To those of you who are threatening to leave over plants

Bye.

Seriously, if you are petty enough to leave over plants, that's your own problem.

They aren't "RNG ruining the game", because their spawns are so restricted (both where and when) that they aren't all that unpredictable, and there will never be a surprise blast cone around the corner because it is telegraphed a long ass time before it spawns.

They aren't "removing skill", just slightly changing what skills you need. Just because it isn't the exact same every match doesn't mean it is luck. "Random" (sort of, I guess) plant spawns force you to adapt, which guess what, IS A SKILL. If you can't adapt to something like a honeyfruit in your path or a wave of illuminating pollen, then that is a skill you need to work on.

They can be used skillfully, either directly or to gather information.

Blast Cones Use it as an escape Use it to knock someone towards you Use it to engage Use it to steal objectives

Honeyfruit Use it as sustain as a toplaner Drop it behind you, forcing an enemy to eat it and use the slow to escape Clutch heals Deny sustain to the enemy toplaner as a jungler (I forsee fights over the Honeyfruit being pretty common)

Scryers Bloom Counter camoflauge Scout objectives Clear wards Scout the jungle Make your presence known