[ 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.
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2020
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