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Meta

Also known as: Metagame

By VGS Daniel

The strategies and choices most players consider strongest at a given time.

The meta, from "metagame," is the current consensus about the most effective tactics, characters, or builds. It shifts as players discover new strategies and as developers release balance changes.

Example
Heavy armor builds are meta right now, so plan around them.

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