Shared experience in the botlane is a bummer.

#Disclaimer: yes, this is another post about the current state of supports. If you want to read more discussions on this subject, I'll include links to previous discussions at the bottom.

When you share a lane, the experience points per minions slain are split equally, though they give 30% more exp. This means you gain only 50% exp from minion deaths in a botlane, and it's easy to discern how it pans out further . 2Champions:65% 3 Champions :43% 4 Champions:32,5% 5 Champions:26%

The consequence of the diminished experience are two: **1)Support and ad carries are behind in levels to any other role. 2) Junglers, due to jungle monsters average levels, also gain less experience from underleveled monsters. ** The implications of the first case are almost obvious, adc and supports will have a worse early, and be more vulnerable to laners and jungler threat during midgame. ADC having a weak early is often considered a good tradeoff for their late, but reducing the base stats of supports because they are underleveled is not a pleasant thing as they can't make up for that weakness with gold in any stage of the game. Junglers being underleveled is somewhat more manageable, as they often get assists against laners mid and top who, being ahead in level, grant more experience (75% of the exp the killed champ needs to level up)

Suggestion Instead of splitting the exp equally, make the exp still lower but not as harsh. Example: 1 champion, 100% 2 Champions:75% 3 champions:50% 4 Champions 40% 5 Champions 35% Ofc, with 30% less exp from minions adc and supports would still be behind, but not as harsh as they currently are.

Extra: Discussion about the current status of supports in regard to preseason changes Discussion about possible upgrades of Sightstone that synergize with the identity and role of support in the team.