How New Games/Releases Impact the Meta

Published Nov 18, 2021 by ideonexus

A new series release means more than just updated graphics or different character costumes; sequels can have new rules, or introduce entirely new systems, so everyone was starting more-or-less fresh. Experience and knowledge of previous games in the series help to some extent, but you're still learning the new rules from scratch. Being strong in the previous game means less than learning the new one, so without putting in the required work last year's champion can become this year's scrub. That is one of the roughest things about the gaming world, as well as one of the most exciting.

Daigo Umehara, The Will to Keep Winning (2016)