User blog comment:ClariS/Why Not Buff Instead of Nerf?/@comment-176.100.196.11-20120901184118

Well said by Phreak and some of the posts below too.

I've been saying something similar (way shorter though) on various places. Too bad it didn't really have any impact though. I mean... the masses will seemingly always cry about the nerfs. I kinda feel bad for Riot actually, the community is impossible to satisfy.

Anyway my version of the explanation went something like this:

Why does Riot nerf popular champions? It's easy - popular champions are such for a reason. They just perform better than the others. And what's the easiest way to fix this? Buff all the other champs? Nope. Just nerf, it is really quite the obvious decision.

Tinkering with popular champions also has an immediate, noticable impact on the game because you see those champs every day. That's a good thing. Makes the game dynamic.

So far it might seem that I don't care for the unpopular champs but that is not the case. For example I would love to see some buffs for Karma and Sejuani. But a small buff to Karma wouldn't be impactful. She requires more changes. Lets call it a remake. And I understand that "a remake" requires way more time and consideration to prepare than a quick nerf.