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Jungle changes aren't bad. What is all the fuss about?

LetMeCarry1983·5/20/2018, 9:26:26 PM·1 votes·697 views

I just played a game where I was aiming to route Red, chickens, wolves, Gromp, Blue, Scuttle(if it's not taken) and then invade. After clearing wolves, I discovered my Blue and Gromp and Scuttle were taken. I invaded for enemy Krugs and only managed to get the small one and its descendents. I backed, bought and went to my Krugs to start my route again only to be met with an invade.

Long story short, I was completely oppressed by the enemy jungler for the entirety of the early and mid game. After we won the match, I was surprised to find that I was the highest level in the match, most CS in the match, highest KDA and of course, the most gold.

The reason I point this out is that I felt, as if I'd never be able to get back into the game, especially as I read these boards quite a bit and everyone says that once you fall behind in this new jungle and don't contest scuttles, it's gg. Hell, if we could have surrendered at 10 minutes I would have in a heartbeat. But not only did I get back into the game, I dominated it. If these jungle changes are so "end of the world" bad as everyone is making it out to be, then this shouldn't have been possible. Did I mention that my team wasn't doing so hot? Granted they weren't hardcore feeders but they kinda fed a bit. I should also mention that I only got like 2 scuttles that entire game and that was very late in the game after I got strong. Didn't even really need them at that point.

This single match has convinced me that everyone is losing their shit over nothing. The jungle is fine.

4 Comments

thefourtysn5/20/2018, 9:28:49 PM2 votes

Unintelligent players.

Fear the Kayn5/20/2018, 9:40:32 PM2 votes

It took the already dominant early game junglers and made them even stronger.

Kai Guy5/20/2018, 10:41:48 PM2 votes

For last few years now the games gotten so big that frankly any change will upset some folks, those folks become more vocal. some folks just bitch about anything they see other complaining about despite have 0 match history to back it up. Expect the THIS IS A SMURF ACCOUNT YOU DUM DUM! This is likely the only response your going to get besides flame and set an expectation that almost no "smurf alt" accounts will post a response to you on their "main." \

Im gonna give it probally 1-2 more weeks befor we start seeing some counter play to invades, Some point supports will start with a item 2055 and mid and top will be taking the moment to put ward coverage out early to properly react to the invade when its a clear early game jungle vs one who struggles in duels.

I wish folks more clearly understood that Leagues balance is thru meta shifts and how well players can adapt to a shift, That as players everybody's given the same opportunity's at any given time its on them to understand and execute on them. In no way are all champions equal and for as long as we have different skill ceilings they never will be.