Current competition metagame ?

(Eox) #1

Hey there. I am just wondering, what the current competition metagame is ? Since the recent Thunder buffs and Fragger nerf, I think it might have moved a lot.

(PlatinumCLAW) #2

I think, most fragger player might move on to thunder, I don’t do competitive though, so its just a guess.
Thunder is a pain in the ass to deal with, and don’t even talk about concussion.
Caught in it ? You are blind, die !!!
Not caught in it ? You turn slow-mo, die !!!
Not in the range of it ? You still have to counter a really fat guy with a big gun.

(Eox) #3

Yeah, people probably moving to Thunder is exactly the reason why I am asking. Actually, I am even suspecting to see a lot of Fraggers bieng replaced with Red Eye in multiple scenarios.

(neverplayseriou) #4

Thunder is almost always banned by teams.

but for the rest it’s

Defense:

  • Aura
  • Sawbonez/sparks (sparks is likely to get banned)
  • Fragger (Thunder if not banned but some people ofcourse still prefer fragger)
  • Nader/Stoker (mostly dependent on preference)
  • Anti ev fire support/Bushwacker or Fletcher (depends on which map)

Offense:

  • Sawbonez
  • Phoenix/sparks (sparks is likely to get banned)
  • Fragger (Thunder if not banned but some people ofcourse still prefer fragger)
  • Nader/Stoker (mostly dependent on preference)
  • Skyhammer on some maps to strike certain areas (for example the roof on Underground first objective)/Fletcher (Bushwacker only for personal preference, Fletcher is way more useful on offense).

I would say that this is quite an accurate meta

(neverplayseriou) #5

I listed 2 medics for each side @.@

ill try to edit in bullet points

there that should make it more clear

(Eox) #6

Fire supports don’t get played that much ? No fire support to share ammo feels dangerous to me.

I listed 2 medics for each side @.@ [/quote]

I know, I derped hard. This is why I removed my post (moderator superpower ! If I screw up, you might never notice !.. MIGHT never notice. :stuck_out_tongue: ).

(doxjq) #7

Hard to say until ranked comes back. Everyone has their different strengths and the weapons have been altered a little since, and like you say certain mercs get banned etc. We’ll see, but I know I sure as hell won’t be going anywhere without my Arty.

(blufflord) #8

@neverplayserious
sparks banned?

(neverplayseriou) #9

@defentialDriver
A lot of teams ban sparks when their team doesn’t use her, she can be a real pain in the ass.

(neverplayseriou) #10

ranked has 0% to do with the comp meta :s previously we couldn’t even see what kind of mercs teammates brought in ranked.

(Dagasawr) #11

I dont think the meta has really changed much it tends to depend on the bans (when talking about tournements and pugs). Thunder + fragger works really well but because of this thunder is the first to be banned (in most cases). my team sometimes runs a sniper on maps like chapel , bridge and terminal (especially terminal) but other than that we stick to fragger,nader,saw,engie/skyhammer and a aura/sparks depending on attack or defend.

(FireWorks) #12

Id like to point out that the secondary DPS guy is usually an Arty/Redeye/Nader while the Fragger is often a Skybro/Nader in the other slots.

Depending on map specifics you change the fire supports or even bring a second eng on the 2ndDPS instead of Nader.

(neverplayseriou) #13

@Daga the hate u got for sniping on bridge during the proving grounds xD

(doxjq) #14

ranked has 0% to do with the comp meta :s previously we couldn’t even see what kind of mercs teammates brought in ranked.[/quote]

I meant comp, I just chose my words poorly :stuck_out_tongue:

(Dagasawr) #15

@neverplayserious hate ? xD who from ?

(neverplayseriou) #16

@Daga the twitch chat, nobody really got why u were vass :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

(Dagasawr) #17

@neverplayserious tbh it was because you guys banned our fragger so it mixed us up a bit (also i hadent played dirty bomb in 3 weeks at that point so i really shouldnt of being playing vass XD )

(N8o) #18

Burst rifles.

(nokiII) #19

I heard they are OP.

(N8o) #20

I heard they are OP.[/quote]

You heard correctly.