Take a breathe, Riot.

The closest metaphor I can think of for the balance team is tilted. Slow down for minute, take a deep breathe and read the forums. Listen to your community - they play more than any test group could. I don't think I'm alone when I say that I don't mind if patch releases slow down. Just take your time and think about your changes. Is hextech rocket belt really necessary ? Immobile mages are immobile for a reason. Were the Xin Zhao buffs really necessary?

Please, stop changing things for the sake of "mixing it up" and concentrate on getting the game healthy. More and more I'm seeing "we haven't done much to 'x' and we're adding this to mix it up". Personally I think that's a privilege the balance team has when the forums aren't screaming at Rioters about their game.

I'm not trying to do your job for you and I'm not mad at you guys (I hope it doesn't come off that way) but please, please, listen to us. I love this game and I want to have fun playing it. We've been complaining about death timers since the season started, and we're just now getting changes? (Also personally, most games end at around 25-30 minutes, why did you all alter the timers for 30-55 minutes? Most games are over by then). We've been calling for Steraks to be melee for a while as well, still no word on that. I can understand the community's frustration but I promise if you just listen to us, satisfaction will improve enormously.

Again, this is my opinion and I am by no means qualified to tell the balance team how to do their job, or represent the community.

TL;DR: Slow down and take a breathe. Stop changing things to mix it up and get your game balanced. Both sides, Riot and community, will be so much happier.

Thank you for your time.