PSA: You can't fix support itemization by just buffing other items

The thing about Locket and Redemption is that they're potent enough per head that they're good in small skirmishes, but since they're aoe actives, they're strong in team fights. These are the only two aoe support items in the game. How much buffing do you guys expect Riot to do for the other items to match the potency of these two items the way they are now? It'd be impossible without making the whole dang role (and Ivern) broken beyond belief. You can't JUST buff. You have to pay respect to the notion of "healthy game balance".

Honestly, I think support needs more items. Or rather, more USEFUL items.

: It's a thing...but it's extremely niche. Like EXTREMELY. I rarely find a time that I need it, but in the rare cases I do I usually come out with a W. Issue is that it's horribly rare because it too closely shares a space with Locket, but Locket is a freaking team fight shield.

: The whole community bitches about supports doing damage when we have an item that depends on supports doing damage to use the item. Either the community needs to loosen up or this item needs to be deleted. As it stands now I'm sitting here mentally gagging over Silvers building this on Nami/Soraka/Rakan going "Wow this item feels really good on my champ that has LITERALLY NO DAMAGE."

: This thing just goes on and off on its own. To boot, it's specifically tailored to the support/marksman relationship while barely giving much benefit to the support while the marksman probably built 80% crit or doesn't need it at all.

: This isn't an item.

: The fact that it helped you survive a shit storm while getting you unstuck from it was sort of the reason why this item was good. Now it's garbage because you don't heal while getting out of the cc you're caught in, so the incoming skill shot coming at you is probably going to bury you anyway.

Nerf Locket/Redemption AND make better items out of weaker items so we aren't so dependent on the former combo to be relevant come late game. Also, maybe just have generally MORE support items for more needs? Everything feels like it was designed for Janna. I don't feel like I have support items I'd want to buy if I was Zyra or Leona.