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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

4 of 304 words for “NPC”

  1. NPC

    Gaming slang

    Non-player character: quest givers, vendors, guards, anyone not a person.

    “Talk to the NPC by the well.”

    See also: Mob, Vendor

  2. Quest

    MMO

    A task from an NPC with XP, gold and gear at the end.

    “Quest is bugged, the NPC isn't there.”

    See also: XP, Group quest

  3. Vendor

    MMO

    An NPC that buys and sells. 'Vendor it' means sell it for nothing.

    “Grey items go to the vendor.”

    See also: NPC, Vendor trash

  4. Griefing

    Gaming slang

    Ruining other players' fun on purpose: pulling extra mobs onto them, training a boss, stealing tags.

    “Griefing the quest area by killing every NPC.”

    See also: Toxic, Training

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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