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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

All words

2 of 304 words for “Hybrid”

  1. Hybrid

    WoW

    A class (or build) that can fill more than one role: paladins, druids, shamans, priests. Also a build split across trees.

    “Hybrid tax: druids heal fine and tank fine but do less damage than a rogue.”

    “That's a hybrid build — 20 points in each tree and no 31-pointer.”

    See also: Spec, Talent

  2. Talent

    WoW

    A point you spend in one of three class trees every level from 10. Rows unlock as you spend more; the 31-point talent at the bottom defines the spec.

    “Put your first five talents in Cruelty.”

    “He spent talents in all three trees, classic hybrid mess.”

    See also: Spec, Build, Respec

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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