League of NPCs

Before I start, let me make it clear here that in this post, I am absolutely not complaining about a champion being overpowered. I want to talk about a gameplay issue that affect the whole game, not just distinct champions.

Ever since Zz'Rot release, and perhaps before that, I haven't really kept track in which order any of the things I'm about to mention in this post happened, it feels like the game as a whole has shifted into a flood of non-playable characters. From the spiderlings spawned from Zz'Rot, to the mage update that gave Malzahar more Voidlings, Annie a Tibbers on steroïds, Zyra an army of plants... Then you add to it Gankplank's barrels, Illaoi's tentacles and so on. (Technically not NPCs, but still things you have to or can destroy)

With Yorick update coming, his kit will focus more on spawning NPCs, a destructible wall and even his ult being a freaking NPC. I really like this new Yorick concept, I find that it fits the character perfectly but all I can think to myself is... What the actual fudge? Is this some sort of master plan by Riot to stealthily buff Nasus without anyone noticing? The new Yorick will just add more to this whole League of NPC issue.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who's had games where you spend more time shooting at NPCs that aren't minions or jungle camps than you spend shooting at champions. Now... I have no problems with champions having a kit revolving around spawning monsters, I find that it bring diversity to the game. But let's be honest here, it is absolutely not fun for anyone, except maybe a Nasus main, to fight against a team with 3 Zz'Rot and any of the champions mentioned above... Especially when your own kit revolves around skillshots that get stopped by this army of NPCs. What is even more infuriating is to be a low damage support who can't even stop a wave of minion, let alone a Zz'Rot portal, into a game like that.

The more the updates come and go, the more things we have to destroy in the game that aren't champions. After Yorick, what will it be? The assassins will now have destructible stealth generators? Living shuriken minions? Or maybe you'll change Leblanc to spawn an illusionary army of herself? Can we please tone this whole thing down a little?