Some of the veteran players may remember the days when a player with a few champion kills under his belt could be as many as six or seven levels ahead of his competition, even early in the game. Riot nerfed champion kill experience to help address the issue, and things seemed pretty even for a while. I would rarely see a disparity of more than four levels, even between solo lanes and duos.

Lately, though, things seem much more like the good old days. I am regularly seeing players with five or more levels on their opponents, sometimes in the same lane. Seriously. I played a game a few days ago in which my team’s bot lane Singed (don’t ask) was level 5 when the enemy Vayne was level 10. He didn’t AFK. He wasn’t getting zoned. He did die a couple times early in the game, but that kind of discrepancy should require a much more significant turn of events.

Have you noticed more significant level gaps than usual, lately?