Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If you pay attention to Genshin content at all, you’ll inevitably encounter lots of discussion about “the Meta”.
Whenever a powerful new character comes out, or someone discovers a new team which synergises particularly well, there’s tons of talk about how they “redefine the meta”. Other characters are dismissed by many as pointless because they’re not considered meta.
And yet, this is a single-player exploration game with a well-deserved reputation for being pretty light when it comes to combat difficulty. Surely that kind of game is the last place you’d expect to see people care about any kind of meta, right?
So why do people care? How does that skew people’s perception of the game? Is there anything positive which comes from people’s obsession with it?
And why, as someone who could not care less about “meta”, am I still disappointed when characters are underwhelming, or worried when others are overpowered?
00:00 Intro
00:48 What is metagaming?
01:53 Genshin's meta
02:41 Positives • Purpose
03:23 Positives • Understanding
04:25 Positives • Other
05:02 Negatives • Lack of variety
05:52 Negatives • Gatekeeping
06:53 Negatives • FOMO
07:30 Negatives • Lack of challenge
08:19 Relevance • Abyss meta
09:45 Relevance • Abyss speedrunning
10:25 Relevance • Imaginarium Theater
11:12 Why care at all? • Strength informs fun
12:12 Why care at all? • Powercreep
13:32 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
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#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #meta #xilonen #xilonengenshin #genshinguide
If you pay attention to Genshin content at all, you’ll inevitably encounter lots of discussion about “the Meta”.
Whenever a powerful new character comes out, or someone discovers a new team which synergises particularly well, there’s tons of talk about how they “redefine the meta”. Other characters are dismissed by many as pointless because they’re not considered meta.
And yet, this is a single-player exploration game with a well-deserved reputation for being pretty light when it comes to combat difficulty. Surely that kind of game is the last place you’d expect to see people care about any kind of meta, right?
So why do people care? How does that skew people’s perception of the game? Is there anything positive which comes from people’s obsession with it?
And why, as someone who could not care less about “meta”, am I still disappointed when characters are underwhelming, or worried when others are overpowered?
00:00 Intro
00:48 What is metagaming?
01:53 Genshin's meta
02:41 Positives • Purpose
03:23 Positives • Understanding
04:25 Positives • Other
05:02 Negatives • Lack of variety
05:52 Negatives • Gatekeeping
06:53 Negatives • FOMO
07:30 Negatives • Lack of challenge
08:19 Relevance • Abyss meta
09:45 Relevance • Abyss speedrunning
10:25 Relevance • Imaginarium Theater
11:12 Why care at all? • Strength informs fun
12:12 Why care at all? • Powercreep
13:32 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Fri/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #meta #xilonen #xilonengenshin #genshinguide
