User blog comment:Nidhogg101/Musings on the Typical Mindset of League Players/@comment-3466579-20131019183432/@comment-8100976-20131020145631

While the overall point of the game itself is victory and that lends itself to a competitive mindset I think there is a case to be made that there exists a subset of people who take League a bit too seriously. As you said this IS a game, you and I most likely play it because we enjoy it. While we likely want to win there are also potential other reasons beyond just winning that one might play and to impune those motives is indeed arrogant. You certainly shouldn't forget you're competing against another group of players, and you certainly shouldn't underestimate them, but the subsect of ultra-competitive players (perhaps faux-pro is a good term) that demand things be done the same way endlessly and adhear to the altar of the professional scene take a lot of the joy out of the game and teach people to not think for themselves.

You lampooned Janna-mid, correct? Well, what does she bring to a team? Peel, hard cc, soft cc, shields, and AOE heals along with long range wave clear and poke. If a team has plenty of damage Janna-mid may be a logical and strong choice in the hands of someone who plays Janna-support often and knows the character well.

Now that doesn't excuse every build, some are legitmately trolling: AP on Garen, AD Morgana and so on. In the end a person should weigh what an individual champion brings to a team and what their skills with said champion are. I very much agree one should be conscientous of their teammates and never forget they are playing a team-based game but we shouldn't simply hate on people who are picking something that seems off-the-wall. I personally would rather have something someone knows well and has tons of experience on than something they've just picked up because they believe it is 'OP'.