Balance was reasonably fine before the patch. Balance is reasonably fine after the patch. The obsessive yelling for C H A N G E S is what make games worse. It is a mainstay of these kinds of communities but it is cringe every time it happens regardless.
I will say though, I’m surprised WD got strictly buffed. The damage multiplier on creeps reduction just means the cask has more opportunities to stun people without killing creeps aka valid bounce targets.
If i am playing 50 games in a week and i am toxic in 5 of them, I should not be punished as harsh as somebody else who plays 10 games a week and is toxic in 5 of them.
Yes. You literally should. If you misbehave five times in a week, you should face the same consequences as anyone else who misbehaved five times per week. What you do inbetween periods of misbehaving is not relevant.
As someone who only plays unranked at ~1.5K MMR, I was glad to see that I already do most of this when I support!