How to end this dumb stopwatch meta
Stopwatch is a good idea in theory, but the way Riot implemented it isn't so great.
I feel as if stopwatch is best suited for mages, so I don't know why it builds into Stoneplate and Guardian Angel, when it should only be built into the item that shares it's active. It'd be like making
build into Warmog's. It would make no sense.
Stopwatch is only so good because it's so versatile, as it can be built by every champion and eventually built into something that champion can effectively use later in the game.
I think the best way to stop this would be to remove stopwatch from Guardian Angel and Stoneplate recipes and have it only build into Zhonya's.
Mages are really the only class that need stopwatch in my opinion. ADC's never lane against assassins and they have a support, fighters have mobility/tankiness, assassins have mobility, and tanks have general tankiness (duh).
Because of all these things, in my opinion, stopwatch should only be built into Zhonya's so it makes the most sense and does not take over the game (as much)
BTW, I am aware some classes/champs will still build stopwatch who aren't mages, but that's 600 gold (or a rune) that they're losing, so it's not nearly as cost-efficient as it is now.