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Re:To get good, go after the metagame by laughingbovine on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @03:02PM (#22416819)
I think the "meta" in this case would be your entire post. Ie. "use knives when heavy weapons are popular, use pistols when knives are popular, use highest dps weapon when none are popular" is The Meta... assuming lots of people agree that its the best way to win.
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Re:To get good, go after the metagame by bena on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @03:05PM (#22416853)
Yes. That's why I said it's different from in-game strategy. In what manner did you think I was implying that what I was talking about wasn't talking about an example of the metagame?
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