Lament of a Jungler - My Thoughts on the Jungle Change
Just as a little insight into the situation, Guinsoo posted on the US forums and twitter a while ago (since he doesn't post on the EU at all - I might get some of this wrong, but from a collection of tweets and posts, I've found a lot of it out myself) about a few jungle changes/reworks that will be coming in soon.
Edit: Here's a link to some of the stuff caught on his twitter. http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=223225&d=1310934858
Basically, to sum it up -
1. Reduces effectiveness of counter-jungling
2. Decreases camp respawn times, but decreases XP gained
3. Red buff no longer slows, but gives you a speed boost
4. Creep camps hit lower, making jungling completely sustainable for almost all champions
5. Allow lower level players to be able to jungle without runes/masteries
6. Allow more champions to be able to jungle
7. Makes Smite 'no longer essential' for junglers
Now, I'm COMPLETELY against ALL of these changes, with the exception being possibly numbe…
Edit: Here's a link to some of the stuff caught on his twitter. http://na.leagueoflegends.com/board/attachment.php?attachmentid=223225&d=1310934858
Basically, to sum it up -
1. Reduces effectiveness of counter-jungling
2. Decreases camp respawn times, but decreases XP gained
3. Red buff no longer slows, but gives you a speed boost
4. Creep camps hit lower, making jungling completely sustainable for almost all champions
5. Allow lower level players to be able to jungle without runes/masteries
6. Allow more champions to be able to jungle
7. Makes Smite 'no longer essential' for junglers
Now, I'm COMPLETELY against ALL of these changes, with the exception being possibly numbe…