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[ GAMING ][ META ][ NOUN ]
The repeating pattern of a game's dominant strategy shifting, players adapting, and a new dominant strategy replacing it, tracked as a recurring cycle.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He called the meta cycling back to aggro three patches before everyone else caught on."
LORE & ORIGIN
Competitive-gaming term formalizing how 'the meta' doesn't just change once but cycles predictably across patches and seasons.
FIRST SEEN
2020
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2022-2026
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Loot Routing TableRaid Sequencing
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+15 AURA
TREND STATUS
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CULTURE CATEGORY
[ GAMING ][ META ][ NOUN ]
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