User blog comment:Hidden Sniper/Is it just me or are ranged AD dudes in a bad place atm?/@comment-3466579-20111104081217

a good team should protect their ad ranged carry. i think it's fine that a caitlyn or a tristana has an hard time against irelia, talon or xin zhao, because as an ad carry, unless you're super fed, your skill set isn't built to deal with 1v1 assassin - style opponents. this means you shouldn't run around the map alone but stick to your team. i play a lot of melee champions, and i assure you that a melee fighter must have a gap closer or a shield or some cc, or you'll lose half of your hp by, say, caytlin's auto attacks before you can even hit her. ranged champions have quite a huge advantage over melee ones. in the early levels ranged champions farms like bosses, while melee ones are kept at distance. it's up to you to take advantage of this and keep building momentum. this said, i agree that ad ranged champs are almost defenseless if they are let alone without support. i think it's all a matter of balance.