Why wasn't the cost of Sightstone reduced when Ward durations were nerfed?

Valhalla Rising·Mar 16, 2017·11 votes·632 views

Isn't that part of the gold efficiency?

Therefore is less gold efficient because of the ward nerfs?

I'm pretty sure it's not worth 800g anymore, maybe 700-725?

P.s. Ward duration was lowered to 2.5 min from 3(in other words, Rito make supports recall every 2.5 min instead of 3, which is why SS should recharge over time like trinks but that's a point made in many other posts which have been disregarded by Rito countless times.)

7 Comments

TTK DreadnoughtMar 16, 20171 votes

The gold efficiency for SS is more about the # of wards you placed. Not the duration wards last.

Mig89Mar 16, 20171 votes

I agree but the duration should factor into it. Itd be a nice little buff for supports if the ss items cost was recuced. Even if it was only a 75g reduction. As a Zyra main I could get my rylais that much sooner XD

Warlord ScrapMar 16, 20171 votes

2ards are free but recharge now instead of costing gold that should factor as well as they should make combat wards similiar to poachers knife for mid and top. I doubt adc will ever pick up a sightstone item beecause it could never be cost effeciant enough

SkiasMar 16, 20171 votes

It could use a price reduction since supports get welfare items and are saddled with it regardless of what they pick. I'd give anything for a support with wards built into their kit so I don't have to build this waste of space.

DolasaurMar 16, 20171 votes

They wanted to lower vision as a whole. If they lowered Sightstone's cost, then supports would pick it up earlier in the game, partially undermining that goal. That's one of the reasons they've been buffing Sightstone in other ways (like creating the combined gold generation item and buffing Ruby Sightstone).