User blog comment:Alartan/IP - are influence points a problem?/@comment-4636093-20150410202719

I have rather critical opinions on Runes as a whole and would love to see them removed fromt he game entirely. Not just because they're extremely expensive but for other reasons too.

They're overbaring of the entire game, they're utterly necessary to have the optimal setup for your games otherwise you pretty much instantly lose lane. They're not fun. And they also grant invisible power which you can't check on without the use of 3rd party programs like LoLNexus.