User blog comment:Fistful of Force/Bot lane supports/@comment-13643964-20131203143704

Season 4 additions has changed my paradigm about the support role. Now I see it like this: Your role as a support is to support your carry (letting him farm by various methods). Pretty obvious, no? See it like this, before the changes support role was more like a walking ward and AP supports fell behind in late game.

I don't know if this is good for the game or not, but, Riot stated that one of theirs goals in this season is making the support role more diverse and fun. And hell, they already did it. Last time my bot lane got stomped by a Ziggs support ALL the game up to the late game.

Season 3: Do you want to grab an AP support? Well man, take early kills and prepare to be useless in late game.

Season 4: Want an AP support? Fine. Want a conventional support? Fine.

That's how I see it now.