Forgive me while I go all philosophical for a moment. The most curious thing about the meta is that it isn’t really, well, meta. For others, it can be critical, and ultimately the difference between winning a tournament, and missing out on Playoffs altogether. For some this will work perfectly for them, as their Bot Laner is their strongest player, and they can use the changes to their advantage. Suddenly your team have got to change their entire play style to fit with the new meta. Then one day, Riot updates the game to increase the value of Dragons, meaning focus shifts towards Bot Laners, rendering your current style of play obsolete and your value to the team diminished. Success follows success, you’re sat on top of the league using your favourite champions, and the money is rolling in. Say you play as a Mid Laner, with your team built around you, and your team are top of the league. Let’s look at a basic example like League of Legends. This is what is referred to as the ‘ Metagame’ the currently established best way to increase your likelihood of a victory. Established conventions often go out the window in esports as players establish different tactics to counter what is commonly thought of as the best way to play, and game updates nerf or buff certain characters or playstyles. Video games are constantly evolving, being updated and adapted, and players need to keep up with this. But it’s not like in normal sports, where the pitch is the same size and the ball moves the same way.
In other news the sky is blue and biscuits are delicious.
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