User blog comment:Hyperion602/DotA 2 Style Lane Setups/@comment-1330314-20131213195022

I think the problem lies in the power differential between Dota and LoL: in League, if a carry gets fed they can be hugely powerful, but can still get shut down. In Dota, if a carry gets fed, they snowball and dominate the game. Investing more resources into the carry in Dota 2 makes sense, since the one with the biggest advantage can almost singlehandedly win the game, but in LoL it doesn't as much, since the lack of jungle coverage means the other two lanes can get fed and deal massive damage of their own. Still, it could be interesting as a way to bring back the "Protect the hypercarry" (i.e., or ) playstyle that occasionally pops up.