your h.m, now you can only have two.

That ruined the diversity, pantheon who i used to jung with is so useless right now...

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