Lack of vision this preseason is disturbing

Chuck Charles··2 votes·768 views

The map this preseason has gone as dark as a bronze V game. All I've learned the longer I play this game is the importance of vision and playing around it. Now there are very little wards up on the map.

There are 3 reasons for this:

Cant buy green wards Yellow trinkets severely underpowered Sighstone only way to get legit good stealth wards

I know this is "intended", but the effect on the game is negative. Your trinket recharges waaaay too slow to ever get 3 stealth wards up on the map at one time. The old yellow trinket was like a mini sighstone. Not quite as good but it was possible to light up the map if you used it when charges came up. Now it's just a shitty trinket ward that eventually levels up into a stealth ward.

The play around lack of vision is depressing. Barons are being taken ez pz by both teams because of lack of vision and roaming is waaaay too strong. As you know you will not be spotted until last possible moment if at all.

Pink wards are not a replacement. You can only have one and often times it is spotted pretty quick when ur laner notifies jungler a rough idea of where you warded. Raptor buff clearing one of the only two wards you may have at one time is even worse. Never mind sweeper and pinks. There are never any wards up on the map even when I am paired with diamond and master tier players.

The game is not as fun because there is no play around vision. Before if I got caught out I'd feel like it was my fault for not warding. Now I don't feel that way. Please either bring back green wards, revert yellow trinket to what it was, or both. It's to the point I want to buy sightstone on a owner despite the fact it's an awful buy

5 Comments

Very Hard Engage1 votes

its better for roaming in general, unfortunatley people still know where you're heading, when you'll be there, and how to deal with it.

Furor Nexis1 votes

If anything, its encouraging everyone to pick of the pace and ward their own places. Even Junglers have been given the responsibility now withitem 3711. The drawback is that if we don't we only shoot ourselves in the foot. I don't agree that pinks act as a replacement, and I do agree that the trinket has a downfall effect of lasting short when you really need it.

Mr Malrin1 votes

ive yet to see any negatives to the changes in warding to be honest. ive seen improvements to be honest.

a jungler with the farsight alteration and trackers knife can place wards at a very fast pace, yes it takes getting to 9 for the full effect and until then it takes more effort to jungle safely so yeah you are at a slight danger early game... but so is your enemy.

a support with the new item (3) wards along with the farsight can light up a ton of jungle as well.

The 2 roles combined even if nobody else on the team ever drops a ward with both having the farsight (yeah 1hp and dies to a hit... gives u vision tho and that's what you are after anyhow not to mention lasts until destroyed) and jungler with trackers and support with one of the new items (or even the old way with ss/rss) between the 2 there should never be a successful gank on any lane if the two are doing what they are supposed to be doing.

a "good" team can do the following

Top- Pink + farsight Jng- Pink + sweeper + trackers Mid- farsight + pink ADC- regular (2 charges) + pink Sup- New/old (3) + farsight + pink

Now if the 3 with farsight ward entry points....and this can be done without having to go far to drop them with the extended range.. then you have 5 pinks on the map, who knows how many farsights (~3 per minute that starts to add up), as well as the regualrs and support items... you actually end up with a lot more total visability. The vision game is changing to be a more team oriented deal. The farsights give those who don't like to wander off lane the ability to drop wards for safety and not have to go but a few steps off lane if any at all to drop them. The jungle and support have access to MORE wards and can actually drop them at a faster pace if they do what they should be doing.

Spoofghoul1 votes

Vision is indeed pretty abysmal.

It is also an indirect nerf to low mobility champions like Malzahar or Sion or Jinx because not having a free dash/flash in your kit means you rely more on vision for safety then champions whom have these abilities in their kit. Being caught out of position isn't nearly as bad for champions such as Ekko Vayne Riven

NoPaxt1 votes

Lack of vision means more communication and teamwork. Moving as a squad sooner than later, taking advantage of the vision loss and setting up your own bait.

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