How to buff vision and make it more interesting
So i was browsing my old posts, and found this particular interesting comment about improving vision dated 4 years ago https://imgur.com/KLox43P
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Lets scroll through those ideas:
- The snitch: really interesting mechanic to have automatic sound notifications of the ward activation. i assume that the "invisible" mechanic works the same as a normal ward (gets disable and revealed by oracles or a control ward). I really like this idea and believe it could have a niche position in the meta.
- The beacon : I like it less than the shitch. is it targetable? if so, can it be struck down by melee champs? it seems like a weird and uninteresting niche.
- The sentry : an indestructible ward would be much too strong(consistent baron or drake vision). Maybe giving it 5-7 health would be more balanced. however the "cone" would be a fun mechanic. I would have to rotate pretty fast to make it a challenge to avoid.
- The observer : i really like this idea. i would like it even more if it gave longer sight range if it is placed in a brush. I could be know how far your enemy laners have walked back from base. I assumed this would be placed just like a rumble ult.
- The beholder : the beholder. With precise activation/deactivation numbers, this would be much easier to judge. however, as you didnt say it was indestructible, it does look pretty balanced.
I love the concept of making vision more "fancy". This part of the game has become so forgotten over the last few years. Good job on those ideas!
The Snitch is too weak to be worth incorporating, the Sentry too strong, and the Beacon is both too strong(provides too much gank protection IF you can protect it) and unorthodox.
The Beholder and Observer are both concepts that I'd like to see in the game though. A person would assume the Beholder is OP, but such a thing is bound to have an incredibly high CD in addition to its built-in weakness.
I'd love to see more of this. Items in all video games are always pretty boring for the most part. I'd love to see more active, useful, interesting items.