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MetaGame is not strategy. The metagame is often the behind-the-scene variables that enable a certain set of strategies to flourish. For example, in Dota, chang
by screye 7y ago
MetaGame is not strategy. The metagame is often the behind-the-scene variables that enable a certain set of strategies to flourish.
For example, in Dota, changes to armor or magic resistance scaling can change the metagame to be magic or physical focused, but the strategies and trends themselves develop in ways that take the meta-game into account.
During one meta game, it is common to see various different strategies flourish. IMO, as it is one level of abstraction higher, it is fair to call it meta-strategy and by extension the meta-game.
- echelon 7y agoTo further expound upon this, the vast majority of a game is encoded in the engine or ruleset. Core strategy is in dealing with these these ground truth fundamentals. This is the realm of beginners and casual players. Small tweaks to the rules or weights (simple numeric multipliers!) can dramatically change how the game is played amongst those who are incredibly skilled at the game's fundamentals. Metagame is truly emergent phenomena.