The Meta

The Meta is the selection of heroes and hero types that is the most popular at the moment, and that is currently winning the most games at high levels of play. The Meta changes a lot depending on which heroes are strong at the time, and which style of play is the most popular. For example, dive comp is one of the team compositions that are currently popular, dive comp is usually made up of heroes like Lucio, Winston, and Reinhardt who are good at running straight through the choke point and into the enemy team and getting right up in the faces of the enemy to start the fight rather that poking from the outside to get a pick before fighting. While the most popular meta may change a lot, I have found that going with two tanks, two healers, and two damage characters is always a strong choice against almost any team composition, and then you can change the characters within those categories based on what type of composition the enemy team is using. In my opinion within the two tank two heal two damage comp, the strongest damage heroes are Soldier, Genji, and Pharah on attack, Hanzo, Widowmaker, and Junkrat on defense, the strongest tank heroes are Reinhardt and Zarya, and the strongest healers are Mercy and Ana. Other heroes can be played and can be very effective if you practice them enough and get good at them but these in my opinion are the most effective. An important thing to keep in mid is that the meta is only what is strong at the moment, not what is absolutely necessary, so you do not have to force yourself to play meta heroes instead of ones you enjoy playing because if you do you will lose more games and have less fun, also please try to avoid telling other teammates what they can and cannot play based on the meta because a lot of times this will either make them mad or make them play someone who they have less experience with, which will often result in a loss for your team.

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