User blog comment:Nidhogg101/A Treatise on an Extinct Facet of League/@comment-14802729-20140127170111/@comment-8100976-20140127204125

See League is one of the worst examples of a game affected by a meta-game without the vast majority of the player base understanding the concepts that comprise team composition. The blind assumption of OP defeats many players before they even start. The best way to break this problem is break down each and every facet a specific champion brings to a team and then ask yourself 'what do we need more of' and 'does this champion bring something we need'. Whether that is hyper-carry late game potential based around a weak laning phase but a devestating team fighting phase or peel-pick comp with a tanky frontline/counter-initiation. Think about your champions, know their strengths and weaknesses. Don't pick a team with no front line. Don't pick a bunch of tanks with no damage. Don't pick a team with no CC. Don't pick a team with all one type of damage. If you do any of those you have to be prepared and rational in what to expect, you have to adapt your playstyle and for the love of all that is holy you have to communicate with your freaking team.

The professional scene makes this mistake as well; Coast is a notable example of picking an all damage team with rarely any front line and Dignitas finally reversed the problem of not bringing enough damage and slowly being pulled apart. Balanced team comps is one of those things you never notice if it's there but you always do when it's not and it affects every Division of ranked and tons of normals.

When you see a strange pick the worse thing you can possibly do is assume it's a troll-pick and jump down the other player's throat. All you've managed to do is undermine everyone's confidence. Instead think of what the champion's skills are, what they bring to the team, then work with the player to highlight those strengths. Evelynn jungle? Don't push your lane so it's impossible to gank. Wukong top? Pick a champion with extra CC/Tankiness. Leona support? Pick something ranged to help push towers/extra damage to take advantage of her stuns/dive buddy to express your love to the enemy in song. Think think think! It is a team game, being blindly pissed because someone doesn't do exactly what you want them to do doesn't make them a troll and it can push you to be a better player.

I for instance would love to know if support Viktor works and recently posted ideas about that on Viktor's page.