User blog comment:Alartan/My appraisal of champions design in last year/@comment-24975330-20151121020823

I'm in a hurry so I'm not gonna comment about everything you said, but I have to disagree with you about Bard- In my opinion, it's the combination of the peculiar but very interesting abilities that make him such a fun champ. You can say about a lot of things in League "Oh I've seen this before". Since last year, Riot has started breaking the rules a little in terms of design. I don't think that it's bad, but actually very fresh and interesting. The game isn't designed for trolls obviously, so in the right hands, Bard's ultimate can be gamechanging- It could be just as gamechanging or as trollish as a Jarvan Ultimate. Think about it.

So yeah, I think that Bard is actually one of the greatest champs in the game. He's really fun and unique and could be very strong when played right. He also has a cool niche, 'a roaming support'.

About Tahm Kench- I've been in love with this guy since the teaser, so it took me 2 or 3 months to realize that the enemy usually find him very annoying, so actually quite surprised that you didn't mention how annoying he could be. Also, I'll have to disagree that his kit is overloaded- It actually feels rather simple. Maybe it's just me, but he just feels very simple. I think that people find him overloaded because of the number of different uses that there are to his W and the rather unique Ultimate. And about the "trollish abilities" arguement, I'd just say the same thing that I said about Bard- The game wasn't design for trolls. Riot design these things (While more cautiously than you'd think) with the intention that normal players, who actually wanna play the game, will use them. They take trolling into consideration of course, but their kits are designed for players that wanna make good use of them, not for people who wanna grief and ruin others' experiences. :P