What could the Season 4 META look like?

With the launch of Season 4 just around the corner, I figured it could be helpful to take a look at the ways that the meta might be changing based on my time in the season 4 preview event.

[@ronin_fps]

The patch notes will be out sometime soon, so if anything changes or gets added and I didn’t cover it (and I think it’s worth mentioning) I will update this comment! I expect most of what I mentioned in this video to be accurate but there could be a few additions I might’ve missed. - Forgot to add that tracking dart had a duration nerf to compensate for the increased mag size, but 4 charges seems really good still - CL40 also had a damage buff, but the gun is still too easily countered for me to consider it “meta”. Definitely a better pick than it was before though! - SR-84 isn’t hitscan anymore after 40m. This weapon wasn’t ever meta, and now definitely won’t be with this change and with the new medium DMR unless it gets a damage buff to compensate. Prepare for the powershift snipers to be replaced by LH1 or Pike - As of the patch notes, XP54 got a damage nerf. I expect to still see the gun being used, but it might not be as much of a necessary pick as it was. I’ll do more testing when I get back this weekend. - at 5:02 it says “larger AOE” on landmines. This is a mistake, landmines do not have a larger AOE, but had the charges reduced down to 1. - 93R for a buff YAAAAAAAA but it won’t be enough to make the gun good still - it seems like heal beam nerf got toned down a bit in the final build. Unsure what my thoughts are on this, I will do more testing this weekend as soon as I can - there were other changes to weapons and gadgets but none of them were enough to be considered “meta changing” besides those mentioned

[@davidcorodeanu4535]

i supported this game since beta and bragged to all my friends how good it is but this is where i draw the line...horrible season , legit 0 news game still full of hackers but somehow every team mate is useless while enemies have 100% accuracy and play perfectly + battle pass is 10x worse and 3 times more time to complete it ... this season finally made me UNINSTALL!

[@juicejosh1520]

Whos excited for the finals season 5?

[@irwtdsmed9727]

😭😭😭😭

[@ronin_fps]

They should drop a trailer fr

[@nomotekuchi7441]

Nah Dude season 4 just arrived 💀

[@Carnage_101]

I prefer season 6

[@notsamir-3121]

I'm excited for chapter 2 🙏

[@Octoplec]

8:40 bro we cant just go without giving notice to this crazy moment. Ive never seen this before lmao

[@charleskonz3273]

Dude same

[@drefarley8527]

Dont forget the SR84 isnt hitscan anymore, its has bullet drop off now

[@MTFUnitLima-14-6]

Actually? That makes me so happy. I love snipers with no hits can because kills feel more satisfying

[@ronin_fps]

I feel like they should up the damage a bit to compensate tbh but hopefully it’ll terrorize powershift a little less

[@eggotheegg961]

@@ronin_fps nah if they increase the damage it would be able to oneshot lights.

[@BruhExe-kh2bv]

​@@eggotheegg961it's 115 rn, they can easily bump it up to 125

[@KianFloppa]

what weapon is that

[@OmniscientPC]

I’m a heavy main since day one of this game and to be honest I hope eventually they just remove mesh shield and give it back as another deployable gadget (similar to dome but a wall instead) for heavy and give a different specialization. I think it would be healthier and make the game more about teamwork/ strategy/ positioning. Unlike how it’s currently infinite tanking of damage/ healer combo.

[@ronin_fps]

With the heal and mesh nerfs hopefully it’s a lot more manageable

[@iwantyou9944]

mesh shield nerf with cooldown is crazy

[@moothu_]

Note: the mesh shield nerf in the preview patch was NOT the final mesh shield nerf that will be implemented in season 4. the devs have said they want it to be like cloak where it's on a meter but it's unclear if that will be put in for the 4.0 patch.

[@ronin_fps]

Ty for the info!

[@L84ANL]

It's here:(

[@moothu_]

@@L84ANL hp wasnt nerfed

[@L84ANL]

@@moothu_ it has a cool down every time you use it. I would rather them just take more HP from it

[@iwasntframed6646]

So we not talking about what happened at 8:37 🤣🤣

[@Vanguard-14]

so glad to see that light might finnaly have a place in the meta

[@Fixer48]

Famas and revolver will finally get their moments in the spotlight thanks to the sights

[@kresnadial]

I wish revolver have better accuracy

[@aguyontheinternet3530]

I believe that the dematerialiser was nerfed instead of buffed. The main people used it was to quickly peak from a corner inside a room there are enemies in or quickly running away. This bigger aoe makes it hard to close the same amount of wall chunks which I believe would make you even more inconsistent. The demat needed a detection system that can detect other walls and environmental extras on the other side of one wall for easier and consistent use, not a larger aoe

[@Stef_AYT]

finally, HHM will be taken down. me and my mates always ran this because of how broken it was. Now I think the meta is HML, HMM, MMM. nice video!

[@offshoreearth3119]

The Deagles are crazy for close range and smacking mediums and lights, mesh is still good but the cooldown keeps you from spamming it. Heavy is eating good this update

[@sparquisdesade]

You'll have to pry my spot at the bottom of the meta from my dual blade main's cold dead hands

[@roboheat752]

Wait ... So now I can hold my backstab on a dagger ? Finally

[@gamingwithcyborg1408]

bro idk how much people can defend it but embark killed the heavies with this the new light shot gun 3 taps heavy and still they whining so i am sure embark would nerf the dualies (akimbo) even more in the next coming patches i am js v sad

[@ronin_fps]

Disagree, primaries are all still really good on heavy (buffed actually), rpg was just a cheesy strat that worked way too well, and it will still be good. Just not as overpowered as it was. Still killing lights just fine in the background footage, switch to relying more on guns and less on rpg and you’ll be fine. If you still have trouble with shotgun lights charge and slam or winch + sa12 cooks em pretty easily

[@whosmaka7080]

Ngl I saw that boy shawk yt poop on you in the testing and I was just like damn even the best of the best go through it

[@ronin_fps]

If I was using the new light shotgun or m11 I can definitely see that 😂 I need to practice more w/ those guns lol but yeah we all have our bad games

[@leonzspotg]

good video, xp-54 did get a nerf, its damage per bullet has been decreased from 18 to 16.

[@ronin_fps]

Added my thoughts to pinned!

[@SuperheroWannabe]

I'm gonna be such a menace with the cl40

[@johnogwo4034]

@ronin Dont forget the data reshaper.The buff was insane

[@ronin_fps]

I believe I mentioned that in the medium section!

[@sergeykuzkin1001]

AKM nerf ?? Why ?! 😢

[@rayquazapasta6272]

Great content man

[@mxtyplzk]

WE ARE SO BACK

[@ECUSMY]

Finally someone saying it HEAVY IS NOT BEING NERFED the just made it so that players are more creative and dont feel forced to choose rpg dome and mesh also they kinda shifted the focuse on the use of the weapons instead of rpg and one or two taps with ur weapon

[@astashasta1]

5:02 uhh so it has a smaller aoe?? or is it a bigger aoe? why would people die less with a bigger aoe

[@ronin_fps]

UH OH that’s a mistake 🥲 Not sure how that got there, but landmines now only get one charge instead of 2. Glitch traps however got a larger AOE in the playtest.

[@astashasta1]

@@ronin_fps All good i was just confused, Thanks for making the patch notes video the info was great

[@Blahaj_Boy]

ngl i wished the dual 50. cals were a medium weapon, the pike would be a light weapon and the matter would be a heavy weapon, though there would be an oversaturation of heavy shotguns

[@gyrozeppeli269]

"You can use whatever you want" and give yourself a shot in an arm and try twice as hard the meta users.

[@ronin_fps]

That disclaimer was for all the people who complained about me “telling them what to use” last time I did a video like this 😅

[@studzzer]

Goo gun feels way better to use now that you can hold the trigger it covers everything so much faster