I doubt League will EVER recover. At least in the eyes of the community.

If im honest. Season 7 was pretty cancerous. A lot of issues went on for a really long time, and because of that the volume people yelled about things got higher and higher over the season. People became frusterated. And hell even season 6 with DQ people complained about that the whole season (even though i think Riot couldnt actually change it mid season for rank purposes, or they wouldve)

The issue is that frusteration never went down. And probably wont, for most of the people who were frusterated then. They just havent enjoyed the game since, no matter what change goes through.

I mean sure you can find enjoyment in the game, but if you dont you wont until YOUR champion is meta and strong. And then theyll get nerfed and youll be frusterated with everything else in the game again until you are strong again.

Back in early seasons, people wanted to play their champions but they werent as suddly annoyed as they are now ALWAYS playing the game. Because of the terror that was season 7.

Hell we have rotated EVERY meta since the start of season 6, but the amount of complaining hasnt gone down. We have had a tank meta, ADC meta, Assassin Meta, we are in a fighter meta now. And if i remember right season 6 worlds was a fighter/mage meta. HELL we even had the first ever in the history of league a support meta. But unless it was "your" meta you didnt want it, cause you were annoyed with EVERYTHING else happening.

Riot could even do things UNIVERSALLY wanted, buff towers, improve matchmaking, etc. But those dont last long. Even the greatest of overall gameplay changes get forgotten within 1 day, 1 patch, 1 month, 1 meta, who knows. But if they buff towers, people wont all of a sudden be happy again, at least for long.

Riot could over the course of season 9, revert everything back to season 2, without people paying attention. And people will still be complaining about the same things they are now, turrets, damage, tankiness, specific champions. Because they are so used to hating those things, even without the problem there, they will think it is.

So to the people who absolutely have despised the last 2 seasons. I recommend leaving... at least for a few seasons. Forget about league, and then remember it exists a few years from now, and hop onto your old account and you'll probably have fun with the game again. Itll be a very different game. But you'll have no idea what is strong, and cancerous (except Yasuo as he'll be the same.) Sitting here begrudgingly following HOPING that you'll be happy wont make you happy.

EDIT: And since i know someone will say it. You are absolutely entitled to your opinion of the game. But if you have been playing since season 2, have hated the game for the last several years, and have enjoyed maybe 3 or 4 patches in that time, like actually enjoyed most of the games that patch. Then it is too late for you.