What Does This Mean?
[ SLANG ][ GAMING ][ META ][ NOUN ]
The ongoing shift in which strategies, builds, or characters are considered optimal as a game's balance and player base change.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"That build was busted for two patches, then meta evolution buried it completely."
LORE & ORIGIN
Long-standing competitive-gaming term describing how a title's dominant strategies naturally rotate over patches and seasons.
FIRST SEEN
2018
PEAK ERA (EDITORIAL)
2018-2026 (Competitive Gaming Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Min MaxingBoss Rush
AURA IMPACT ⓘ
+12 AURA
TREND STATUS
→ STEADY
EDITORIAL ESTIMATE
CULTURE CATEGORY
[ SLANG ][ GAMING ][ META ][ NOUN ]
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DOCUMENTED SINCE
2018
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