User blog comment:Dooomninja/improved NPE of runes/@comment-1330314-20150901162406

I completely agree with this. Runes are a huge barrier to entry in a game that is already very unfriendly to new players, and removing all the traps associated with the rune system would reduce a lot of frustration associated with it.

Further down the line, I think the next step could even be to remove runes entirely and adjust champions and/or maps accordingly. Some rune setups practically never change regardless on which champions they cover (armor yellows, for example), so there's little overall variation, and the power associated with runes isn't easy for enemies to make out. Removing runes also removes the barrier to entry they create, and would allow new players to settle in far more quickly.