Rework Rune Combiner! Please and thank you.

A long time ago in a game galaxy far far away...

There were Teir 1 and Tier 2 runes in League of Legends that literally sat in one's inventory forever once you hit level 30 and bought their Tier 3 replacements. Many wise summoners would tell their friends "it's a trap!" , but sadly usually too late to matter. Many complained about this, so Riot created the rune combiner that allows you to combine 3 random runes from 1 tier for 1 random rune of the next. This system is not very user friendly and many have started threads recently stating the system is broken and continues to take advantage of new players.

Discussion has spawned the idea that perhaps runes should have a more predictable life span... with 3 identical runes of a lower tier, combining to make 1 of the same type of buff on the next tier up... thus making them a worthwhile investment that grows with the player in a predictable way as they learn and upgrade their champions.

Discussion on how to fix the rune system has now begun as summoners from across the realm share their ideas on how to prevent this most critical trap for new players...