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Jargon, decoded

The glossary

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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AV

PvP

Also: 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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5 of 304 words for “Elite”

  1. Elite

    WoW

    A mob with several times the health and damage of a normal one. Group quests and dungeons.

    “That's an elite, don't solo it at 30.”

    See also: Mob, Group quest

  2. Parse

    Raiding & dungeons

    Your damage or healing on a fight compared to everyone else's logs for that fight and class, as a percentile. 'A 99 parse' is elite; 'a grey parse' is embarrassing.

    “Orange parse on Patchwerk, screenshot it.”

    “He parses 95 and stands in everything.”

    See also: Logs, Damage meters, DPS

  3. Group quest

    MMO

    A quest meant for several players, marked as such. Solo it at your peril.

    “It's a group quest, elite at the end.”

    See also: Quest, Elite

  4. Mob

    MMO

    Any computer-controlled enemy. 'Mobile object', from MUDs.

    “Ten mobs for the quest.”

    “Elite mobs hit like trucks.”

    See also: Elite, Add

  5. Permadeath

    Gaming slang

    One life. Dead is deleted.

    “Permadeath makes every elite scary.”

    See also: Hardcore

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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