User blog comment:Warriorkalia/Support Discussion 1/@comment-5761259-20130821063311

I think meta in general is restrictive. I do think the support role is a necessary part of the game in one way or another. Some junglers, jungle Ali being the most obvious but also Amumu, J4, and Nautalis all fill support-like roles in the jungle. I'm not opposed to the double bruiser, double AP, or even Bruiser and AP bot lanes that have been fiddled with or Meta at one point or another, but there needs to be someone there to help people stay alive, and to dish out CC.

The fact of the matter is, while Jax may be able to instakill the enemy ADC or mid, or anyone cuz late game Jax, someone needs to be there to tell the enemy Xin to get of Kog's balls or Kog's only going to be good for his passive. That's what supports do late. Whether it's massive Roka heals or Leona completely immobilizing 3 people for a few seconds, there is a need for someone to be there to help.

I get where people are coming from when they think it's boring to play support, you stand in a bush for 3/4 of the first 20 minutes. I have to doubt though that they've gotten their ADC 15 kills by 20 minutes. There's very little better than knowing that you've let your ADC get so strong that you can kill the jungler on your own if you need to.

The role is absolutely necessary, and I think people are just too skeptical about it to do really well and enjoy it.