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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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5 of 304 words for “Rare”

  1. Rare

    WoW

    Blue-quality item: dungeon drops and good quest rewards. Most pre-raid gear.

    “Blues from Scholo and Strat carry you into Molten Core.”

    See also: Epic, Uncommon

  2. 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

  3. Camping

    Gaming slang

    Waiting in one spot for a spawn, a player or a drop.

    “Camping the rare spawn for the trinket.”

    See also: Spawn, Corpse camping

  4. Spawn

    Gaming slang

    Where or when an enemy, item or player appears. Respawn is the return after death.

    “The rare spawns every four hours.”

    “Spawn camping the graveyard is bad manners.”

    See also: Respawn, Camping

  5. Tag

    WoW

    The first hit that claims a mob's XP and loot for you or your group.

    “Tagged the rare, it's ours.”

    See also: Mob, Griefing

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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