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Right now Sivir, Janna and Sona are terrorising every level of play, yet akali/irelia/kaisa/aatrox/sylas are still the ones being complained about

Is this a player perception problem? Because there is no metric that puts Kasia stronger than sivir, or sylas stronger than Janna in any level of play even probably including pro level

Is this on riot to just ignore players more on balance? Akali is in a pretty sad state where you are handicapping yourself playing her for example

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What is the most "balanced" game?

A) One where all champions are at 50% winrate but "feel" poorly tuned.

B) One where certain champions are statistically too strong or too weak but "feel" balanced.

Clearly balance is more nuanced and complex than this, but the point I'm trying to make is that winrate isn't the only thing to consider. Things like perception of power and different levels of player skill take major parts in a how balanced a game feels.