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Re:Models are sucking the fun out of fun by GameOfFrowns on Saturday August 13, 2022 @03:55AM (#32447805)
Asking for people who aren't familiar with the Escape from Tarkov game mechanics: What is a 'meta' and what are 'wipes' in this context? And in which way did 'the Flea' ruin the game?
Re:Models are sucking the fun out of fun by OrderlyTiamat on Sunday August 14, 2022 @05:27PM (#32463098)
Wipe: Tarkov is still in beta, as such balancing, leveling and the economy aren't worked out yet, so periodically they reset the game to square one: you lose your progress, along with everyone else, and have to start from the beginning. This is called a wipe. (at first I thought this would be annoying, but many players find it exciting, it renews the game, and early stage and late stage wipe play very differently.)

Flea and meta: the flea is a market between players instead of only having npc stores. It changed the way the game works, as people with a lot of money can always have meta loadouts. meta in this context refers to the best performing configuration of items, so the meta is x weapon with y ammo etc. (meta is a common term: for example in overwatch the various heroed are dubbed in the meta or out of the meta depending on the latest game mechanics updates)

Re:Models are sucking the fun out of fun by sgjohnson on Thursday August 18, 2022 @05:00PM (#32514828)
meta is an acronym of Most Effective Tactic(-s) Available
Re:Models are sucking the fun out of fun by OrderlyTiamat on Friday August 19, 2022 @05:13PM (#32525960)
haha, thats nice. I believe that's a backronym though.