It was clearly stated that it made the early game too safe.
Watch ANY LCS or LCK game of the split. count how many times the jungler puts down wards in the other side jungle. It hinders the ability to set up a gank or countergank because you are spotted on a ward whenever you leave your jungle. Also this forces them to spend so much gold on control wards and makes 90% of junglers get sweeper as well. It was really intended to be balanced around higher elo and pro play cause vision means nothing in lower mmr matches