User blog comment:Nhan-Fiction/The Support Hot Potato/@comment-109.144.216.249-20121202135225

What people don't seem to realize is that support actually has a major impact in the game. I mostly main ADC, but can support quite well too, because I know botlane the most in general and the main objectives a support should go for when the laning phase is over. The point that people hate support because they want a good KDA is pretty outrageous: I will almost always have a positive KDA on supports due to the fact that I have loads of assists. After the laning phase is over, a good support will ward around and roam as needed, pretty much guaranteeing loads of assists, as you'll be part of most fights in some way or another. And you'll clear wards too. With so much stuff to do, I just don't see the support role as a "boring" one. In fact, you'll be quite a lot busier than most of your teammates.

In teamfights, you'll not deal that much damage, sure. But the statement that some people make "sit around and contribute almost nothing" is again - baseless. And I'm not talking about auras. Ever caught enemies grouping around one of your wards, caught them at one of their buffs, baron, dragon or trying to recall in a bush - right on your vision? Yep, all you. Without you, your team couldn't capitalize on that. You want supports who can lead teams to victory and have an high adrenaline laning phase? Pick Leona, Taric or Blitz. I guarantee you'll never be bored. Just make sure you ping when you engage and if you have semi-decent, offensive AD, you can demolish most opposition.

As an AD myself, I find that support is a very important and respectable role... in fact, most of MY laning power AND lategame damage depends on the skill of my support. A bad support will not ward, keep getting caught and will not clean enemy wards. This behaviour will make my laning phase a living hell: I can't trade after a while, keep getting ganked and dived because of the lack of vision and can't expect an allied gank because of the same reason!

A good support on the other hand will keep choke points and dragon warded, will clean at least one path for our jungler and mid, and coordinate with me to burst/dps one of the enemy botlaners out. Kind of easy to see how support actually has a BIGGER role in winning botalne than the AD himself/herself.

Moral of the story? Suck it up and learn to support. A good support can actually have a higher chance of carrying a game than a good top by helping to feed the AD and securing objectives.