User blog comment:Big Lupu/The Curse of the Supports/@comment-5170841-20130418132736

I think you are understating the role of a support

They aren't just ward machines or as you perceive as boring. There are a lot more factors that give supporting a massive role in game such as LoL.

First of all, based on your statement, I have doubts in  your perceptions of supports. Why would anyone aim to carry a game with a support, although it could still happen. Supports are generally pick from non-scaling factors. Factors that affect the game even though they aren't probably leveled or have their items. These factors help in making a support stay relevant through out the game. Although it is more common to see disrupting supports change the tide of game through their CC, you cannot dissmiss the fact supports like Lulu, Soraka and Janna have their own contributions in helping the team. A properly timed shield from Janna or Lulu can save an ally from a 5 man gank or secure  the ADC a pentakill. You don't go into a game as a support expecting to do  things an ADC or a Jungler would. You should expect that as support, you should do your supporting as well as everyone who is doing their specific roles.

Secondly, I like the fact that you say Leona has a huge teamfight presence and Taric is OP after his rework but the fact of the matter is that these supports are rather hands-on at what they do. You should know that the Taric rework was a NERF that he was the easiest support to use, and that he was so good as he was boring before the rework. He as support did literally nothing but stun, heal and stand in the middle of the fight. The rework made him better in the sense that he was weaker as support but more rewarding to play since he actually required effort to play. Leona wasnt really nerfed that hard but the fact that she wasnt just point and click support gives off an illusion of a presence. Truth of the matter is that other supports do as much work as her because their kits less of jumping around and stunning but more off giving an aloof head in the teamfight and prioritizing how to use their abillites in the most effective ways. Thier contributions aren't likely to be felt in any manner but there will be times that a certain support that isnt a disrupting tank  would feel very powerful.

Third, before suggesting a rework you should take a look a the earlier days of LoL somewhere like ealry season 2 to mid Season 2 and see how much the non-tanky supports faired. You would find out that Janna and Soraka were one of the best supports with them being hit with a truckload of nerfs to balance them. Its tragic actually Janna was the peel queen before Leona and Soraka was basically a fountain in lane being to bait everyone with her burst heals. Release Lulu was such a beast of a support they she could actually jungle and be an Hybrid Carry. They dont really need a rework but a rather a revert were there nerfs are taken back.