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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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4 of 304 words for “Opener”

  1. 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

  2. Macro

    Gaming slang

    A short script that runs several commands from one button. Used for mouseover heals, stopcasting, one-button openers.

    “Macro Cold Blood into Eviscerate.”

    See also: Addon, Keybind

  3. Balance

    WoW

    How you split survival against damage: more stamina and armor, or more crit and attack power. The line PvP players argue about. This site's gear planner has a knob for it.

    “Balance for PvP: enough stamina to survive an opener, the rest into crit.”

    See also: Stamina, Equivalence points, Twink

  4. Rekt

    Gaming slang

    Wrecked. The 2010s' pwned.

    “Rekt in the opener.”

    See also: Pwned

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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