Talk:Runes (Historical)/@comment-12.133.21.2-20120726162236/@comment-4997671-20120729114121

Your logic baffles me, you assume you are better, but they have played more. More time played = more experience = more knowledge = more skill (Potentially).

Runes don't do much, but being good at a game also means knowing what stats you need, so a well put together rune's and mastery set is required to bolster your own skill by patching weak point's in your playstyle. Running out of mana? Mana regen seals! Armor or MR getting you down, use Armor/MR penetration marks.

They help marginally, but if you don't feel you need them don't buy them. Just recognise that you are not as powerful statistically as you could be with them, and don't be a douchebag when you die because of it...