User blog comment:NinjaWolfy11/Change in base speed and boots - what it really means/@comment-89.135.131.125-20121117094303

Good explanation, but many champs start with boots + 3 for sustain reasons IMO. I mainly play AD bot, where boots are useful as you'll need them soon anyway, and the 3 potions let you stay in lane longer. No other starting item set allows you the same flexibility: you either start with less potions or no potions at all, which is just bad (unless I have a Soraka, in which case I started with dorans anyway). Top and jungle had a lot of other starting options before, depending on the matchups and the champ. Supports still won't start boots, but I can see them appreciating the extra movespeed (and so will I as an AD).

I think this change will be most useful to the champs who DID NOT start with boots + 3 before. Supports will still start with wards + FC, but will enjoy more movement speed than before. This can make a lot of botlane pairs viable again. I can sort of see Soraka become much more popular again with her mega-susatain, with her AD starting dorans, which is an instant-adventage over your opponents. MF will gain more popularity as well: Strut + this change will make her an insane chaser, even without a boots start. Guess we'll see.