Anyone else miss the days when your skill with a champion could win a game?

I may just be me, but I feel that with every new patch/update, the game becomes less and less focused on the talent of the players, and more on which team can utilize the balance breaking devices set by the game better. Balance breaking devices include:

1. the minion auto-pushing
2. proposed RNG dragons
3. **premades **

• not just premade vs solo, but all forms such as one 3 man vs two 2 man or one 2 man vs 5 solos

4. blue side advantage in pick/bans
5. **Ekko **

• specifically how tank Ekko can be so strong offensively and how he is a no risk high reward champion with his kit (mainly the ult)
• though he is a champion and not a neutral aspect, he does belong on the list IMO

6. Items like Sated Devourer , Rageblade, Iceborn Gauntlets, Zz'Rot Portal, Banner of Command, Bloodrazer, dark seal, corrupting potion

• crossed off items have been reworked/removed in the projected update
• italicized names are not released yet on main server

7. TP

• though useful in side lanes, having it mid as well is unfair to champions who cant run it without taking a damage cut from no ignite such as LeBlanc

8. Masteries

• these alone can determine who wins your lane since having the wrong ones is a massive disadvantage

9. Long Mid-Game Death Timers

While some of these might be just my take on the situation, I do feel that the game hand out too many devices to skew the balance. Where picking a decent team comp, having good proficiency on a champion, and better experience in situations over your opponent are not big factors in determining a games outcome, because the map/masteries can provide all you need to cover your weaknesses.

**Bad wave clear? ** .

**Bad siege comp? ** and dragons.

Need more AP and tankiness? Buy a few and maybe get or .

Too squishy? .

Need a cheep form of sustain? Warlord's Bloodlust is FREE and can give you life steal up to being on par with

Tank with bad sustain? Runic armor and 2 of the 3 resolve tree keystones give you health/life steal and many other points give you increased health regeneration.