Just watched a vlog all about getting better in Crucible by Mercules904. Can't remember all of his steps, but the first 2 were changing your controller settings and second, play the meta. This disheartens me. What is the current meta and why the hell is it so important, if you want to play to win? Destiny throws around the word "meta" when they mention any heavily played weapon in the Crucible, i.e. it's the weapon(s) everyone is using at the moment. Research says the Primary meta is bullet hoses like Doctrine, Pulses like the Grasp or PDX-45, HCs like the Palindrome & Eyasluna, and MIDA. Secondary meta is Felwinter's Lie tier shotties; nothing else. I'm disheartened because what does this mean for a player that doesn't like all of those meta weapons. Do I toss aside my heavy hitting HCs like Ill Will and mid range ARs (88/8 such as the awesome Extremophile) to follow the norm? What loadout do you normally take into the Crucible? Are you a meta-breaker like myself and if so, do you feel you are getting a jaded experience because the meta is flooding everyone's opinion of weapons?