AV
PvPAlso: 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
Jargon, decoded
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.
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
13 of 304 words for “Rep”
Also: Reputation
Reputation with a faction, from hated to exalted, unlocking gear and recipes.
“Exalted with Argent Dawn for the enchant.”
A character played by a program, usually farming gold or honor. Reported, banned, replaced.
“Bots in Tyr's Hand again, every hour.”
Also: DR
Each repeated stun, fear or root on the same target within a short window lasts less, and the fourth doesn't land at all.
“He's on full DR for stuns, save the kidney shot.”
See also: CC
Everything after max level: raids, PvP, reputation, alts.
“The levelling is the game; the endgame is the job.”
The top reputation level with a faction.
“Exalted with Timbermaw, finally.”
See also: Rep
Doing the same thing repeatedly for its rewards: bosses you've beaten, mobs that drop a material, an instance for a trinket.
“Molten Core is on farm, it's a 90-minute clear now.”
“Farming Devilsaur leather in Un'Goro.”
See also: Progression, Grind
Also: Gz
Congratulations. The correct reply to a ding.
“Ding. — Grats.”
See also: Ding
Repetitive play for XP, reputation, honor or gold. Farming with less dignity.
“Grinding Timbermaw rep for the enchant.”
“Rank grind ruined his sleep schedule.”
The best gear available before you set foot in a raid: dungeons, crafting, reputation, PvP and the auction house.
“Farm pre-raid BiS before you apply to a guild.”
The reply to any complaint: you lost because you're worse.
“Rogues are OP — skill issue.”
Away from keyboard. Also a verb: he AFK'd out of the battleground.
“AFK two minutes, door.”
“Report AFK, he's been at the graveyard the whole game.”
Good game. Said at the end, sincerely or not. 'GG EZ' is the rude version.
“GG, close one.”
“gg ez — reported.”
Intentionally feeding: dying on purpose to lose. From 'intentional'.
“Reported for inting.”
World of Warcraft, especially vanilla, Classic and Forever.
79 words
Group PvE: pulls, loot rules, wipes and parses.
47 words
Battlegrounds, duels, twinks and world PvP.
31 words
Words shared by every online RPG.
47 words
Competitive play, broadcasts and the meta.
21 words
What people say in every chat, every game.
79 words
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