I refuse to play jungle until it is fixed

FyshinaTux·12/11/2014, 1:32:57 AM·3 votes·827 views

From where I'm sitting, the only "strategic options" you have in the jungle, if you're playing ANYONE that isn't Lee Sin/WW/Whoever else is OP atm, is "do I take one camp and try to gank at half health? or do I clear one side of my jungle and back, and pray that my other side is still there?"

Just my experience, but that's HARDLY strategic diversity.

If you want my opinion on what would create better strategic diversity, it would be the following:

  • soften up the jungle so you don't have to be a sustain god to get through it
  • REMOVE the bloody jungle items
  • stop endorsing the jungler as a "meta" role, when you do this as a company (lookin' at you Riot) it makes it REALLY hard to try new things.
  • balance the champions against OTHER CHAMPIONS, and not "how well they gank from the jungle, how well they clear the jungle" etc.
  • be done with all this bullshit jungle "strategic diversity" business.

If you want to give the smaller camps buffs for smiting them? That's fine; THAT, adds strategic diversity. Making the jungle hit so hard that I can't even clear it on my first go? Why not just remove the jungle from the game and push everyone into the lane? At least then we wouldn't have to hear about the "LEE SIN OP WHY NO NERF RITO???" anymore.

/rant

I'm done jungling until this is addressed and fixed.

15 Comments

SOS Tsubaki12/11/2014, 2:06:49 AM6 votes

No, you're entirely wrong. I main jungle. It may because you're inexperienced with jungle in the first place but it's increased diversity 10-fold. Not only that but the new jungle actually introduced strong junglers that you didn't typically see the last season. You may not have seen them but I play them often because they excel in the new jungle. EX: Irelia Tryndamere XinZhao Shaco Poppy. You may say 'Oh, they were played last season' yes, they were, but they are much more viable in the new jungle.

Wînter Fox12/11/2014, 2:26:29 AM3 votes

Heaven forbid you have to plan out your runes, masteries, and jungle route to successfully Jungle. What is this, S2?

xJLx MCHammer12/11/2014, 2:29:14 AM3 votes

J4 Xin Elise Lee Shaco Udyr Shyvana Naut Fiddle WW Poppy Trynda Are all viable and many many more

SOS Tsubaki12/11/2014, 7:31:13 PM1 votes

Not only that but you also have to take into consideration what the team needs. If the other team is squishy and has no tank you're smart by picking a tankier jungle. Sure you may have trouble dueling but that's not a problem if you ward properly, jungle where you are supposed to, and if they go to counter-jungle ping for top and mid or bot and mid to collapse on them for the kill. Each has its tradeoff and you need to learn that before you complain.

SOS Tsubaki12/11/2014, 11:33:24 PM1 votes

Well obviously you're unskilled. Jungle in normals and play with different runes and masteries. I did it so can you.