So, Rito wants LoL to last for Generations...

So for all those memers and dreamers out there I was wondering, seeing as I didn't play back in season 1-4 and only started in pre season 5 and now it's 6, i'm already bored. So I got to thinking, how did you people survive out there? Did Rito make the game fun back then? Was it the interaction? Was the meta enjoyable? What kept you sticking around? If I had played back before s5 I would have definitely have quit by now by the lack of Riot's interaction with the community other than related to fan created content... I understand the game is "Due to the organic nature of the game, we strive to maintain balance alongside new content releases. Strategies are always changing, and something that might be regarded as balanced one day might be considered too strong the next. It's important that we don't make rash balance decisions. Sometimes it appears that a Champion is too strong, when the problem really lies elsewhere. If we immediately fixed the symptom, instead of looking for the cause of the balance issue, our game would be in a much worse state." But in my whole time playing... I have not seen one positive addition to league. Unless of course you enjoyed the juggernaut patch.