[REQUEST] Scuttler does not roam

Penta Penguin··7 votes·895 views

It is really really /really/ stupid how the Scuttler Crab, interactable blocking minion, has completely random positioning and it's icon does not reflect this ni the fog of war. It's basically the Critical Strike or RNG of positioning right now. It might be in the perfect spot for you to do something cool, or it might be in the perfect spot for the enemy to fucking kill you. One Yasuo Dash, Brand ulti, Fiddle E, etc.

Pls Rito, either

a) Show the exact location on the mini-map as it roams b) Have it sit still until it's attacked

6 Comments

Ulquiorra9953 votes

This could be problematic since it could reveal enemy movements sometimes.

Oh look, Scuttle Crab just changed suddenly changed direction mid-roam. Must be an enemy jungler attacking it - let's gangbang on him!

Penta Penguin1 votes

It's neutral, but yeah. IT c ouldn't be any worse than the randomness in the game right now

Jungle Lux God2 votes

Is it even RNG?

Doesn't it go along a set path until it's attacked?

In any case, I don't think the Scuttler really needs to be shown the exact location on the minimap.

For one thing, it would give too much information for one team. If the Scuttler makes a sudden movement, it's a clear indicator for a team to either attack him, push pressure elsewhere on the map, or back off if the jungler you don't have wards out for some reason. The Scuttler should be about giving your team extra map pressure, but this change would give a lot more map pressure to the team that isn't taking the Scuttler, and that is not okay.

This especially hurts junglers with slow clears because then they can never have any control of Scuttler because the enemy team will either punish the enemy jungler super hard for trying to take it or be able to take it with no consequence. At least with the live Scuttler a jungler with a slow clear can try and take the Scuttler when the enemy jungler doesn't have vision in that area.

And the worst part about that kind of change is that it doesn't really do anything to change how the jungle works. I like to take a lot of Scuttle Crabs in the game, and when I go to take one, I usually only care if it is up or not. I don't care where it is, and knowing where it is doesn't really matter most of the time. You are still going to have to walk up or down the river to clear it regardless.

AustinFrenzy1 votes

this is the dumbest request i have read

ScrandHD2 votes

shut up it's funny, learn to not hate on everything

purpletoweljh1 votes

i say that i highly agree this is a situation that is highly problematic and impossible to account for, not necessarily as a convenient tool but rather as a barrier keeping people from either moving effectively though the river(which i know doesn't seem like a huge issue but any little thing while fleeing can mean the difference between life and death) or being able to hit enemies within the river(which can mean the difference between getting and not getting a kill). as other commenters have pointed out the first will simply not work and however b does seem like it would work quite well making scuttle crab accountable yet keeping him as a utility for players savvy enough to use him to their advantage

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