I know it already gives like 50 gold to the team for killing it, but if it were to give 350-400 gold to each player on the team instead and make the buff work while you are with teammates, that might work at making bot lane less important. (I realize the snowballing issues this represents, but this is all I got at the moment.)
Edit: If you have other ideas, such as less gold or something else, please tell me, I'm open to ideas.
I like that i can get rift herald and sort of sneak it because people think it's useless. I'd rather not have to deal with 3 enemy champions always coming to it the second they seem something near it just based on that.
The buff itself isn't useless anyway though (contrary to popular belief) if your top laner isn't behind, get them this, it makes their life 1 million times easier and can let them be in team fights after they get their tower because it's easier. That way your fight 5v4 for a good 5-10 minutes instead of having both tops just playing a 1v1 lane.
Though this meta isn't really in favor of getting rift herald, it's just not worth it considering how absurdly snowbally bot is right now, and making rift herald worth more wouldn't really fix that.
Transfer first tower gold into Herald.
Make bot tower Tankier.
If anything, that would encourage a 2v2 top.
I usually decline the idea if my jungler pings it. if we have time to do that it's better to just dive bot or mid
It definitely needs some sort of buff. I can't even remember the last I've taken it outside of games that were total stomps before Baron spawned. It doesn't even seem to be worth the time it takes to kill.
I say screw and just throw another dragon in the pit until Baron spawns and just make it so 2 of the same dragon can't be out at the same time. Trading Rift Herald for anything is just not worth it, but if you could trade an Infernal Dragon for an Air or something it could potentially be worth it. Would also shift less focus from bot lane since there are "equal valued" objectives on each side of the map.
The only problem is that some junglers that can rather easily solo dragons could get out of hand, but it is an idea nonetheless.
I agree that it should give more than 50 gold each, but 350-400 per person is insane that is more than baron (and more than double old dragon).
Making the buff work while with teammates is probably a good idea though.
Not sure how I feel about this. It might make the game even more snowbally than it already is.
I dunno, I think it ought to be removed entirely. I still sometimes forget it's actually in the game, and by the time I remember, I've already rotated to go get other shit instead
This would make it hard af to get a comeback when you're losing cause the only time you get a rift herald is when you're super ahead. Giving a 20 min buff that reduces damage and gives onhit damage, Giving 350-400 global gold for the team is going to be 1750-2000 gold to an team FOR GETTING 1 OBJECTIVE. Even baron only gives 1500 to the team and it's hard to kill compared to rift cause it has more hp+more damage+resistance shred+weakens the team getting it so the enemy team can suddenly turn the fight around easily.
