Just my opinion and why I don't like league anymore
Disclaimer: I want to start off by saying that this is not a complaint thread and it will be long, I just simply wanted to voice my opinion, if you don't agree with me that's okay, I just wanted to make a public statement on why I probably won't be playing this game anymore, this is purely my opinion and how it is for me, if it's not the same for you then I completely understand, that's okay, anyway, moving on to the main point of this post:
I started playing league around the start of 2013, at the time It seemed like a game with vast diversity and many different play styles, that's what hooked me, I felt like I was free to do whatever I wanted to do ( within the rules of course) I felt like I could do anything, be anyone, have fun win or lose, I eventually hit level 30 and there are 3 things that weren't the same: I no longer felt like I could do anything, it wasn't a game anymore it was more of a hobby... guess I should use the correct terminology... an "esport"... 2. With such a vast amount of items and champions it felt pretty pathetic that playing by the meta was going to give you a better chance at winning... there are so many champs left to rot, it's not an even playing ground, I can't play who I think is fun. If I want to win, I have to play what's "OP". 3. The community, some people just want to win so badly they'll make an already bad game even worse for you, and it's the fact you're locked in the game from start to finish, I understand that that is the commitment you make when you start a game but man does it make some games more of a torture than a game.
Another point is the fact that there are so many antifun champions, absolute pains to play against, toxic kits which make the game worse. to name some:



Also, this isn't a qq thread, the above are just champions I find absolutely crushing to play against and make the game hell, I'm a bad player, I'm only gold, I just really can't enjoy this game anymore as there is no part of any champs that enjoy to play or to play against or with, if there were a sandbox mode that was a non serious version of league that would honestly bring the life back to league, a custom game where you could set up so many ridiculous rules so many game defying things, it'd be so insanely fun, but oh well, riot already stated they weren't working on one... (which is sad because it would draw in so many players, old and new, it'd be the biggest thing in league and make league probably the funnest game in the world for me with limitless possibilities like custom champions, custom items, custom stats, levels, it'd be so so so fun I can't stress it enough...)
The fact that you're so reliant on your team, that you can be good with your champion but you can be hard countered, this is what drags me away from the game, situations that make me feel useless, like there's nothing I can do, this is a team game, and such it's very team reliant, also, the fact that there are times where you can do extremely well but it all not mean anything and lose at the end, or play the game do well, end up losing, get hardly and mastery points.
Now there's many more things, the guy in this video covers some good points: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA3e_Ti7Zns
And I agree with dunkeys points on why the game is no longer fun, his whole should be able to be toxic isn't something I agree with though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjzgbZL12VI
Anyway, I don't enjoy league anymore and you can downvote my thread if you think I don't have a basis, that;s okay, but I just wanted to state my opinion.
TL;DR I thought before I quit league I'd get my all time dream of Gold, I did my best and got there, I have many memories from league, I used to love it, it used to be fun, diverse, but now it's too team oriented (That may sound dumb but honestly it's not like CS:GO where you can 1v5 if good enough) league has too many unfun elements and is rage inducing and has lost it's charm for me, anyway, I don't know if I'll ever return to league but if i ever play it again it won't be very often and only if my friends really want a game or two.
Thank you if you read it all, and feel free to say whatever you want, downvote/ upvote, it's fine, I just have voiced my opinion like I wanted, Sorry if i repeated myself a bit, but anyway, thank you.