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Having only played league during season 11 and 12, I have never really seen any really big changes to the game. Well, I guess I have, but I never noticed them since I was new to the game, and any new changes to the game during the "early days" of my playtime didn't stand out to me, as everything was new and confusing anyway.
With this, I realize as we soon are about to enter season 13, There'll be a lot of changes to the game, expecially the jungle, and while riot tries to balance the normal gameplay, so that no champions are overpowered or underpowered (except a select few (ryze) who are have been cursed to forever be doomed to irrelevance), I know this won't be the case for off-meta.
As a player that enjoys off-meta, I feel like this will make the game a lot less fun. It already felt bad when riot decided to nerf your favorite champion into oblivion, but now there's a very real risk of some off-meta playstyles or strategies to simply vanish.
This is especially true for off-meta jungle picks, which for the most part are barely viable, since this new season comes with massive changes to the jungle, such as the new jungle pets or the changes to the krugs and scuttle crab.
Obviously, there's no need to be this pessimistic, and hopefully these changes will open up for just as many opportunities for non-regular picks and strategies, but it's hard to ignore the fact that many fun picks and strategies will be unavailable after the next season begins...
With this, I realize as we soon are about to enter season 13, There'll be a lot of changes to the game, expecially the jungle, and while riot tries to balance the normal gameplay, so that no champions are overpowered or underpowered (except a select few (ryze) who are have been cursed to forever be doomed to irrelevance), I know this won't be the case for off-meta.
As a player that enjoys off-meta, I feel like this will make the game a lot less fun. It already felt bad when riot decided to nerf your favorite champion into oblivion, but now there's a very real risk of some off-meta playstyles or strategies to simply vanish.
This is especially true for off-meta jungle picks, which for the most part are barely viable, since this new season comes with massive changes to the jungle, such as the new jungle pets or the changes to the krugs and scuttle crab.
Obviously, there's no need to be this pessimistic, and hopefully these changes will open up for just as many opportunities for non-regular picks and strategies, but it's hard to ignore the fact that many fun picks and strategies will be unavailable after the next season begins...
Season 13 is going to change a lot of things but I wouldn't say we have much of a reason to be afraid of our dear beloved off-meta picks. Jungle changes are a little scary. Removal of leashing, nerfs to counter jungling, new jungle items... That's a lot of adjustments. It's hard to say what impact this will have on off-meta. However, I would say this actually might be an off-meta buff for the most part. Most off-meta junglers tend to have a weak clear, and/or are vulnerable to invades. I believe this is where the "nerf to counter juggling" can come in handy. Back than when I was experimenting with
Also, the new
For other roles, things are also looking great I think. After all:
New items >> New strategies
New strategies >> New Playstyles
New playstyles >> New off-meta picks!
The new ping system is also great. Especially since a lot of off-meta picks rely on trickery.
Last but not least, Riot has lately been making an increased effort to bring more off-meta picks to the surface. Last patch we got
I understand your concerns. I am also a little bit scared of what the future holds, but I believe that everything will go well. Riot Games is on our side, even though it sometimes doesn't look like it. Don't worry about it - everything will go well, I'm sure of that <3
Maybe ...
Maybe it's the time for
...
It's time!
For angry ADC's!