Talk:Nidalee/@comment-11759251-20130728171732

For me, one of the biggest disappointments about Nidalee is that she isn't a very viable jungle. Oh sure, you can certainly play her as a jungle, but up until level six, her clear speed is way slow, and she is really much better mid or top. Heck, she even makes a better support than a jungle.

That might seem an odd thing to complain about, if one were to ignore her theme. I mean, sure, she's not a great jungle pick, there are a lot of champs who suck at jungling, what's your point? I'm only complaining because of her backstory. She was raised in the jungle for god's sake, it is her home. Plus her passive and kit (traps, spears, etc.) seem to be stylizing her as this sneaky hunter, sort of like Rengar, and yet she can't really jungle very well. Sadly enough, this could be very easily fixed by having her start with her cougar form the same way Jayce and Elise start with their alternate forms. It would require some re-balancing of course, but I feel like it's sort of odd that she has to wait till level six to be able to assume her other form anyway... especially since it isn't really an ult in the traditional sense the way Shyvana's is, it doesn't do anything spectacular (hell it doesn't even do as much as Jayce or Elise's ults do), it just gives her access to a second set of (admittedly impressive) abilities. Seems like something she should start with... plus would fit much better thematically. Just my two cents.