User blog comment:YourPrivateNightmare/Ewwwww, it's got the nerfs!/@comment-4636093-20140512095135

Because there are far more 'fans' of a champion than 'true fans'.

The fans find they like a champion, they win a lot of games as the champion, they think the champion is great. Then the champion gets nerfed, and because the champion now has a few much worse matchups they lose far more games as them. And then they abandon the champion saying that the champion is useless now.

The TRUE fans find they like a champion, they win a lot of games as the champion, they think the champion is great. But not just because they win games, because they love playing as them, the champion's skills just click with them and their Q, W, E, R and right clicks flow from one to another without even thinking about it. For winning or loss, the champion is something to always find fun. Then when the champion gets nerfed, it's a bummer... they lose far more games as them... and continue losing them right up until they learn the new matchups, then they start winning again.

Always beware people who call themselves 'fans' of a champion. The real test of faith comes when the nerfbat swings.