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[Heart of Storm]

And there was me thinking 'meta' was latin for 'laser vomit'

[Joseph Mallan]

Heart of Storm, on 05 August 2015 - 04:25 AM, said:

And there was me thinking 'meta' was latin for 'laser vomit'

Last year it was Latin for PopTarting.

[Lugh]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 August 2015 - 05:00 AM, said:

Last year it was Latin for PopTarting.

Year before last Joe, you're getting old

[Shredhead]

Azmaril, on 04 August 2015 - 04:21 PM, said:

-Satire?-

First off, your "roman" examples would be latin as well as your so called "latin" examples. Secondly, if you try to look smart, at least use the actual latin words! Nihilism is neither a latin word, nor does it translate to "nothing", it is a word for a philosophical view proposing the nullity and senselessness of the existence or a world view negating all morals, codes, ideals and norms.
And last but not least; "meta" is used absolutely correctly in the context of overarching (as in beyond) or post-game insights transported into tactical and mech-build advices.
Mechs and tactics following these are called "meta", which is in that case just an abbreviation and still absolutely correct in relation to the original definition of "meta".

Another question would be why some people are so absolutely livid about people using the meta. Maybe it helps them feel better when they lost again in their LRM10/AC5/ML Dragon.

[bobobobobiy]

So basically, OP overestimates his self-worth, and thinks that everything must conform to a conservative structure of word use.

And now he's trying to sound superior by spitting out ancient etymology and saying modern language is different from it.

You failed, OP.

[process]

Don't watch this OP:

[kesmai]

Meta=metastatic
a playstyle/mode/loadout/mech/weapon that spreads like cancer to replace all other playstyle/mode/mech/weapon.

[Joseph Mallan]

Lugh, on 05 August 2015 - 06:00 AM, said:

Year before last Joe, you're getting old

Really?

time flies even when you aren't having fun!

[Revis Volek]

bobobobobiy, on 05 August 2015 - 06:54 AM, said:

So basically, OP overestimates his self-worth, and thinks that everything must conform to a conservative structure of word use.

And now he's trying to sound superior by spitting out ancient etymology and saying modern language is different from it.

You failed, OP.

9 paragraphs of text dont make you look smart, you copy pasted a bunch of stuff from wikipedia and the dictionary and STILL didn't get the definition of META as it exists in this context.


I second the words above....He just learned some latin in school and thinks he can speak it now. Same with all the psychology majors that have flunked out 4 times alread but still want to diagnose you ever time you open your mouth.

Not a one of those definition work here in the video game world. Meta is the game within in the game....not latin.

[Tom Sawyer]

This thread has gone BEYOND Meta and is now plaid

[Joseph Mallan]

Tom Sawyer, on 05 August 2015 - 08:34 AM, said:

This thread has gone BEYOND Meta and is now plaid

Give it a page or two more... It'll go paisley!

[Revis Volek]

Trev Firestorm, on 04 August 2015 - 07:41 PM, said:

All I hear when ppl talk about "the meta" in games is "meta meta meta, I can't think for myself, meta meta meta"

that's actually the exact opposite, we meta to find the BEST thing IN the game. IF we had no idea we would be running MG's and LBX's all day and wonder why we suck.

We strive to find the meta, granted there is always someone riding the coat tails of those doing the hard work but its the game within the game. You have to play the precious to play the latter, but some are better then other at both.

[Trev Firestorm]

DarthRevis, on 05 August 2015 - 08:37 AM, said:

that's actually the exact opposite, we meta to find the BEST thing IN the game. IF we had no idea we would be running MG's and LBX's all day and wonder why we suck.

We strive to find the meta, granted there is always someone riding the coat tails of those doing the hard work but its the game within the game. You have to play the precious to play the latter, but some are better then other at both.

Unfortunately most just look at someone else's ideas/builds/strats and directly copies it and declares it god and king of the land.

[Vlad Striker]

"Meta-" means "after" or "sense inside sense" or "describing some data". Metabuild is a sensible mech build after any other builds. It's implication.

[Lexx]

Tom Sawyer, on 05 August 2015 - 08:34 AM, said:

This thread has gone BEYOND Meta and is now plaid

Ludicrous thread indeed.

Edited by Lexx, 05 August 2015 - 11:28 AM.

[Percy Veer]

Soy, on 04 August 2015 - 07:32 PM, said:

the op is one of those mental midgets that can't handle that etymology is a cultural thing

it's not in your control

it's in everyone's control

how they choose to use the word meta is their choice

btw we been usin it in games like M:TG in the exact same contexts since before online gaming as you know it existed

george carlin warned about ppl who can't handle this stuff

I look and talk like this...





Now show yourself...you mental midget!

IntX, on 04 August 2015 - 07:49 PM, said:

I like how OP basically dismisses metadata because he thinks data is just data... Thousands of DBAs must be wrong...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata

I dismiss it because I know how governments think and act...time to wake up!

Shredhead, on 05 August 2015 - 06:42 AM, said:

First off, your "roman" examples would be latin as well as your so called "latin" examples. Secondly, if you try to look smart, at least use the actual latin words! Nihilism is neither a latin word, nor does it translate to "nothing", it is a word for a philosophical view proposing the nullity and senselessness of the existence or a world view negating all morals, codes, ideals and norms.
And last but not least; "meta" is used absolutely correctly in the context of overarching (as in beyond) or post-game insights transported into tactical and mech-build advices.
Mechs and tactics following these are called "meta", which is in that case just an abbreviation and still absolutely correct in relation to the original definition of "meta".

Another question would be why some people are so absolutely livid about people using the meta. Maybe it helps them feel better when they lost again in their LRM10/AC5/ML Dragon.

Your manners escape you...

process, on 05 August 2015 - 07:26 AM, said:

Don't watch this OP:

I totally agree with this guy!

What were you trying to say to me?

To finish off, and geez, someone of you lot are so nasty and aggressive as if you have to prove something to me!

Tell me, those that were nasty to me....did it make you feel good?