Runes. With a new client incoming...

I wonder if we'll see the rune system reworked. :\

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• Lower tier runes can no longer be up-cycled.
• Lower tier runes are still purchasable. (More an issue when you're level 30)
• Runes are necessary for most gameplay, normal or competitive. (Not entirely a bad thing, playstyle customization-wise, just other elements of it cause disparity in-game.)
• IP costs are irrationally high. (The cost for some is 1/3rd of a page. Approximately 20 games for 1 Quintessence) (Also worse if you're investing in champs.)
• Quantity needed for different roles and champs makes it difficult to re-invest in a full set upon trying a new champ.
• Tinkering with rune builds is far from practical, moreso if you avoid 3rd-party sites that list sets you should get for whom.
• Promotional runes are separate things still. (For example: Sugar Rush and Movement Speed are exactly the same, except Sugar Rush has a candy-cane visual.)
• Visually cluttered all around. (Potential design issue with drop-boxes and lists of semi-unsorted runes.)
• 4 rune types. Most people will follow guides or set each to a single stat. (9 seals, but all will be flat Armor for example.)