We are in a crab meta where duelists outshines other champs. Riot is nerfing Graves and Xin. But on the PBE they are buffing Lee Sin. Instead of fixing the god damn crab, riot wants to replace xin and graves every game with Lee Sin every game. Somethings is not right :thinking:
The crab meta is the real issue. When crab is worth more than the rest of the jungle camps, it means the jungler gets punished if the enemy jungler has even slightly faster clear or teammates keeping wards placed to watch the crabs so they can collapse on you and your team isn't willing to, or able to do so in return. The Jungler's being forced to center their entire route around the crabs is stupid.
WHile his logic makes sense, there are a lot of easy holes to spot. Sure, you can predict the enemy jungler, but they can also predict what you will do. And he is talking about it at higher elo, where your team tends to actually ward and communicate. The information is useful, no question there, but it leaves out that these things can also be used against you. What if in his example, Xin also now with both scuttles ganks bot? What if he counterjungles you with his level 3 lead? What if his mid laner warded his raptors and they were expecting you to counter jungle? There are so many possibilities. These are just some of them. The 8.11 patch hasn't really changed anything either. Except making certain jungle champs stronger (Like Yi for some ungodly reason. Feed or famine champs shouldn't be given compensation, they need reworks.) And others weaker, who also did not get compensation yet were effected even more. (Like Kindred.) I respect that he's trying to help people out, but he leaves out some things that should really be considered, like how much communication and teamwork can and do matter to the points he made. I think he mentioned it slightly i passing, but only when mentioning collapsing on someone. That's only considering after the fact. Did you ask your teammates to make sure to ward? Are they aware you plan to counter-jungle or not? Are they pushed up and able to help if the enemy collapses on you? Or pushed back to their turret and too far away to assist? Where are the enemy laners? etc...
