I want Smite buffs back

PalPlays·11/6/2018, 7:38:01 PM·33 votes·11,855 views

While I do believe that blast cones were a healthy addition to prevent mobile champions from being the only viable picks, I miss the decision-making that came with Smite-buffs.

Wolves: Am I being invaded? Raptors: Do I plan on ganking within the next 30 seconds? Krugs: Am I auto-attack reliant/do I want to gank just to get some turret damage in? Gromp: Do I need the AoE to clear the next few camps?

With the fruit, I feel as though there are fewer choices to affect your Jungling. Even if non of the Season 5 smite buffs were implemented, I believe that the design team should at least give them another look.

17 Comments

TheSingularity11/7/2018, 1:08:24 AM12 votes

That and they were just helpful. If you were going to clear fast, krug/gromp weren't going to change that but it helped the weaker, slower clearing junglers a tonne by providing gromp dmg and the wolf camp safety.

Was silly to remove them

Kaisa is Hot11/7/2018, 1:38:28 AM4 votes

What I really want back is Rangers Trailblazer, it hurt so many champions when they took it out.

Wolfeur11/7/2018, 9:05:59 AM2 votes

Data showed that Smite buffs weren't relevant enough to change your pathing, and add to that the unclear nature of what each camp gives and you realize they weren't helpful in any way.

Sõna11/7/2018, 2:51:19 PM2 votes

You are like slapping the current gameplay balance team with old balance team's philosophy. Old team : "I think the more details on jungling would be more interesting and lots of surprises" new team: "no we don't need more variable, we need static shit like fruits that regen or explode to keep game more "fun to play"."

current gameplay is such clown fiesta now even infected art team with the pajamas skin.

dankleave11/7/2018, 2:14:04 AM2 votes

Can't do that, would make the game too hard for new players/general playerbase, theres a reason why Riot is shifting to braindead and 1 shoty gameplay

Dracocrash11/7/2018, 1:34:25 AM2 votes

If anything the blast cones made immobile champions worse?

Mobile champion : Oh my enemy jumped away with a blast cone, I can follow him with my mobility skill!

Immobile champion : Oh enemy jumped away with blast cone... REEE

ˆˇˉˇˆ11/7/2018, 10:40:03 PM1 votes

One of their main reasons to remove it was cause it was an "advanced" tactic to newer/low elo players.

I was very low elo when they removed it, but FUCKING HELL do I miss them.

Riot made the game way too casual-friendly. Too much. Too much.