With the recent buffs to the Greater Stealth Totem, I don't think nerfing the Sweeping Lens is a good idea. The enemy team gets a lot more (cheap) wards, which means we have more wards to clear. More wards to clear mean the cooldown on Sweeping Lens should remain the same.
Deep Terror Nami1 votesThat's probably the purpose; cut down on the excessive counter-vision and promote having more wards out. It'll speed the game up overall since you don't have to tip-toe face checking your own jungle and worry about a death bush as much.
Besides, it's just PBE. Crazy stuff happens in there and never makes it out.
Kürama1 votesA lot of wards are already placed every match, and I see counter-vision necessary for securing objectives.
And even though it's just PBE, a lot of the stuff we don't makes it out sadly.
Deep Terror Nami1 votesIn higher elo team matches each side usually ends up with 3 or 4 sweepers destroying as many as they can. There's even more counter-vision now with the Razorbeak jungler smite buff, so It's not really surprising to me. I'm interested in how the Mandrake Ward will turn out, if it escapes PBE onto live.
Kürama1 votesHmm, I forgot about the Smite buff. Eh, I see why they want to change it now, though I still prefer it remains how it is currently.
ProfDrDeath1 votesSweeping Lens' cooldown increase is more to bring it onto a level with Oracle's Lens, which already has a 75 second cooldown.
Pandemic Punch1 votes100% agree. I feel like the vision game is pretty balanced and actually fun now.