User blog comment:Zilverdael/Seperate itemsets and why they are good/@comment-973379-20140624145524/@comment-6281696-20140624153310

Nope, bruisers/fighters are intented to straddle the gap between squishies & tanks, fullfilling the currently most needed role, but less effecient as either specialized role. Tanks that focus on damage are just a subclass of tanks, not a seperate class, and they don't exist in LoL due to their place being completly ursurped by bruisers. Furthermore, that specific subclass normally comes with massive & obvious drawbacks, e.g. abysmall hitrating & moving slower than a snail, which isn't the case in LoL. Or they are the absolute strongest unit in the game, basicly being a boss, coming at a massive cost. Which again isn't the case in LoL either.

Also, tanks focussing on damage don't get the level of damage bruisers get in LoL. Damage focussed tanks promise the EVENTUAL demise if they are left unchecked, bruisers in LoL can compete with some glass canons burst wise which is again idiotic.