User blog comment:RoznosicielCiast/OP stuff not that good as considered by everyone? Balance, countering, sticking to meta without thinking, Riot's fails/@comment-4593717-20130811024838/@comment-4652200-20130811111617

I understand, it's not really that big of a problem, it's just that a lot of people don't get used to it...

On topic: The first part of your blog you describe something known as  effect. The majority of LoL players are "meta sheep" ( no offense to people reading this 90% of you don't fall in this category ) e.g. they don't think for themselves when playing, they follow Riot or "pros" and they can not counter build/pick/play effectively because those actions require thinking whilst taking into account the current situation. When they can't cope with something the natural reaction is fear - "it's OP!". Riot is an authority figure (people trust them) so when Riot says they've fixed it, people believe them - the fear ceases and they react normally to it, also the same people no longer "play/use it 'cuz it's OP" which further reduces people's contact with the thing they feared.

About the nerfing to the ground that is just Riot's *cough* Morello's *cough* strategy for "fixing" toxic things: nerf to " status then after a few months/year(s) buff/rework.