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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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2 of 304 words for “Main spec”

  1. Main spec

    WoW

    The role you actually play in the raid. First in line for the loot that fits it.

    “Main spec rolls only on the tier chest.”

    See also: Off-spec, MS > OS

  2. MS > OS

    Raiding & dungeons

    Loot rule: main spec rolls before off spec. The default in most pickup raids.

    “Loot is MS > OS, one epic per person until everyone has one.”

    See also: Main spec, Off-spec, Soft reserve

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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