Kill Stealing. When one player attacks the same creature as another player and receives the reward for the kill instead of the person who originated combat. Newer games have mechanisms for discouraging this behavior. Link dead - when a player is disconnected from the game, usually caused by lag or a faulty internet connection. Line of sight. A requirement of most ranged abilities, the view of the target must not be obstructed by any fixed obstacle such as a wall.
Resting in order to gain back mana in EQ was called Meditating. This is the commonly used abbreviation, also shortened to Med, as in, "Don't pull yet, I need to med. Short for mesmerize. A short-hand for a collection of abilities that temporarily stun or immobilize enemies.
Falls into the more general category known as crowd control. When players attempt to create their characters as powerful as they can be by crunching statistics, planning their future routes, and any other methods in order to make their characters the statistically best character possible. Massively-Multiplayer Online. Typically refers to online games without the RPG elements. An AI controlled monster.
Abbreviation of modification. Used as both a verb and a noun. As a noun, refers to add-ons by 3rd party programmers designed to augment the game e. As a verb, refers to the act of performing this modification e. MUD Object Oriented. Users in MOOs are able to create their own content - both static and dynamic objects. Mistells occur frequently because of typing in the wrong name before sending a message. Also because of auto-reply features. These were the original textual online worlds.
In many games, due to long travel times or inventory limits, it is helpful to create a character explicitly for the purpose of being able to check auction houses or store extra items. These characters are seldom actually played and are referred to as mules.
To reduce the power of an ability, item, player, or action. Usually this is a term applied when a power or ability is reduced because it is perceived to be too powerful. Mostly used in the past tense, for example - "I can't believe they nerfed rogues again, now I can't kill anything! Ninjaing refers to the purposeful looting of a drop from a monster that doesn't follow the rules set by the group. This can take different forms in different games due to game-specific game looting mechanisms.
In World of Warcraft, ninja looting refers to rolling for a BoP drop that a person should not have rolled on. Because WoW warns players when they roll for a BoP object, it is assumed that such behavior cannot be accidental.
The player exhibiting such behavior is typically branded as a ninja looter. Used in a sentence: "Hey tom where did you get that epic sword for your hunter? Original Sound Track. Refers to the game's music. Derived from the original word "own," both words have the same meaning: to defeat some other entity in battle or other form of competition. The "pwnz" origin is probably from the fact that the "o" and "p" keys are adjacent on the standard qwerty keyboard, and were used interchangeably by mistake in games and stuck around since then.
Short for patrol, a term used for mobs that have a set wandering path. In a dungeon, people will usually say "Wait for the pat" or "Watch the pat". Point blank. Used to refer to a class of spells that originates in a radius around the caster. Typically, these spells are dangerous to the caster because they require proximity to the enemy.
Specific spells are typically concatenated with the ability, i. Point blank area of effect. These are a line of spells that effect an area around the caster. They can be either offensive or healing spells. Spells in this category are usually over powered like the Enchanter's pbaoe in Dark Age of Camelot. When a higher level player tries to help a lower level player level faster. Most games have mechanisms that prevent power leveling.
Abbreviation of "programmed random occurrence", refers to the benefits of added damage or other buffing enhancement that occurs randomly when an item strikes or is used. A standard hunting strategy where a player lures a single or a group of mobs to the group so that the group can hunt from a safe area instead of hunting in areas where new mobs may spawn. Tasks that players must complete for NPCs in games.
May be referred to as missions in some games. Represents a pair of tearing eyes. Often used as an insult towards a player who complains about a game feature or turn of events. Used in a sentence: "QQ more nub. The stardard type of keyboard used across the world. Refers to the playable races in a game. Other genres may have unique races such as neohuman.
A more substantial engagement involving a large organized group of players typically set in a dungeon and involving difficult bosses. At certain high levels in some games, you are given the chance to "respec" your character. Short for resurrection. Refers to abilities that revive players that have just died. Typically only available to healer classes. A common class archetype that relies on speed and stealth over brute force or spells. Variants of this class are found in all genres but in slightly different names such as; thief, agent, or assassin.
Abbreviation for Real Money Trade - selling virtual currency or items for real currency. Could also mean Real Money Transfer. Can refer to a class of abilities as well as its effect. A root spell immobilizes a target. The target is then said to be rooted. Early versions of these abilities involved references to plants, hence "root". Realm vs.
A type of player vs player combat that involves large numbers of players who belong to different factions or realms. Due to technical reasons, each server can only support a limited amount of players. Players cannot interact with players on other servers though they can usually transfer for a fee. Synonymous with server, originally used to refer to servers in Ultima Online.
An item-control mechanic where an item cannot be traded. In other words, only one person can own the object and it cannot be traded. See also BoE and BoP. Short for specification. Spirit controls a character's passive mana regeneration ability.
A typical form of crowd control that immobilizes an enemy. Skills, spells, and other abilities may have the power to stun. Abbreviation for Star Wars Galaxies. An online game based on the Star Wars universe and published by Sony. An acronym for Team Arena Brawler.
Describers games like Battlerite. As a noun, refers to character classes that can take a lot of damage. As a verb, refers to the act of drawing aggro from mobs before other team members strike with their abilities.
Duel meanings. As a verb, the act of giving currency or valuable items to a newbie. As a noun, refers to a character that is twinked. In many games, twinked characters are visually marked by their level-inappropriate gear. To rapidly change from one type of ability to another where the abilities overlap momentarily.
In DAOC a bard sings a song that gives a buff. By rapidly changing the song several songs will overlap due to the duration of the songs continuing for a short period of time. Short for United States of America, the greatest country in the world. All other countries are lame. In a sentence: "Hey Mike, where you from? It was released with high hopes but quickly faded away. Used in a sentence "Hey I just bought Vanguard! One way is clicking the game name, in this case League of Legends, in the menu Your Games on the left side.
From the League of Legends overview page you will find a tab that says Team Finder , click this button to be re-directed to the League of Legends Team Finder. You can also hover your mouse over League of Legends in the Your Games menu. Three dots Clicking Team Finder in this sub-menu will re-directed you to the League of Legends team finder as well. To create your own post , join the Team Finder by clicking the Join Team Finder button as shown in the example image below.
You will then get to choose your game account , choose a position and add a comment, below is an example of how a complete Team Finder post might look like. Basically additions to the game and in some cases things that should have been included in the original game that make it more interesting. Elo — A rating system for calculating players' relative skill levels in competitive games.
Mostly known for its use in "League of Legends. This is usually also multiplayer, like in "Dota 2. FPS — Usually means first-person shooter, a genre of game.
Lag — Describes the time delay between a player requesting an action and the character in-game performing it. Normally used when the time delay is longer than expected. Think: "World of Warcraft. MMR — Match-making rating. This is a rating system based on players' skill level and is used to match them against other players in-game. MOBA — Multiplayer online battle arena. Nerf — When a character's abilities are changed or removed by developers to make them less strong.
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