Wipe
Raiding & dungeonsEveryone 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
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5 of 304 words for “Tick”
Tick
WoWOne pulse of a damage- or heal-over-time effect, or of mana regeneration.
“Corruption ticks for 140 every three seconds.”
Tick rate
EsportsHow many times per second the server updates. Higher is fairer.
“Low tick rate is why your interrupt didn't land.”
See also: Ping
Breakpoint
WoWA stat threshold where something changes — the hit cap, enough haste for an extra tick, enough crit for a talent to matter.
“The breakpoint is 9% hit; past that it's worthless.”
See also: Hit cap, Theorycraft
DoT
WoWDamage over time: Rend, Corruption, Shadow Word: Pain. Cheap damage that keeps ticking while you do other things.
“Keep the DoTs rolling.”
“Dotted three targets and went to drink.”
Also: FSR
Vanilla's mana rule: no spirit-based regeneration for five seconds after any spell. Healers cancel-cast and skip heals to get regen ticks.
“Stop casting for five seconds and let the regen tick.”
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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