The glossary

13 of 304 words for “RP”

1. RP

   MMO

   Role-play: speaking and acting as your character. RP servers have naming rules and in-character chat.

   “Taverns on RP servers are actually full.”

   See also: MMORPG

2. Corpse camping

   PvP

   Waiting at someone's body to kill them again the moment they resurrect.

   “He camped my corpse for twenty minutes, I logged an alt.”

   See also: Gank, Spirit healer, Camping

3. Corpse run

   Raiding & dungeons

   Running your ghost back to your body from the graveyard after dying.

   “Long corpse run from the graveyard to Blackrock Mountain.”

   See also: Wipe, Spirit healer, Ghost

4. MMORPG

   MMO

   The role-playing kind of MMO: levels, gear, classes, a world to live in.

   “An MMORPG launch is a stampede.”

   See also: MMO

5. Epic

   WoW

   Purple-quality item: raid loot, world drops and top PvP gear. Above rare (blue) and below legendary (orange).

   “First epic at level 60, finally.”

   “Purple doesn't mean upgrade.”

   See also: Rare, Legendary, ilvl

6. 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

7. Inting

   Gaming slang

   Intentionally feeding: dying on purpose to lose. From 'intentional'.

   “Reported for inting.”

   See also: Throw, Feed

8. OP

   Gaming slang

   Overpowered: too strong to be fair.

   “Twink hunters are OP in the 19 bracket.”

   See also: Nerf, Meta

9. Sheep

   WoW

   Polymorph, the mage's crowd control that turns a target into a sheep (or a pig, or a turtle). Damage breaks it.

   “Sheep the caster, tank the rest.”

   “Don't hit the sheep!”

   See also: CC, Sap

10. Spirit healer

    WoW

    The angel at the graveyard who can resurrect you on the spot for durability damage and resurrection sickness. The alternative to a corpse run.

    “Took the spirit healer, gear's at 40%.”

    See also: Corpse run, Rez

11. Threat

    WoW

    The invisible number every enemy keeps for each player. Damage and healing raise it; the highest threat gets attacked. Tanks generate it on purpose.

    “I'm at 90% of the tank's threat, holding back.”

    “Sunder Armor is more threat per rage than Heroic Strike early on.”

    See also: Aggro, Taunt, Tank

12. Throw

    Gaming slang

    To lose a winning position through mistakes — or on purpose.

    “That was a throw, they had it.”

    “Stop throwing and just play it out.”

    See also: Choke, Inting

13. 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