The start of the patch ended up being a little bit misleading. When 7.41 dropped, it felt like playing fast and finishing games early is going to be the go-to strategy. It is the reason we heavily recommended tempo carries and emphasized the importance of Offlaners. The latter advice still holds true, in our opinion, but with everyone adapting to the current meta, it seems like the games are now going longer than ever, which naturally raises a question of how important the laning stage truly is and what is the best timing to play for.