Metagame

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[quote=JunSupport]The root word "meta-" is a prefix that means something along the lines of "beyond" or "behind" Essentially - It's the mother of root words, it indicates the topic is about the roots of the word it's been attached to. In the case of "metagame" for LoL, it's talking about the logic and thoughts put into how players make their decisions within the game WITH the information they had outside of the game or from their experiences in the past. Effectively, the root of a person's ideal "A-game".[/quote]

[quote=Restrictnine#5232]Its a bit deeper than that. Theres the shell of a metagame which is what Luther described. But the true metagame is what works. Right now, its bursty, mobile champs that are the strongest. EU bot, ap mid, tanky dps top, jungler isnt really a metagame... its more of a way to play it. dota is two solos 3 bot. thats not a metagame, thats just how it is, with rare exceptions. Bursty damage and mobility are the current meta. you build around that.[/quote]

[quote=hypershatter]metagame is what everyone picks after copying everyone else that raped them[/quote]

[quote=Luther3000][quote=Restrictnine] EU bot, ap mid, tanky dps top, jungler isnt really a metagame... its more of a way to play it. [/quote] It's not always how things were though. The AD carry used to go mid, and I heard support + tank bot was popular at one time. Support + AD bot for instance is still pretty new no? Who's to say that lanes will always be setup this way?[/quote]

[quote=Restrictnine#5232]sure, HOW they are played, but you can't really count jungler in there... jungling has been popular for about a year and a half now. Its not going anywhere unless they fundamentally change the jungle. AP caster has always been a solo lane. sure, EU bot is part of the metagame, but its not so much that they are bot as that it is specifically a support and an ad carry in a lane together.[/quote]