The glossary

11 of 304 words for “HoT”

1. HoT

   WoW

   Heal over time: Rejuvenation, Renew. Cheap healing that works while you cast other things.

   “HoT the tank before the pull.”

   See also: DoT, Tick

2. Hotfix

   Gaming slang

   A server-side fix applied without a patch or a restart.

   “Hotfix went in overnight, the exploit's gone.”

   See also: Patch, Nerf

3. One-shot

   Gaming slang

   Also: One-tap

   Killing something in one hit, or being killed in one.

   “Ambush one-shot the mage.”

   See also: Burst, Opener

4. Finisher

   WoW

   An ability that spends combo points: Eviscerate, Slice and Dice, Kidney Shot, Rip, Ferocious Bite.

   “Don't waste a finisher at two combo points.”

   See also: Combo points

5. Opener

   PvP

   The first move of a fight, especially from stealth: Cheap Shot, Ambush, Pounce.

   “Ambush opener crit for half his health.”

   See also: Stealth, Burst

6. Combo points

   WoW

   Points a rogue or cat builds on a target with some abilities and spends with finishers. Up to five.

   “Five combo points, Kidney Shot.”

   See also: Energy, Finisher

7. Diminishing returns

   PvP

   Also: DR

   Each repeated stun, fear or root on the same target within a short window lasts less, and the fourth doesn't land at all.

   “He's on full DR for stuns, save the kidney shot.”

   See also: CC

8. 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

9. Micro

   Esports

   Precise control of individual units or abilities in the moment.

   “Insane micro, dodged every shot.”

   See also: Macro, APM

10. 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

11. Stealth

    WoW

    Being invisible to enemies until you act. Rogues and cat druids. Stealth lets you choose every fight.

    “Opened from stealth with Cheap Shot, he never saw it.”

    See also: Sap, Opener