Thread:Willbachbakal/@comment-6016076-20140628232622/@comment-1330314-20140629175801

I think the problem lies more with and  than with bruisers here. The reason they're so strong early is because they're so mechanically overloaded that they can do far, far more than any other champion at that point in the game. Consequently, they scale terribly as they'd otherwise be overpowered in all phases of the game. Other bruisers can thrive as full tanks, but a) their damage is still going to be a lot more significant if they itemize for it than if they don't, b) going full tank one way or the other will not make them change much from their current state, c) their early game ganks are still going to suffer if they go full tank instead of building damage, and d) the issue with fighters being too strong has more to do with them being too strong than with items potentially making them OP at this point, and could be resolved by nerfing fighters rather than gimping a tank item not intended for the majority of bruisers.