Talk:VPBE/@comment-8225465-20130416123343/@comment-3308937-20130423115829

You still can play defensive, nothing is stopping you from buying 5 pots on your first go to lane and another 5 when you back. Being able to go 9+ pots was too strong for the fact that it entirely changes the way you lane AND the way the opponent lanes. It forces your opponent to either pick someone who can 100-0 you (which isn't always feasible) or be forced to just farm minions with no hope of ever harassing you out of lane.

The fact that your starting is so strong that you warp the entire laning phase into how you want it is why health pots are getting nerfed, not because your style of play isn't what Riot wants. It's the same reason healing supports, especially Soraka, were nerfed; they completely invalidated other supports due to their sheer strength and forced every lane to become a passive farm lane. They still do what they need to do, they just don't do it so well to the point they're imbalanced and change the entire playstyle of a lane.