User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Breaking the Meta - Objectives Teamcomp/@comment-5015210-20120724175544

Let me tell you something about playing by the meta. It doesn't matter. I win bot lanes and feed my carry as support Lee Sin just because I'm a good Lee Sin player. I win mid lanes with AP Alistar. I win top lanes with AP Nautilus. I jungle with AD Soraka. I roam with almost all orthodox supports. Will playing by the meta make you win games? Maybe. Will being a good player make you win games? Certainly. Counter-picking? Certainly. Teamwork? Certainly. Planing? Certainly.

The reason people play by the current meta is because its easier to counter pick that way. You know that Graves is gona bot, Sona with him and Yorick top. No surprises, no confusion. Thats why Soraka will mostly sheet on Talon in mid cuz he is not used to that. Other then that, the current meta makes more sense and is easily managed with, for both the enemy and the enemy team.

You will not lose if you don't take a support in bot lane nor you will win if you do. Small things matter. Like giving farm to your carry. Giving it sustain through heals could be acomplished by a scary, hard CC champion, like Nautilus, that would zone the enemy and enable your carry to freefarm. If they come near, well, they suffer a lot of burst and your carry can finish the job. Or geting a Heimer in top lane. I once soloed Taric and Annie with him and pushed to victory.

Some things could have been done differently but the majority chose to play this way.