Riot: "Crit is OP." Every team at MSI but FNC: "Crit is too slow, rageblade or ezreal pls"

Alternatively, they settle for xayah/rakan because Rakan is good and their early lane is nutso even if Xayah takes ten years to reach relevance.

Regardless, I think I'm feeling a disconnect between Riot's assessment and balance direction, the professional meta, and the opinions of professional players and coaches. = /