The glossary

7 of 304 words for “OOM”

1. OOM

   WoW

   Also: Out of mana

   Out of mana. The healer's most important sentence.

   “OOM, stop pulling.”

   “Innervate me, I'm OOM.”

   See also: Healer, Mana

2. Bio

   Raiding & dungeons

   Also: Bio break

   Bathroom break. 'Bio' in raid chat means wait.

   “Bio after this boss, two minutes.”

   See also: AFK, Ready check

3. LAN

   Esports

   A tournament where everyone is in the same room on the same network. No lag, no excuses.

   “LAN finals in front of a crowd.”

   See also: Ping, Lag

4. Leeroy Jenkins

   WoW

   The 2005 video of a paladin charging a room of dragon whelps while his raid was still planning. Now a verb for charging in without a plan.

   “He Leeroyed the whole pack while we were still buffing.”

   See also: Pull, Wipe

5. Diff

   Gaming slang

   Difference: the gap between two players in the same role decided the game. 'Healer diff.'

   “Healer diff, ours was OOM the whole game.”

   See also: Cracked

6. Healer

   WoW

   The role that keeps the group alive. Priests, druids, shamans and paladins. Healing generates threat too, which is why healers get eaten when a tank loses aggro.

   “Two healers is enough for Stratholme.”

   “Healer is OOM, stop pulling.”

   See also: Tank, DPS, OOM

7. Wipe

   Raiding & dungeons

   Everyone dies. Then the corpse run, the buffs, and the second attempt.

   “We wiped at 2%.”

   “Wipe it, the tank's dead and the healers are OOM.”

   See also: Corpse run, Progression