What is the metagame? - Guild Wars Forums

Kupferfaust · Mar 10, 2006, 03:01 PM // 15:01

Hello everybody,

I'm quite new to the game and the forums.
I've heard the expression metagame used a lot, especially in build discussions.

But what exactly IS the metagame?

Thanks in advance,
Kupferfaus

Numa Pompilius · Mar 10, 2006, 03:04 PM // 15:04

The metagame in Guildwars is that whoever farms the most and gets the most gold & rarest gear, wins.

Or so I've come to believe.

Snowduck · Mar 10, 2006, 03:19 PM // 15:19

Metagame means "the game outside the game". To paraphrase wikipedia, it is the decisions you make based on your knowledge of how your opponent plays.

To give a GW example: if you know most teams in your section of the GvG ladder run 3 warriors, then you bring more warrior-hate in your build so you win more often. It's also used to identify builds based on the classes you see.

Sofonisba · Mar 10, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20

The metagame is the "game above the game" so to speak.

For example, the "game" is roleplaying and creating a balanced team and just going out to try to win a GvG. The "metagame" is when you try to predict what build the other team will have and create a team to counter it.

EDIT: Bah Snowduck ya beat me to it!

TwinRaven · Mar 10, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22

Hmmmm...interesting thought. I know that "metacognition" is the brain thinking about itself, so assumed that the metagame was "the game within the game"...i.e. he/she with the best build/strategy wins.

edit: doh...are we all typing at once? ^^

Cherno · Mar 10, 2006, 03:23 PM // 15:23

Not only the classes you see, but knowledge of what is hot at the moment.
When I played magic online, the metagame was whatever current tournament decks were around, or whatever top winning deck was popular.

In GW an equivilent would be that IWAY was the metagame for a long time.

Kupferfaust · Mar 10, 2006, 10:36 PM // 22:36

Thank you all very much

Mar 10, 2006, 03:01 PM // 15:01	#1
Kupferfaust Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2006	What is the metagame? Hello everybody, I'm quite new to the game and the forums. I've heard the expression metagame used a lot, especially in build discussions. But what exactly IS the metagame? Thanks in advance, Kupferfaus

Mar 10, 2006, 03:04 PM // 15:04	#2
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	The metagame in Guildwars is that whoever farms the most and gets the most gold & rarest gear, wins. Or so I've come to believe.

Mar 10, 2006, 03:19 PM // 15:19	#3
Snowduck Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Oct 2005 Profession: Mo/	Metagame means "the game outside the game". To paraphrase wikipedia, it is the decisions you make based on your knowledge of how your opponent plays. To give a GW example: if you know most teams in your section of the GvG ladder run 3 warriors, then you bring more warrior-hate in your build so you win more often. It's also used to identify builds based on the classes you see.

Mar 10, 2006, 03:20 PM // 15:20	#4
Sofonisba Desert Nomad Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Guild: The Black Hand Gang [BHG] and The Black Helm Gang [BHeG]	The metagame is the "game above the game" so to speak. For example, the "game" is roleplaying and creating a balanced team and just going out to try to win a GvG. The "metagame" is when you try to predict what build the other team will have and create a team to counter it. EDIT: Bah Snowduck ya beat me to it!

Mar 10, 2006, 03:22 PM // 15:22	#5
TwinRaven Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Apr 2005 Profession: W/	Hmmmm...interesting thought. I know that "metacognition" is the brain thinking about itself, so assumed that the metagame was "the game within the game"...i.e. he/she with the best build/strategy wins. edit: doh...are we all typing at once? ^^

Mar 10, 2006, 03:23 PM // 15:23	#6
Cherno Forge Runner Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Stars of Destiny Profession: E/	Not only the classes you see, but knowledge of what is hot at the moment. When I played magic online, the metagame was whatever current tournament decks were around, or whatever top winning deck was popular. In GW an equivilent would be that IWAY was the metagame for a long time.

Mar 10, 2006, 10:36 PM // 22:36	#7
Kupferfaust Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Feb 2006	Thank you all very much