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I feel really bad about ADC players feel like they've been punching bags.
In truth, bot laners as a role have outsized impact on the result of the game and simultaneously have among the lowest control over their own livelihood. But still, better bot laner wins.
I think "it's unplayable unless your team plays around you" is somewhat incorrect, though. Overall "better bot laner wins" trends barely shift with MMR. I think what players are actually experiencing is mistakes in their own positioning and placing blame on teammate peeling. Not that both can't be true, but it's a mix of the two.
I've tried to shift ADC power toward the early/mid game (solid first item spike, good second item purchases, the ability for everyone to go Shieldbow if they need it) and am pretty happy with how each of those have landed. I think there are larger long-term projects that could continue to shift both satisfaction and agency in the proper directions, but they're much harder to do.
In the mean time, I think the role is in an OK spot and I'm not trying to further lower the power level. Game-wide changes that shift objective priority could be on the table. We'll see.