Suggestion: Pink Wards - Vision over walls

58304318_DEL·Feb 18, 2015·8 votes·1,054 views

So I've been thinking about this idea since the day pink wards got reworked into timeless, visible wards.

It's an interesting feature and makes you think before you place one down, just to make sure it will stay there as long as possible. But right now, the only viable place for them to be placed is in the brush. It's because that way you make them partially "invisible" unless someone walks into that brush and spots it. (some people still don't, even if they walk over it :D)

But what if the ward could have vision over walls?

There would be much more places to put it than before! Think of places like deep Dragon or Baron pit. Or little spot where are the wolves in the jungle. Or somewhere behind a wall close to your lane. It would be like playing hide and seek with the pink wards on the map.

I personally would want to try this feature! Just to see how it works.. What about you? Would you like to try this feature in the game? Let me know in comments!

7 Comments

TheGrandAllianceFeb 19, 20151 votes

Bad idea... because the only counterplay would be to make the PINK ward visible through walls... easier to detect and easier to kill. And of course the "walls" are supposed to be "super high" and thus "blocking line of sight".

Alas this is a top down MOBA game so such details are hard to render...

58304318_DELFeb 19, 20152 votes

And than what would be the point of them? They're meant to be hidden by a good positioning. Your counterplay is to look around and check for them. (now remember, I didn't downvote you just because I disagree)

TheGrandAllianceFeb 19, 20151 votes

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And than what would be the point of them? They're meant to be hidden by a good positioning. Your counterplay is to look around and check for them. (now remember, I didn't downvote you just because I disagree)

No what I am saying is that if u made them see through walls.... they can also be SEEN through walls, making them less effective and more likely to die. If you only wanted to ward a jungle zone and not be seen by the base area then this change would effect that.

PæanFeb 19, 20151 votes

I see this as a nerf to stealth champs :C so im against it It also gives a little too much for only being 100 gold and lasts endlessly. They would have to double the cost or reduce the longevity of the ward for it to be "balanced".

but thats just my opinion :P

58304318_DELFeb 19, 20151 votes

Well, I personally believe that stealth champs are in too good position at the moment anyway, but this wouldn't be such a big nerf to them after all. I agree that the cost of the ward could be a little bit higher, but 200g is just over the top. That or reduce it's sight radius a little bit...

But without testing it out, you would never know if it's good or not. All I'm saying it could just hit PBE and see what will happen and how it would affect the game. :)

PæanFeb 19, 20151 votes

Many stealth champs need that stealth because they are either extremely squishy, or have no other gapcloser/escape.

However I'm very biased because I love Shaco/Evelynn xD

I think the fact that 100g can already last 20+ min if placed and protected is crazy, considering a green ward is only 75gold. Pink wards do so much already that seeing over walls would be overkill and make bot lane ganking even more difficult. /