1. What does it mean?
메타 refers to the patterns players consider effective or commonly use: character picks, builds, team compositions, and approaches to winning. It is connected to metagame, the strategic environment around individual matches.
Also written or said as meta
2. The nuance
Metas differ by mode, skill level, and patch. A strategy being popular does not make it the best choice for every player or guarantee a win.
3. Examples
“업데이트 뒤에 수비적인 메타가 늘었어.”
After the update, defensive approaches became more common in the meta.
“메타를 알아도 내 플레이에 맞게 조정해야 해.”
Even if I know the meta, I need to adapt it to my own play.
Sources
References support the meaning and usage. Example sentences are written for NoCapWiki.