The glossary

7 of 304 words for “Ban”

1. Ban

   Esports

   Removing a pick from the draft so nobody can use it.

   “Ban the mage every game.”

   See also: Draft

2. Rubberbanding

   Gaming slang

   Being pulled back to where the server thinks you are after lag.

   “Rubberbanded off the bridge into the enemy team.”

   See also: Lag, Desync

3. Bot

   MMO

   A character played by a program, usually farming gold or honor. Reported, banned, replaced.

   “Bots in Tyr's Hand again, every hour.”

   See also: RMT, Farm

4. Draft

   Esports

   Picking and banning characters before a match. The first fight.

   “Lost in the draft, they got both S-tiers.”

   See also: Comp, Ban, Tier list

5. Exploit

   Gaming slang

   Using a bug to gain an advantage. Bannable when it's serious.

   “Wall-jumping into the instance was an exploit and they hotfixed it.”

   See also: Evade, Hotfix

6. GDKP

   Raiding & dungeons

   A gold DKP run: loot goes to the highest gold bid, and the pot is split among everyone at the end. Banned in some versions of the game for feeding gold buying.

   “GDKP for Naxx, 5,000 gold minimum bid on tier.”

   See also: DKP, RMT

7. Guild

   MMO

   A player organization with its own chat, bank and raid schedule. The social unit of an MMO.

   “Our guild cleared BWL last week.”

   “Guild drama, again.”

   See also: Raid, Raid leader