User blog comment:Big Lupu/The Curse of the Supports/@comment-3970297-20130419093605/@comment-7996065-20130419230145

Supports arent appreciated because, well, they aren't that hard to play. The difference between a "great" support and a "good" support is small, to the point where essentially their entire usefulness is based soley on the ADC they are supporting. Most Supports are also fairly simple to play and understand, making the learning curve almost non-existent compared to other roles. This entire "problem" can be fixed by simply increasing the skill ceiling of all current supports and allow their "optimal play" to be more efficient and game-deciding than the current "optimal play" of these heroes. Currently you start out as essentially 2/9ths of a team and become 1/10th of a team in the late game.