User blog comment:JojobaExtract/Supporting in the current meta/@comment-4442345-20130925000823

The issue I find is that, it's a very thankless role. If you contribute to your team as a jungler, it shows, same goes with any other position. If you are the force that prevents people from dying, providing vision so allies don't die, and setting up kills, you won't be thanked or hardly noticed. Plus, there are a few supports that people think are very bad, when actually they contribute A LOT. Such as Soraka and Lulu. The thing I feel is the problem is that, all the power and assistance that supports give is pretty much invisible in a teamfight. It really is realized when supports save people and set them up with kills then hear them gloat about how good they are, we keep quiet, and let them have their moment without thanks.

Secondary issues are: Your build path is very... Limited. Even with AP you won't be doing a lot more damage, changing this may open up more paths. I have a support item tab in LoL, it starts with the same 2-3 items, then from there I have 2-3 very nitche items (like Zeke's), and the CC remover if champions like Nasus is in the game (you have no idea how funny it is to have him wither someone in a teamfight and it do nothing). It would be like building the same items top with every champion.