When you feel demoralized about the bullshit Riot's doing, just remember...

...that Kingdom Hearts Union X, a mobile Gacha game, has Iron Gianted their own Proud Mode. That is, they've upped the difficulty of several enemies in the game to the point where it's impossible to beat them (especially due to the restrictions Proud Mode puts on you, like only being able to use 8-hit-or-more medals or only being able to activate Speed medals). So just remember that even though Riot is being completely retarded about the value of their own game, at least you're able to progress through it. Riot isn't the only company retarded about the worth of their own microtransactions.