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Gaming Glossary

GAMING GLOSSARY

Carry – when one person ends up being responsible for winning on behalf of their team or another player, normally because the team/other player is new, low-ranking, or just bad or lazy in comparison.

Co-op – cooperative; a type of gameplay where you play with other players on the same team to win an objective. Opposite is single player games.

Cozy games – a genre of games that are designed to be relaxing and feel good. Typically, they are nonviolent.

Dating sim – a subgenre of simulation games that are dialogue and choice based, where the objective is to use statistics to win over a love interest to complete the game in the allotted time frame. These games rely heavily on time management and building relationships. Not to be confused with a visual novel.

DLC – downloadable content. Refers to extra content that can be downloaded for the game that is separate from the main storyline.

Esports – electronic sports; a type of video game competition.

Easter eggs – hidden messages or features in a game.

Farming sim – a subgenre of life sim, where the player controls one or more virtual characters as they tend to a farm while going about their daily life and interacting with townspeople (e.g., Harvest Moon, Animal Crossing).

Gamertag – a player’s in-game screen name. Players often go by their gamertag instead of their real names.

Glitch – a temporary error in the game system.

Lag – a delay between the input of an action and when the action is completed. Commonly, when you are lagging, your character will glitch.

Life sim – life simulation game; refers to a game where the player lives/controls one or more virtual characters as they go about life (working, dating, etc.) and are typically open ended (e.g., The Sims, Animal Crossing).

Lobby – an in-game waiting room.

Main – refers to a character/class you play most often or specialize in.

Merk/Merked – kill/killed.

MMO – massively multiplayer online. An online game in which many players play together on the same server.

Mod – a modification that is player made to a game. Not by the game developer.

Moderator – someone who oversees (in gaming: someone who oversees a server to make sure it is a safe and healthy environment for all users). Can be abbreviated to “mod.”

Noob – refers to someone who is new at a game or lacks skill.

Otome game – a type of dating sim; a story-based romance game, normally geared toward women, with a female protagonist aiming to win the affection of one of multiple male love interests by the end of the game to receive a “good ending.” Popularized in Japan.

OP – overpowered.

PvP – player versus player. A game where people play against each other (no computer-controlled opponents).

RP – role-playing. The act of playing an in-game character within the backstory you've assigned to them.

RPG – role-playing game. You create a character that you then level up through experience points.

Screen Peeking – the action of looking at another player’s section of the television screen that they are playing on, when you are all sharing the same screen to play the game. Normally used to cheat during competitive multiplayer games.

Speedrun – the act of completing a game as fast as possible.

Swatting – the act of calling emergency services with a fake scenario to dispatch a large number of officers (typically, a SWAT team) to an address. In streaming, people will swat streamers while they are live streaming as a form of cyber harassment.

Subathon – subscription marathon; a livestream event when the streamer continuously streams for a long period of time (e.g. Forty-eight hours) without a break to gain an increase in subscribers. Normally there is a subscription goal to hit, and the streamer will stay online until they reach that.

Support – popularized by League of Legends , this is a support role in the game where the aim is to provide assists to the other players especially early in the game so they can gain experience points and level up. They are also known as the sacrificial hero role and are seen as the most expendable. Normally healers, shielders, tanks, etc.

Troll – a person who posts content online with the aim of harassing, irritating, and/or provoking others.

Villainess – the antagonist in an otome game.