Make offensive runes do mostly % scaling so they're better late and keep defense runes flat so better early. If you just have them at comparable strength at all points in the game then the choice becomes irrelevant and you might as well not have any stat-stick runes to begin with.
DuskDaUmbreon2 votesI mean, if some offensive/defensive runes are meant to be the opposite (such as Scorch and Overgrowth, an early-power offensive and late-power defensive), then that's a different story.
i cant move wtf1 votesI'm trying to think of a scenario where a tank which is usually melee would give up early defensive stats to have better defense late. I guess if you knew you were going into another tank/melee matchup it could be viable.
DuskDaUmbreon1 votesYou could just be a stronger early tank, or just want to take something that'll be good early on (such as Bone Plating) and something that helps later on (Overgrowth).
You won't be stronger than anyone who went all early or all late at their prime, but you'll be better than them when they're not at their peak.
i cant move wtf1 votesIf they can both be picked for early or late then the choice becomes irrelevant again. Either you choose to soak up X amount of damage or deal X amount of damage. Assuming everyone hits their abilities then the net result is the same. If you make them qualitatively different though (so that they differ beyond just + or - damage, for instance by making one primarily scaling and the other primarily flat) then you have an interesting choice that significantly impacts gameplay.
Malak1 votesexcept now offensive runes are always better because MOAR DAMGE is Riot's motto
ModWulf Helhammer2 votesOffense has always outscaled defense. Otherwise nothing happens because no one dies.
Malak1 votes[{quoted}](name= Król Wilk Sam,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=EpxkjAi7,comment-id=00000000,timestamp=2018-07-16T16:56:14.679+0000)
Offense has always outscaled defense. Otherwise nothing happens because no one dies.
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If either is too good we get a shit meta.
If defense is too good - true, we get a tank meta. If offense is too good we get a 1 shot meta like we have now.