Don't know about redxwing, but Lenny sure uses out of meta strats and the sad thing is, unless he gets matched against a scrub, he loses.
This is the best example that players are punished for trying something new.
You can go with meta or with interesting strat, meta will allow you to beat better players if you outplay them, out of box thinking and playing will give you hard time against scrubs.
And relic considers this situation "fine".
I agree with you about the Lennypart but I think youre a bit naive. If many or most things in life are made to make you fall in line, why should videogames be any different?