What does "Metagame" mean?
What is this "Metagame" - So often talked about and exactly what does it mean ? When doing a small google search ending up on wikipedia it says: "Metagaming is a broad term usually used to define any strategy, action or method used in a game which transcends a prescribed ruleset, uses external factors to affect the game, or goes beyond the supposed limits or environment set by the game. Another definition refers to the game universe outside of the game itself. In simple terms, it is the use of out-of-game information or resources to affect one's in-game decisions." So it is a set of strategies that have been found to be effective by the users of the game given: "it is the use of out-of-game information or resources to affect one's in-game decisions" This out-of-game information can be all from understanding how the mechanics of the game work, everything from how to calculate speed, spawn timers, ability scaling from different champi