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Every time Riot nerfs jungle XP less junglers are viable/ chain ganking increases.

Holgranth·10/16/2019, 12:06:22 PM·30 votes·13,391 views

I'm neutral on the change for the sake of change dragon rework.

But Nerfing duo lane XP and jungle XP while buffing solo XP is the dumbest thing Riot has done since the skuttle crab changes. Every time Riot nerfs jungle XP less junglers are viable and chain ganking becomes the only viable play style.

Why? Why are we doing this failed experiment for the third year?

Decrease spawn timers so that FARMING THE JUNGLE is actually viable again. Jungle priority should be about controlling jungle and river not just chain ganking.

The XP changes will make Mid laners dictate the entire flow of the game while top lane remains an island. I would not be surprised if supports are forced to roam and soak XP while their laners are back just so the bot laner can get solo XP so that mid cannot roam at 6 and instantly destroy them. (Will ADC even be viable? Tune in next month!)

I don't know what is wrong with the LoL team leadership over at Riot, though I expect its not being able to see the woods for the esports, but basic cause and effect seems lost on them.

7 Comments

Syrile10/16/2019, 5:31:07 PM12 votes

Season 10 looks like total garbage.

TwitchInMyPants10/16/2019, 5:08:37 PM10 votes

Implying Riot has only done this for three years lol

Jungle ends up being ruined pretty much every preseason. Only one time I can remember them making jungler easier and more accessible and that was way back in S2. The jungle was so easy that you could run even something like Miss Fortune in the jungle, maybe some supports even. The thing is, this easy clearing pretty much made Shyvana/Mundo the meta since they killed camps so fast that they got to just run around the lanes and the enemy jungle pressuring while having their jungle almost fully cleared.

Anime Fizz10/16/2019, 5:17:56 PM5 votes

I dont think jungle players can understand but they cant simply buff the strongest role in the game.

Thats why its being nerfed right now, because it needs nerfs, not buffs.

If they reduce the spawn timers jungle would still perma gank but now they would do it while being same level or above as solos (exactly what happened 1 or 2 years ago), basically completely overpowered.

Kiwi Lemonade10/18/2019, 2:07:35 AM2 votes

Honestly at this rate only cheesy junglers than have a means of clearing incredibly fast and also ganking immediately at levels 2 and then 3 again will succeed. This limits jungling A LOT. I sense Shaco will have a field day especially with his recent buffs (though a nerf is on the horizon already)

The new Ranged Ivern might also see some spotlight - depending on the meta of course since he needs XP and gold a lot less to be effective. Lee Sin, Jarvan, and Elise all comes to mind as champs that need little gold and are carried by base damage.

Basically all the picks we see every single game are getting much stronger and the picks we rarely see will become even more rare and their win rates will plummet. If you don't have a strong mobility ability you should never stray past a few hundred units from your tower in levels 2-4 until you spot the jungler, because they will be FORCED to gank then. Lots of anxiety and abuse on players that tunnel vision (which again already existed but now increased tenfold). Zzzz.