Why do people like the tank meta?

Personally, I like it for the fact you DON'T get steam rolled in 2 seconds by an assassin or ADC.

Because you can pick anything you want and still make it viable.

With the tank meta...

• Utility supports won't screw up team comps anymore.
• ADCs get to live for longer than 5 seconds. However, if they are not smart enough, they will suffer a slow, painful death that can be avoided.
• Mages get to do their jobs and don't have to be "immobile assassins". They don't have to flee to botlane either.
• Assassins can still find ways to jump past the frontlines to do their jobs: kill squishies.
• "Raid boss" bruisers can be countered.

http://i.imgur.com/MO2hNKu.jpg

this is what a tank is

its supposed to do damage and take a lot of damage, otherwise it would be called "metal box"

i doubt there is, ever was or ever will be a "tank meta" in this game

I assume youre talking about correct? just don't feed him and he won't be an assassin tank

These guys have always been tanky and able to do damage, its just the current masteries and items that make them so much "better" at what they do.

Plus, ADCs are still super strong enough to melt them if they can kite them well enough. Its somewhat balanced.

What 4K hp tank has assassin damage? The only one I can think of is Sion, but that's only after like 50+ minutes with .

To paraphrase Winston Churchill: "Tank is the worst form of meta except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time."