So. I see a lot of people crying out against tanky junglers, and saying that they can't survive in the new jungle and can't really do much as junglers any more. I've been having HUGE success with them - why does it seem like I'm the only one?
I think it's going to take a bit to redefine what it means to do well in the jungle. If people expect to clear everything quickly and immediately gank, they're going to be disappointed.
The only complaints about jungle difficulty I've seen are from low elo players who don't do the correct jungle paths.
I like the changes..somewhat. Most of my champs are now trash for jungling. Even udyr starting with machete and 2 pots, can't get blue buff+wolves and red buff, without A: Lots of Luck or B: recalling between them for an extra pot. What was one of the best junglers now has to recall at level 2 before he can start his jungle stomping.
Well, I'm not exactly high Elo, at Silver 5. But when the patch hit, I went into custom games and worked the jungle solo without a leash to learn how it worked. Sure, it took getting used to, but I picked it up pretty quickly. Now, I've always preferred tankier jungles (Amumu, Skarner, Maokai), so maybe I just fell into it easier? Seriously, this jungle was like a dream come true for me. I felt like I could viably jungle without only being able to play fighters and assassins.
