Talk:VPBE/@comment-23820707-20141010151931/@comment-1330314-20141010163132

Riot has stated on several occasions that this content is all extremely experimental: none of these changes are guaranteed to make it to live, but since it's preseason there's no reason why Riot can't try something new and crazy. As a jungler main, I'm very interested in this overhaul, as it's going to be game-changing and will redefine the value and functionality of the jungle.

While farm junglers as they stand right now aren't entirely healthy, the increased focus on jungle objectives in these changes means that farm junglers can make valuable contributions to their team right from the get-go as they farm (securing the Scuttle Crab, for example). There are also a lot more opportunities for the enemy to counterjungle and invade (including dedicated items), and objectives farm junglers have to sacrifice resource towards to secure their own jungle (the murk wolves), so farm jungling is itself not risk-free, nor does it carry the same disproportionate rewards (you can't scale infinitely or avoid other players 24/7).