8.10 and Kindred

Godly poro·5/16/2018, 9:14:02 PM·28 votes·13,149 views

So hey riot avid kindred player here, quick question while it's nice you give us random QoL changes that we should've had since release like this patch. Can you maybe not ignore our core mechanics and make our mark spawn with the scuttles seeing as they're pretty much dead by 2:20 now? Would be fantastic, and i'm aware of the response "We have other kindred changes in the works" Cool, but how about making it so we don't get even more screwed over with our marks more than we normally do like what happened this patch. It's almost never gonna be viable to wait for the Mark to become a scuttle when they give that much xp with out being jumped on or forced to take it already.

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Spooky Peaches5/16/2018, 10:22:25 PM5 votes

Kindred is such a weak champion and I will never not be bitter about it because I love playing her...Sure "you can play every champ well if youre good at them"! but its SO easy to counter kindred its painful.

Tahminatrix 5/16/2018, 9:52:57 PM4 votes

And they give kindred a "quality of life" (buff) in order to make up for this.

TBH this just makes kindred players want to gank lanes even more, her ganks are pretty good...even if she doesn't get a kill its free poke for your lane.

Unless that Vayne decides to go all in right after you leave thinking the damage you did is enough for her to dive and play aggressive.

FlameHalbrdOkido5/17/2018, 3:14:20 AM2 votes

Kindred is in a spot where they don't live up to their fantasy of being a 2 in one champ because Wolf got passed over...they will get an update/small rework eventually

Battalion5/17/2018, 3:45:06 AM2 votes

I really enjoy your videos, I've been watching them over a year now. Some of it has helped me preform as well as I am now (80% winrate so far in plat mmr, wish me luck it continues). Fanboying aside.

This passive pve mark "assist" mechanic should've been inherent within kindred's design from the start, as you mentioned. I do think that riot needs to step up Kindred QoL buffs, they've been in an awkward spot for a while. Not power-wise, more that they just don't feel good in a lot of situations. I've made thread after thread for well over a year now on these boards and have yet to get so much as a passing nod by a riot member to show that they've even seen my posts.

Bob the Toastr5/17/2018, 3:58:59 AM2 votes

Honestly it would be nice if both kindred and wolf could mark more frequently. Would make up for the scuttle changes.

Scream Engineer5/17/2018, 2:29:19 PM2 votes

Honestly I think with the new jungle changes Kindreds marks should appear -

0-1: Gromp, Krugs, Raptors, Wolves (Kindred's Jungle) 2-4: Scuttles, Gromp, Raptors (Enemy jungle) 4-7: Scuttles, Krugs, Wolves (Enemy jungle) 8+: Blue, Red (Enemy jungle)

I also think epic monsters should always give a mark.

Zena5/17/2018, 3:59:45 PM2 votes

Stopped playing Kindred cause they're rather weak right now and I just can't seem to get a good game with them. (Yes this is also my fault cause idk everything about jungling) but they should really buff them already. Give them their heal back that was removed or reduce cooldown between marks would be better. They're the most fun 2 play champion imo and I've loved them since I saw them in the shop.

tnwsbtuiynomuykg5/18/2018, 12:22:14 AM2 votes

Seriously. As a kindred one trick, this jungle makes Kin edited useless against almost any other champ. Unplayable.

Spencer5/17/2018, 2:36:51 AM2 votes

Took me forever to get stacks. These changes make getting them from monsters more difficult, and with ganking from the jungle intentionally nerfed, this change makes getting them from kills harder. Took me forever to get to 4 last game.

Move the first 4 stacks into our own jungle please.