AV
PvPAlso: Alterac Valley
Alterac Valley: 40 v 40 across a whole zone, ends when a faction boss dies. Can last hours or minutes depending on the era.
“AV weekend, honor is doubled, everyone's queueing.”
See also: Battleground, Honor
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304 words from World of Warcraft, MMOs, esports and every game chat you have ever been flamed in — what each one means, and how people actually say it. Every entry has its own link, so you can send it to the friend who just asked what a twink is.
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1 of 304 words for “Clicker”
Clicker
Gaming slangSomeone who clicks abilities with the mouse instead of pressing keys. Slower, and everyone can tell.
“He's a clicker and a keyboard turner, no wonder he lost.”
See also: Keybind, Keyboard turner
WoW
World of Warcraft, especially vanilla, Classic and Forever.
79 words
Raiding & dungeons
Group PvE: pulls, loot rules, wipes and parses.
47 words
PvP
Battlegrounds, duels, twinks and world PvP.
31 words
MMO
Words shared by every online RPG.
47 words
Esports
Competitive play, broadcasts and the meta.
21 words
Gaming slang
What people say in every chat, every game.
79 words
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