STATEMENT from the balance team:
"Players are overplaying Swain and reaching ranks that they were not intended to. We want to be clear that the decision to restrict Swain games is an action taken to protect lower-ranked players from themselves. Do they want to end up in Platinum? Diamond? Above? We know they really don't want to be in the big pond with the big fish, and this action is taken to prevent exactly that. Swain is a meme pick--we recommend gold players and below actually perform their due diligence by listening to their overlords, the mega hot streamers and diamond youtube content creators.
"...the limit of three games will be imposed until Swain's winrate has returned to normal. Thank you for understanding!"
As well, players silver and below will no longer be allowed to play Rammus. Highly respected and diamond-ranked coach BaldBaby92 claims that this move will "stop the plebes from ruining my games, or taking Swain from me in Champ Select."
More at 11 or what the fuck ever