The changes to the altar cap rules have made the altars more fluid in game play and more equitable for ranged squishy heros, but in the end, they are still a failed mechanic that just aren't very fun to deal with. Additionally, since they are more difficult to cap they basically just sit there most of the game, just like VM. This lack of early game team fights over altars makes winning even more dependent on team ganks early game which basically a ghost buff to busiers and the opposite of what is good. There are some changes that can be made to make this map significantly better and more fun as detailed below.

1. replace the altars with buff camps - relics instead of speed shrines are a step in the right direction, but just don't cut it, the altars themselves are the real issue.
2. expand the top jungle by moving the wraith camp to both sides of VM and adding bushes in top jungle and making secondary entrances near the top of each side of the map. This would promote more game play around in top jungle. Additionally, put a tri-bush where the wraiths were originally with access back to the jungle, to make deep invades into enemy territory more feasible as currently if you are caught by wraiths on the enemies side with the turret still up you are just out of luck with no escape route.
3. nerf vilemaw debuff, make the his web more predictable, and increase gold received, further increasing game play in top jungle.
4. move top lane outer towers closer together to make lane freezes more difficult
5. add back wards - which would be aided with the addition to the top and mid jungles.
6. move the store to the middle of the spawning area - the buying range is way to short going to bottom lane.

The map would be 100% better if you guys made these changes. This is supposed to be a beta edition of the map, so please follow through on testing these ideas because they will produce a better overall map than the one that is currently on the live servers. Also, until changes like these are made TT will continue to be lack luster on the competitive arena. Make shadow isle really twisted treeline!

Lemme see if i got this right so you are saying that a bruiser rampaging out of the jungle with a gray buff that no one else has a chance to get is far more balanced than an altar where people can force the bruiser out?, i'm sorry man but i fail to see why what you're suggesting is logic or even balanced....

Please keep your 1v3 bruiserwet dreams outside of league of legends as a whole.

I agree. The new TT feels like it should be 2v2 instead of a 3v3. There is absolutely no point to jungle at all with the sole exception of a level 2 gank. That is it. Even the health rune isn't worth having a jungler secure because it gives a small speed boost and health restoration (every few minutes, and pots give back the same amount). Vilemaw really doesn't give enough rewards in my opinion to be worth going for at all unless you've already smashed the enemy team and own both altars.

Topping all that off, I hate the altars. Twisted Treeline with buffs was fun. The altars are a chore. If you don't constantly own both of them, you lose because the stats they give are so strong.

God Bless Riot Gnome

Rejoice! Riot cares for the fine people of TT!
I loved the old TT jungle.