User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/OP stuff not that good as considered by everyone? Balance, countering, sticking to meta without thinking, Riot's fails/@comment-6906412-20130811072923

My thoughts on some of this:

Counterplay: You don't have to believe in the counter game. If you have skill, you should be able to win any matchup regardless of "counters."

Toxic skills and mechanics: Sure, some champions are more simple than others, but the only character without any counterplay whatsoever was pre-gate nerf Jayce, and even then he wasn't bad. I'm not sure what you're saying about Darius' ult since none of that made any sense. I agree that direct nerfs isn't always the best solution to the "overpoweredness" of a champion, though. Personally, I think that every champion is balanced as-is. I'll defend any "OP" champ and tell you why they aren't.

Flash: Agreed that Flash is actually a decently high-skillcap spell, several champions either A) can't survive without it (Twitch, Kog'Maw, anyone else without an escape), or B) rely on it to do what they do best (Galio, Sona, Shen, etc.). Flash is a key spell that is often a gamechanger but if improperly used is a waste of a summoner spell slot. In some cases, Flash is weaker than other summoner spells but in any event it is one of the strongest spells in the game, thus the limit on usage.