I forgot to take smite again....something needs to be done about this problem.

It's by far the most titling thing to happen as a jungler. It had been a while since that happened but when it did...I felt forced to just dc and not play. Like I was going to be worthless to my own team. Also it's simply unfun and frustrating to try and take camps without it. You already tend to behind in xp, it just makes that worse.

Already there have been suggestions to make it so if you get the role, one of your spells is auto-switched to smite (make sure it's NOT flash or ghost though). Or make it so you cannot lock in. Also there could be a warning that your about to start the game without it, heck an audio alarm would help (the countdown timer is not enough). One of the best suggestions I've seen is to allow you to switch to smite at the start of the game while still at the fountain, also with a big tip/warning on the screen.

I think the biggest problem is change to the jungle daggers a couple seasons back where now you must have smite to even have the items available to you on the store. If they could still be bought regardless, the issue of forgetting to take smite wouldn't be such a drawback.