Hey, remember that one time duotop/duomid gold funneling was an issue?
Yeah, that time two premades could just completely remove the enemy top or mid laner from the game before minions even spawned, nullifying their presence on the map for the entire game and forcing them to depend on their random teammates for even the slightest chance at getting exp or gold?
Haha, that was a funny strategy, wasn't it? The duo would just kill red buff and then go to their lane and force the enemy laner out of the game for good! The enemy laner couldn't even sit under their turret within experience range because the duo can typically dive them at level 2-3, while the enemy laner is still level 1!
I sure am glad Riot fixed that strategy! After all, they love preaching about player agency - so that strategy obviously had to go, as players without duo partners were left all on their own with nowhere to go! And there's absolutely nothing they can do about it! If the duo goes top, the jungler has to hope to god the mid laner can come with them to help out - because the top laner is nullified. And if it's the mid laner - the safest option - they have to hope the top laner can leave their lane and come help AND that the enemy support doesn't roam!
It's a good thing Riot fixed this problem! It was an enormous game health issue with near to no counterplay and a GUARANTEED mid-late game dominance even if they somehow died multiple times, because the enemy team would be lacking one player.
