Why doesn't the game warn people when not taking Smite as jungler?

SirPurrr··2 votes·692 views

Just got trolled by a Hecarim "jungle" who forgot Smite. Instalost game... he couldn't clear at all and got his JG stolen/invaded while losing every objective.

It should also warn you when you're about to ban a teammate's intended pick.

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BeatzBoyFTW2 votes

Because you had like more than 60 seconds to double-check your champion pick, mastery, summoner spells & runes, and for failure to do so just because you want to:

  1. Alt+tab quickly just to surf your stuff.
  2. Going to the toilet rather than before champion select.
  3. Petting your cat.

...you paid the price.

SirPurrr1 votes

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Because you had like more than 60 seconds to double-check your champion pick, mastery, summoner spells & runes, and for failure to do so just because you want to:

  1. Alt+tab quickly just to surf your stuff.
  2. Going to the toilet rather than before champion select.
  3. Petting your cat.

...you paid the price.

It isn't even something that I did. My jungler didn't have Smite though. It's absolutely 100% stupid and unjustified not to have this. There is ZERO downside and you'd have a more fair ranked system as a result of it (fewer near autolosses when a jungler forgets smite).

You have literally no point at all and no justification of any sort other than a sick sense of justice (which doesn't affect just the inattentive player - it punishes his whole team). This wouldn't even give you a message UNLESS you mess up. Hell, even if you trade, as long as you don't do it in the last 30 seconds, it would not give a warning if there was a Smite in the game. The time to get in game would be exactly the same. It's completely idiotic to be against either of these.

YourQQ1 votes

For the downvoters, please enlighten me what could POSSIBLY be perceived as negative about getting a message that you're assigned to jungle and don't have Smite or that you're about to ban a teammate's pick?

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