For questions that ask what a gaming-specific term means.
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What is a patch terran?
What does it mean when they say "patch terran"? I am looking to understand what the term means.
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What does Alpha Strike mean
I've seen this term pop up in the forums and in game, but I was taking a break from Hawken and now I am confused. From what I gather it's a special type of attack or something.
I couldn't find a ...
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What is a 'crab', and how does one perform/obtain one?
Ok, so there I was playing TF2, as a Spy (and doing quite well, at least by my low standards). When the other team begins with the usual friendly greetings, racial/sexual orientation slurs, as well as ...
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What is L-cancel?
This is a term being thrown around in the Smash Bros. community. Apparently it's a move that you do, but the manual doesn't mention anything like it. What does it mean?
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What is Delayed Hyper Combo (DHC)?
In, I believe Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, there is something called the DHC glitch which stands for Delayed Hyper Combo. What is it exactly?
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What constitutes a top-down game? [closed]
Normally, when you think of a game "top-down" perspective, you most likely think of something like the old 2D Zelda games, Civilization, or perhaps Starcraft. These are top-down in the sense that the ...
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What is the origin of the term “game trainer”? [closed]
What has training got to do with an application that cheats a game?
If you want a more detailed version of this question, look at the previous version here.
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What is overextending?
I've been hearing this term a lot when used in context of scrim matches between teams in TF2, or usually during Highlander sessions.
What does it mean? What does it refer to?
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What is the definition of a “pug”?
What is a "pug"? I've heard multiple instances of it used in many MMORPG and FPS games.
I've heard of games called "pubs", but those I think reference public games. Is there a difference between ...
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2answers
678 views
What is the difference between sharking and lowballing?
I've heard of these two terms, and I know they're both somewhat correlated with scamming.
What are differences between these two?
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What defines a game's “replay value”?
I've heard the term "replay value" thrown around a lot in many game reviews and some publications.
As implied from the question, what does it mean? What actually defines it? Is it how long it takes ...
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1answer
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Cooperative game vs Multiplayer game
Can any one tell what is difference between cooperative game and multiplayer game?
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1answer
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Term/Category for “Random Click” Games?
I’m trying to find out if there is an industry-standard term for the genre of games where you randomly click around to figure out what to do yet. That is, what category are games like Samorost, ...
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1answer
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What is a pocket medic?
I've heard this term somewhere in TF2, and it also goes along the lines of "pocket soldier", or "pocket scout", or something like that.
What does the "pocket" mean?
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1answer
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Dota 2 trading terms
I have perused some dota 2 trading forums. Certain items/terms are appearing often, but I'm just not sure what the jargon means.
The terms
- Hook
- TB
- Old Key
They are what I am unsure ...
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4answers
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What is 'Tackling'?
I have started playing EVE Online and I'm working through a set of suggestions I have been given by a friend who has been playing EVE for a while to get setup to actually play the game in some ...
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What does it mean to “savescum”?
I play a roguelike now and then and the term "savescum" comes up fairly often. What does it mean, and where did the term come from?
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What is the correct terminology for games like Final Fantasy (the early ones)
Is there a trade industry term to refer to games with feel and gameplay like "Final Fantasy IV" etc...?
I would like to search for similar games (especially if, ideally, a good open source ones ...
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1answer
1k views
What are code A and code S?
I pretty often hear SC2 shoutcasters talking about code A and code S. What is it, exactly ? A league ? Some sort or special ranking for grandmaster ranked players ?
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Is there a difference between “Expansion Pack” and “Downloadable Content”?
Many years back, before the term "downloadable content" was born, when game developers released new content and functionality for their existing games they called it an "expansion pack". This was ...
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Where does the term “Roguelike game” come from?
Where does the term "Roguelike game" come from? I've never played this type of game before except perhaps as a coin operated game in an arcade.
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What does “frags” mean?
While playing League of Legends, I read the word "frags" in chat. It was during the heat of battle so I couldn't ask my teammates, and I couldn't find anything on the League of Legends wiki.
What ...
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1answer
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What is a season pass?
I have noticed recently on Steam for a variety of games that they've started to sell something called a "Season Pass".
For an example of some of the season passes I've seen, see the following;
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What is a class change in an MMORPG? [closed]
What does class change mean?
Can the job advancement in Maplestory for e.g. be called a class change?
Going from bowman to hunter for e.g. can that be called a class change?
What exactly can be ...
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1answer
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What is a Bonjwa?
I heard the term bonjwa used in the context of "Boxer is a Bonjwa". What is a Bonjwa and does it give any privileges to be a Bonjwa?
How can I become a Bonjwa?
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What term is used for same-screen multiplayer?
I am interested in games that allow two players to play simultaneously in front of the same screen. However, I specifically do not want the screen to be split, nor to take turns.
Examples of games ...
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What is the source for calling your characters “Toons”
I've seen that in games where a player has an "arsenal" of several characters and each time he plays with one of them, like MMORPGs and the Diablo series, people refer to their characters as "toons". ...
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Meaning of “PC” in “PC Engine”?
In Japan, the TurboGrafx-16 was known as the "PC Engine". What did the "PC" stand for? Presumably it was not Personal Computer?
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What does “c/o” or “co” mean on the Diablo 3 trade chat?
I've seen several times that people offer goods for sale on the Diablo 3 trade chat and add the letters "co" or "c/o" what do they mean by it?
From the decisions it seems to be some kind of auction ...
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1answer
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What does PST mean?
I've seen on the internet, on several sources (here and here are just a couple of examples) that "PST" means "Please Send Tell". But the sentence "please send tell" doesn't make any sense to me.
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League of Legends Terminology [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What do those abbreviations mean in LoL?
LoL uses a bunch of terminology. I can't find definitions for (and would like to understand the meaning of):
Bruiser
Jungler
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What is “graveyard zerging” or “death zerging”?
In a blog post by Blizzard they mention some practice called "graveyard zerging", for instance:
Our goal is the next time a player is graveyard zerging a boss, it should occur to them that "this ...
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In some games, the rank above A is S. What does S represent?
In some (generally Japanese) games, the best rank is S. For example, this question talks about getting an S rank on story battles. Metal Gear Solid 4 ranks their weapons on an SABCDE scale.
Does S ...
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1answer
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What is corpse hopping?
I've seen the term "corpse hopping" used regarding some behavior on the higher difficulties of Diablo III. What does that mean, and how is that done?
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4answers
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What is an Enrage timer?
I've seen it mentioned that some of the Diablo 3 bosses have an enrage timer?
What exactly does that mean?
Are there any bonuses for killing one that is enraged?
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4answers
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What is the name of the view in games like Diablo 3, Starcraft, and Warcraft?
An example from Diablo 3:What is this view style called?
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What is the collective name for the evolution chamber, forge, and engineering bay?
Zerg's evolution chamber, Protoss' forge, and Terran's engineering bay have similar roles. All are pre-requisites for anti-air and detection buildings for the respective races.
What collective term ...
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Where did the 'pwnage' or 'pwn' or (verb) 'to pwn' come from ?
I know it is a malformation of ownage or to dominate your opponent beyond normal or average means of victory, but why is it Pwnage? Why the 'P' there? Was it a combination of two different words?
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What's the meaning of the term “gib”?
Especially while talking about FPS, the term "gib" is quite common. While I get it's related to a sudden and gruesome death, I'd like to know its actual meaning and where it comes from.
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Phrases for describing earning experience points and gaining levels in gaming?
What are the common phrases/terminology for describing the act of earning experiences and building up levels during a game (probably more so in a RPG context)?
Somehow I think 'farming' is a related ...
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What is the infamous “Archon Toilet”?
I heard that expression quite a few times during casts, but what excatly is it and why is it called like this?
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Etymology of the word “nerf”?
How did the word "nerf" develop to it's current meaning in MMO/multiplayer games?
I can remember seeing it for a long time to have the same or similar meaning, even before the explosion of MMOs that ...
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What is dunking?
I thought dunking was a build that master yi does and yells GET DUNKED, but I keep hearing people talk about dunking, without the nooblord build. What does this mean?
For reference this is the ...
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What does “CC” mean? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What do those abbreviations mean in LoL?
People always say this in my games, "Their team has more CC than us." or "We don't have enough CC." What does it mean in League ...
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Why do they call SS in EU server and MIA in NA server
Why do players on the EU server say SS when an enemy is missing and on the NA server MIA?
And is there an important difference between them?
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Why is it offensive to call someone a 3 Minute Mage?
I was reading game terminology It says
3-Minute Mage
Refers to a Mage (often an Arcane and Fire spec) who possesses one or all of the following: Arcane Power, Presence of Mind, and Talisman
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What does SS stand for when an opponent is missing?
When someone from the opposing team is missing I have noticed people writing "SS bot/mid/top" to indicate to the rest of the team that they don't have visual on one or more of the people in there ...
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Genre name for real-time, 2D games where you create soldiers that automatically advance to the enemy base?
I've recently noticed some games emerging in a certain style for which I know of no name. I'm curious if there's any name for this style of gameplay - such a name will allow me to more efficiently ...
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Is there a term for maps you have to explore to reveal?
I remember an old Sega or Nintendo castle game where the whole board was black and in order to see the overview of the level you had to move your guy around and "discover" it square by square.
Could ...
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What do those abbreviations mean in Diablo 2?
After Diablo 3 gets delayed further and further I recently started playing Diablo II online again after aaages. Thanks reddit ;p
Since I never was deep into multiplayer in D2 I have now some problems ...
