Do You Prefer Just One GC Meta Per Season, or Do You Miss Having Multiple?

Earlier today season 20 of battlegrounds ended, and it was the first season where we only had one gladiator circuit meta for the entire length of the season. In the past we had 2 gc metas per season (1 every 2 weeks), and at one point 4 per season. (1 every week)

One meta per season means any rankups you do for that meta have more value, as you’ll get to use them for a lot longer. However this comes at the cost of playing the same nodes over and over again which can very easily get repetitive.

Now that we’ve experienced a full season of just one gc meta, im curious of the community’s overall opinion. (Please note that this isn’t a poll of whether or not you liked the nodes themselves, but rather if you think having the same set of nodes for the whole season is better or worse than having multiple different ones.

Comments

Emilia90

Depends on whether or not I like the meta. Sometimes the switch was nice, sometimes it wasn’t. I honestly decided that I hated this GC meta so much lol. Just became a game of who drafted Ronan, Abs, Galan on offense and who drafted Serpent on defense. 4 was too much imo, but 2 was very nice

BringPopcorn

With the new 2 coin 1 coin system and seeding I rather have as many metas as possible.
Get in there too quick and same meta for a long time, add the lack of interest to push due to subpar rewards... Yeah boring

Nemesis_17

Depends on whether or not I like the meta. Sometimes the switch was nice, sometimes it wasn’t. I honestly decided that I hated this GC meta so much lol. Just became a game of who drafted Ronan, Abs, Galan on offense and who drafted Serpent on defense. 4 was too much imo, but 2 was very nice

I went into this meta expecting to dislike it just bc I don’t like draft dependant metas in general, but for some reason I had fun with this one. I think I just had good champs for it lol but yea you either drafted the meta mvps or you basically just lost.

Nemesis_17

With the new 2 coin 1 coin system and seeding I rather have as many metas as possible.
Get in there too quick and same meta for a long time, add the lack of interest to push due to subpar rewards... Yeah boring

Those 2 changes definitely made the trip to gc much faster. In my experience just from getting the token objectives every other day gets me to gc in less than 2 weeks

BringPopcorn

With the new 2 coin 1 coin system and seeding I rather have as many metas as possible.
Get in there too quick and same meta for a long time, add the lack of interest to push due to subpar rewards... Yeah boring
Those 2 changes definitely made the trip to gc much faster. In my experience just from getting the token objectives every other day gets me to gc in less than 2 weeks

I was using EM that would have been in overflow or too close to it.. got to GC on day 3 or 4. Probably the most boring season I have played so far.

Nemesis_17

With the new 2 coin 1 coin system and seeding I rather have as many metas as possible.
Get in there too quick and same meta for a long time, add the lack of interest to push due to subpar rewards... Yeah boring
Those 2 changes definitely made the trip to gc much faster. In my experience just from getting the token objectives every other day gets me to gc in less than 2 weeks
I was using EM that would have been in overflow or too close to it.. got to GC on day 3 or 4. Probably the most boring season I have played so far.

I played this last season using exclusively expiring marks and while I didn’t waste any I still finished the season with 9000 lol. Wish I could sell a few for gold or something.

Emilia90

Depends on whether or not I like the meta. Sometimes the switch was nice, sometimes it wasn’t. I honestly decided that I hated this GC meta so much lol. Just became a game of who drafted Ronan, Abs, Galan on offense and who drafted Serpent on defense. 4 was too much imo, but 2 was very nice
I went into this meta expecting to dislike it just bc I don’t like draft dependant metas in general, but for some reason I had fun with this one. I think I just had good champs for it lol but yea you either drafted the meta mvps or you basically just lost.

I had the right champs but I wasn’t really enjoying how it came to the three champs I mentioned lol. Even Chavez/Kushala and the other mvp’s couldn’t outspeed them cause they cheesed like every match. Serpent was also a million times worse this meta, draft Wiccan or Tigra and pray or time out

Nemesis_17

Depends on whether or not I like the meta. Sometimes the switch was nice, sometimes it wasn’t. I honestly decided that I hated this GC meta so much lol. Just became a game of who drafted Ronan, Abs, Galan on offense and who drafted Serpent on defense. 4 was too much imo, but 2 was very nice
I went into this meta expecting to dislike it just bc I don’t like draft dependant metas in general, but for some reason I had fun with this one. I think I just had good champs for it lol but yea you either drafted the meta mvps or you basically just lost.
I had the right champs but I wasn’t really enjoying how it came to the three champs I mentioned lol. Even Chavez/Kushala and the other mvp’s couldn’t outspeed them cause they cheesed like every match. Serpent was also a million times worse this meta, draft Wiccan or Tigra and pray or time out

I kept serpent and Galan perma banned since I don’t have either of them, so that made things more manageable. Photon was always a scare though, and Ronan was nearly unbeatable.

Friendly001

Last season was the first time I got into GC in the first week. Only having one meta (which I did not like) was not very pleasant.

Nemesis_17

Last season was the first time I got into GC in the first week. Only having one meta (which I did not like) was not very pleasant.

Yea with one meta if the nodes aren’t enjoyable there’s no ability to wait until it’s over and play later on. It’s kind of kabam putting all their eggs in one basket

ItsClobberinTime

I think multiple metas was perfectly fine back when we didn't have so many busted defenders that are already ridiculously hard without any nodes and have very few counters, however since that's the direction they're taking this year yes I prefer just one GC meta for the whole month.
I am an endgame player sure but r2 and r6 materials aren't just raining and having to do one or two champs specifically for that meta every two weeks is just not fun, I do want to compete but I also want to rank up champs I find fun overall.

Nemesis_17

I think multiple metas was perfectly fine back when we didn't have so many busted defenders that are already ridiculously hard without any nodes and have very few counters, however since that's the direction they're taking this year yes I prefer just one GC meta for the whole month.
I am an endgame player sure but r2 and r6 materials aren't just raining and having to do one or two champs specifically for that meta every two weeks is just not fun, I do want to compete but I also want to rank up champs I find fun overall.

Understandable, this is the first season where I did some rankups while specifically taking the meta into account. I usually just rank for how valuable a champ is in general but now the current and upcoming metas actually play a part in my decisions. It’s a nice change and I’d say is the best part of having just one meta.

SirGamesBond

Wasn't a fan of changing decks multiple times during a season.

Now with just one meta, I can play at my own pace and change deck for GC only one time.
Used to wait till week 3 started. Not Caring about that, it's easy to get to GC early and stay chill.

ItsClobberinTime

I think multiple metas was perfectly fine back when we didn't have so many busted defenders that are already ridiculously hard without any nodes and have very few counters, however since that's the direction they're taking this year yes I prefer just one GC meta for the whole month.
I am an endgame player sure but r2 and r6 materials aren't just raining and having to do one or two champs specifically for that meta every two weeks is just not fun, I do want to compete but I also want to rank up champs I find fun overall.
Understandable, this is the first season where I did some rankups while specifically taking the meta into account. I usually just rank for how valuable a champ is in general but now the current and upcoming metas actually play a part in my decisions. It’s a nice change and I’d say is the best part of having just one meta.

Yeah I feel you, actually I already have my next three r2s planned for crit me, as well as two niche r2s. I think it's a lot better this way honestly. Makes the game more fun for me personally.

Crys23

The meta should randomize each match in GC. That'd be hilarious. And kinda fun.

Chuck_Finley

I casually get to GC and then do 3 matches every 2 days. They could change the meta daily and I might not notice.

Nemesis_17

I think multiple metas was perfectly fine back when we didn't have so many busted defenders that are already ridiculously hard without any nodes and have very few counters, however since that's the direction they're taking this year yes I prefer just one GC meta for the whole month.
I am an endgame player sure but r2 and r6 materials aren't just raining and having to do one or two champs specifically for that meta every two weeks is just not fun, I do want to compete but I also want to rank up champs I find fun overall.
Understandable, this is the first season where I did some rankups while specifically taking the meta into account. I usually just rank for how valuable a champ is in general but now the current and upcoming metas actually play a part in my decisions. It’s a nice change and I’d say is the best part of having just one meta.
Yeah I feel you, actually I already have my next three r2s planned for crit me, as well as two niche r2s. I think it's a lot better this way honestly. Makes the game more fun for me personally.

Yeah I plan on selecting and r2ing man thing and Masacre specifically with the crit me meta in mind. I’ll probably take up ogsw for it as well, which for me is a meta and fun rank up. I actually look forward to 4 weeks of crit me, but that’s because it’s a good meta. 1 meta per month is awesome if it’s a fun meta but awful if it’s a bad one. Can you imagine if we got 4 weeks of archaos? God I would’ve hated that lol.

Polygon

1 GC meta is not good for those players that push towards the last week or few days since everyone else will already have exposure and significant practice. I know it doesnt seem that big of a deal but in higher tiers of BGs even one mishap can cost you the round. That lenience is now even more of a smaller margin.

Penzito

The meta should randomize each match in GC. That'd be hilarious. And kinda fun.

That's what I'm talkin about! 3 random nodes and go. Think quick and have a deck prepared for anything. Start with a pool of 20-25 nodes, or just add everything, even incursion nodes

Trek26

I want my GC meta to be random for every match

captain_rogers

More metas, have to change the deck more frequently, Which is the one thing I hate the most about battlegrounds. Building a deck is really tough for me lol.

captain_rogers

I want my GC meta to be random for every match

And you can see the nodes only after drafting all champs

gannicus0830

I just miss them being fun.

Nemesis_17

The meta should randomize each match in GC. That'd be hilarious. And kinda fun.
That's what I'm talkin about! 3 random nodes and go. Think quick and have a deck prepared for anything. Start with a pool of 20-25 nodes, or just add everything, even incursion nodes

lol I think that’d actually be fun as like a secondary unranked mode you could que up for, but if that were forced as the only option for a whole season pushing competitively would be a nightmare.