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Some questions about sightstone

Enkidusmurf·3/23/2015, 6:30:07 PM·2 votes·431 views

I play a good bit of support when I'm with friends, and I enjoy the role. But it's a bit daunting to me that I'm apparently supposed to single-handedly provide our team with effective vision control with 3 green wards, a pink, and a sweeper.

When I watch LCS games, I usually see the jungler, at least, build a sightstone to help out. I realize I can't expect that kind of coordination in Normals, though.

So, is there any way to fix this, in game or otherwise?

Should I just make sure we have good vision of the area we're currently trying to pressure? Or are there 3-4 places to just keep warded all the time?

Or, what about a buff to sightstone? I mean, I realize that the vision should be enough, but what if you could enchant sightstones like boots or jungle items? It'd make it more convenient for junglers to buy it, and it might offer some extra stats to supports/mages/top laners or tanks that wanted to help out with vision.

Or, possibly a 4th-tier jungle item upgrade? After you finish your enchantment, you can upgrade it to store 4 stealth ward charges?

Is any of this feasible, or should I just put more pressure on my teammates to ward with what they've got?

8 Comments

ttururu3/23/2015, 8:00:15 PM4 votes

It is actually supposed to be the entire team's responsibility to ward, with the support doing the majority due to sightstone. If your friends aren't warding and upgrading their trinkets, they're doing it wrong.

Oddysseas3/23/2015, 6:34:16 PM2 votes

Unfortunately this won't happen, it would be too cheap if only one person could provide visin for the whole team,

In some games i buy sightstone as a top laner! Just so that i make sure we have some vision even if i am sacrificing 800 usefull gold.

Normals, ranked will never be like the lcs

PalPlays3/23/2015, 8:27:41 PM2 votes

If you look at my match history you'll see that I place ALMOST as many wards as the support. Every time I back, 3 greens and 1 pink (if needed) are purchased and placed. It's irksome to see people not get wards, it should be the effort of the entire team.

DisasterSola3/23/2015, 8:34:12 PM2 votes

IMO in the LCS theyve adopted the concept of "support jungler". in ranked, people still have the concept of the "carry jungler".

S5 jungle changes have shown trhat riot DOES NOT want the jungle to carry, and wants it to ONLY be a supportive role. Top is a support, mid is a support, jungle is a support, bottom A is a support, bottom B is a carry. Seems to be what riot intends.

Also, the trinket should upgrade automatically after 30 minutes -w-''

Karlyr3/23/2015, 6:32:13 PM1 votes

You are not supposed to ward alone. That's all.