User blog comment:Deshiba/The preseason/@comment-5545048-20131130125306

I really really really dislike this preseason for some reason. I can't really put my finger on what it is that ruins it for me but all of my games seem really boring and stale to me at the moment. Like I said I don't really know what exactly it is, but these are my problems with the current game:

The new ward system: I like the fact that supports can get some more gold now (although the relic shield is of course a big screwup, but meh), but the new ward system bugs me. All the back and forthing with placing wards and sweeping them, and the fact you have to guard your vision wards doesn't make the warding game exciting to me, it just annoys me to have to wait to ward a certain point because you know the enemy can just clear it. I also have a giant hatred towards Evelynn now because of her passive. Also, the trinket system seems to have a backlash effect on warding (at least in my games), teammates get the ward totem, place that single ward and then think their warding duty is done and proceed to never buy wards the entire game. This, combined with the fact that you can only place 3 wards as the support is really cringy.

The new brushes: Don't really know why I dislike this change, I just feel like the amount of brush is lacking, the map feels empty to me.

The new jungle: It just feels boring to me. Again, I can't really point out what it is but the dynamics of the jungle just don't appeal to me anymore. Which is sad, because I main jungle/support

The 'new' duolane: Again, feels boring to me. I used to have a nice 'back and forth' poking and harassing feel around the botlane, which I completely lost with this patch. Which is sad, because I main jungle/support.

All in all, I really understand the changes and what Riot is trying to do with them, I really do. They pretty much ruined the game for me, however. :/