My Opinion on this Patch/Preseason
I hate most things about this patch and this preseason. Riot's idea of "reworking champions" is making it so overpowered that hardly anything can beat it. Such is the case with the new adc's and their items. Mages are all but completely eliminated as viable picks against AD champs. And the new minion mechanic. Now, even more than before, if you get behind in the early game, its over. It, with the addition of the rift herald, new spawn times, and gold generation make comebacks virtually impossible. The masteries: why? why fix something when it isn't broken? The cunning tree makes no sense whatsoever, and only 3 or 4 of the "keystone" masteries seem viable. My main problem with this patch is this: why change everything around and cause a lot of confusion and frustration when it isn't necessary? The game was closed to being balanced, but now everything has been thrown out of wack. I believe this patch was way too ambitious and, quite honestly, a massive failure.
P.S.- These are my thoughts on the subject. What are yours?