The latest update for League of Legends seeks to bring some new changes to the jungle position, evening out the weakness of the junglers in early game and nerfing the late game power these positions tend to bring. For a full rundown on 10.8, check out the developer’s blog.
Riot is seeking to restructure the jungle position, changing up the aggressive tactics that some junglers use during the start of the matches, instead offering bigger rewards for farming in early game. Extra sustain is also being added to allow those who fall to low health in the jungle, keeping a jungler alive in a tough position.
According to the developers, "Junglers are appropriately influential as a role, but we want to reduce the perception that they have to have an aggressive early presence to be effective. Instead, we're giving them opportunities for more personal power through proper farming as the game progresses."
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