I really miss the tank meta...

At least back then teamfights were the pinnacle of the game and there was more thought-out and stretched-out strategy. Now it's just both teams playing the "who can get their hyper carry ahead sooner." Whether it be Vayne, Yi, Morde, any devourer jungler, or the champ type Riot created where the whole point is that "they're tanky but they can still kill you easily if even slightly ahead. (paraphrasing and exaggerating obviously)" Like, does that not sound like a good idea to anyone else? Cause I didn't even believe it at first when they said that.

I don't even know anymore, I don't want to come across as a whiner or anything, and I'm grateful to Riot for making such a fun game, but it seems like almost every change Riot's made in the past few changes has been geared towards making the game less fun and more polarizing. Or, more specifically, only more fun for a couple players per game who get super fed for no reason other than the brokenness of their champ or item while everyone else is either the victim of a brutal slaughter of a game or are forced to be a bunch of "supports" for the person currently wearing the carry pants.

I liked the tank meta because even when the tanks got ahead, THEY STILL NEEDED THEIR TEAMMATES TO DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING. Their lack of damage meant that teamwork was still vital and resources were more evenly spread. A meta where the dominating strategy is "get the hypercarry going" creates a very one-dimensional playing field where both teams, in the long run, are really only left with one option. Kill/feed the carry. And the carries don't even need help past the first couple of kills. They're self-sufficient after they're 4-0.

I'm not even going to touch on specific examples of how certain champ kits are made for this meta to an unhealthy degree. I think we've seen enough examples of people's frustrations on the boards the last few weeks. I simply wanted to vent and share what I've been thinking about and getting frustrated about recently. I love this game, I really do, but there are always blemishes that make the experience less fun, and sometimes those blemishes are just so dang obvious it hurts.

If you have any thoughts or opinions about the current meta, how it compares to previous ones, or anything related please do post about it, I'd love to hear what other people have to say other than the typical complaining about a certain champ or hating on other people's opinions.