Theory-crafting mentaility.

This is mostly a question as to how many other people think along similar lines as myself, as well as requesting that those who do not at least consider this way of thinking, or be mindful that some people think differently than yourself.

I really enjoy thinking of build combinations on champions. Of course, damage is always an important part of what I'm looking for when I am looking to change up a build, but that is NOT my focus. In most cases the optimal damage builds have already been identified by the time I get around to this, and honestly these aren't really the more interesting builds for me.

I like looking for the max CDR, max armor, magic, or hybrid pen, on-hit, max sustain, mana, off tank, max HP, movement speed, attack speed ... builds. I also like to try and look at each ability, including passive, and look at what would happen if you maximize the abilities most people save for last.

And every time I put one of my ideas out there I always get at least one person who says, "That sounds terrible, blah-blah-blah-meta-build is way better because it does more damage"

So who else is with me?