just going ot start trolling when i get support

yup and was not dissapointed

why the hell do you try to 1v1 as SUPPORT?! Your role is to support, so naturally that requires another player.

As it turns out, the first two are fairly common stances. EXP and Gold income are both problems that Riot has said they're looking into ways to buff up for Support - and, even recently, they did buff some of the Gold income problems with Ward Revealing gold - sharing the gold of a Ward's destruction by both the person who reveals it with the sweeping lens, and the person who destroyed it with a last-hit. It's not a perfect solution, but it's a holistic part of it.

For me, less experience and being at the lower levels is less of an issue and more of a draw or a challenge - but, that's only a personal observation of it. Being able to play from behind is a good skill asset to have, and Supports, as it stands, are a good way to get better at that - though, that doesn't make it any less of an issue.

As for dueling potential, there's probably an even argument on both sides - if you're skilled enough, dueling as a Leona can be pretty easy and pretty amusing, but in most cases, Supports do not actually have the tools to thrive without their carry, or without some form of assistance. (though, Bard and Blitzcrank seem to be ignorant to that.)

That being said, I'm not sure that giving Supports dueling potential is really a good avenue to go with potential buffs, since Supports are kind of meant to compliment their carry, not be the carry. And that "be the carry" attitude is another reason why people play Mages bot, not just for the duel potential, but so they can keep shining even in a role that's meant to help others shine.

And, even saying that is pretty subjective and exclusionary on my part, because I'm primarily saying "well supports shouldn't be carries" - but, that doesn't mean Supports don't actually have carry potential, and it sure as hell doesn't mean that Supports suck without someone to big up. I've played matches where I've been called "god Alistar" or "god Leona" - and, granted, those were maybe two, three matches out of hundreds that I've played, it still shows that there can be a gratifying experience to be had with traditional Supports.

Generally speaking; there's enough encouragement for Mages to play as Supports - they get gold income from poke with Spell Thief's Edge (and its upgrades), they can safely defend tower from a range while their carry has recalled, gaining even more gold, and they have a high probability of securing kills, netting them even more gold (that can still be beneficial as long as their carry gets assist gold). Mage Supports have a helluva lot of leg room, I don't really think they need much more.

Regardless of my disposition of Mage Supports and the subjectivity about the Support role and dueling, I do agree that more work needs to be done about Support Experience and Gold gain, but I'm confident in Riot's persistent efforts to resolve it.

I can't disqualify someone from stating that there is a problem, true - but my issue was that they started simply by saying "I'm going to troll because Riot doesn't do x" - which, the first half was a bluff, and the other a blatant lie. That they would rather taunt and jibe about an issue than comment on the problem is my biggest gripe with their post. This also doesn't justify my way of goading a response, but it's still a glaring problem either way.

Stating that there are problems is one thing, but alluding to problems by ignoring the work done to fix them and bluffing to become a target of reports is another.