so the last champ we got that was intended for jungling was zac (not counting aatrox since hes trash) after that we've gotten 2 tops, 4 MIDS, 2 adcs and a support. When the jungle champ pool has been the same 3-4 champs for the entire season and half of season 3 besides maokai who's gotten nerfed twice already. so the next couple of champs should definitely be junglers, especially when the viable jungler champion pool has been stale for so long.
Sion's technically a new jungler. And we're still reeling from Kha'Zix...
The jungle itself has larger problems than a lack of new junglers. Riot is very wisely avoiding completely new junglers until they have ironed it out.
Just a guess, I admit....but I don't think riot sits down and says "Ok, lets make a mid guys!"
I would expect, with so many champion already out, a new champion idea is pitched, discussed, and given a go/no go. if given a go, they make the champ. If correct, that would mean they are not 'choosing' what lane the champ goes to. Just a byproduct of the concept of the champion.
Also, even when Riot does put out a champion, they don't always go to the lane expected. Vi was gonna be a top laner. Yeah. That went well XD
I'll just copy and paste what I said in the other one here:
In the 10 most recent champions counting to zac, there was just Zac. However, half of the 10 before Zac were junglers. Diana, Rengar, Kha'Zix, Elise, and finally Vi.
So of the last 20, there have been 6 Junglers, 3 ADCs, 3 Supports, 6 mids (7 and 5 junglers if you move diana), and like... 2 tops? i mean a bunch if you include the AD mids like Zed and Yasuo, and the junglers like Elise, Zac, and Vi who saw a little bit of top lane action at some point.
So as cool as it would be to have a new jungler, since it HAS been a while cause champ release got slowed down, I don't think it's necessary. It's not like we're starved of champions. If anything I think it's been a while since League of Legends saw a decent top lane champion that wasn't better suited for jungle or the midlane. I think the last one was Jayce.
Ummm.... Braum?
we really are. but Aatrox isnt trash.
