The sad thing is, Riot will probably still release this PoS content.

Of course they will. Once it makes it as far as the PBE, it's pretty much guaranteed, no matter HOW shit it is or how much everyone hates it. They don't like wasting all the hard work they put in creating those pretty crystals for Skarner, or the effort they put into reverting Garen's W to what it was in season 1. And why should they care if every one of us hates it? The game exists for Riot's benefit, not ours.