This really ain't a discussion..... I'm just sick of this.....
If you QUE AS TOP,MID,BOT,ADC, JUNGLEEEEE IT SHOULD SET YOU UP WITH THE PROPER SUMMONERS. IF YOU JUNGLE YOU AUTO HAVE SMITE. IVE PLAYED SO MANY GAMES WITH PEOPLE NOT HAVING SMITE.
If you QUE AS TOP,MID,BOT,ADC, JUNGLEEEEE IT SHOULD SET YOU UP WITH THE PROPER SUMMONERS. IF YOU JUNGLE YOU AUTO HAVE SMITE. IVE PLAYED SO MANY GAMES WITH PEOPLE NOT HAVING SMITE.
Yet if they did certain champs could not work, Some people like ghost on Hecarim some prefer flash, some champs don't even need a flash. Bot lane might go ignite, some heal, mid laners can counter someone with separate summoners and vice versa. They're there for separate reasons for each unique champion.
Making Smite not required to purchase Jg items is the better solution to me.
50% of your jungle item comes with the smite upgrade.
Your blue smite, and red smite do different things so this can't happen. You can't change something that isn't there.
If you don't have Smite, you just can't use the active. I realize this means you can't get the on-hit buffs (Mana recovery and HP recovery) but at least if you forgot Smite you could still clear Jungle and get XP.
the reason you are required to have smite to buy jungle items is so you dont have laners abusing jungle items in lane. if you want to go bloodrazor on vayne you have to take smite. so in lane as adc as vayne you having smite compared to
whatever summoner you normally would get you are at a disadvantage til you complete your bloodrazor and can use the smite on champs. prior to this change people could buy runeglaive on
with nothaving smite and or other ap casters mid and abuse the power of the item out of the jungle