User blog comment:ClariS/Why Not Buff Instead of Nerf?/@comment-3974211-20120901111850/@comment-92.6.156.217-20120904095304

Blitz was always a support, and Leona was designed as a support. The first time I saw Galio he was a support, and I didn't see him anywhere else until I saw him mid in tournaments (but Zilean was also mid, and support-mid was meta... so I thought nothing of it). While yes, I fear for the old supports :- people are favouring kill-supports over sustain-supports.

Nerfs made this possible, as sustain-supports were necessary to compete. However, the sustain-support is still renownly hated. It's a mechanic that is boring to play against, and can be boring to play with. It's nice not dying and all: BUT I WANT TO KEEEEEL!

It'd be nice to see supports made more viable as other lanes; caster Sona, Janna and Soraka; fighter Taric, etc. Because, personally, I feel that support should be a sub-role like junglers: where everyone should be able to do it, others are just better. But jungling/supporting shouldn't be the only thing you can do.