MMOs
Virtual world games
MMOs, short for massively multiplayer online games, are video games where thousands of players simultaneously inhabit a shared virtual world.
The genre typically features persistent environments that continue evolving whether you're logged in or not: I spent years playing MMOs like World of Warcraft.
The term often implies role-playing elements, though MMO can modify other genres: MMO shooters, MMO strategy games.
Sudden armed incursion
- questSeeking journey for something
- grindingMolar action sometimes
- lootStolen valuables
- dungeonSubterranean prison chamber
bossfight · leveling · crafting · cooldown · hitpoints · mana · endgame · farming
Professional mutual-aid society
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
- partyGathering for celebration
- allianceFormal union of parties
- squadSmall working group
chat · teamwork · cooperation · collaboration · playerbase · forum · meetup · events
Element seventy-nine
- tradingExchanging for value
- auction-houseBusiness conducting bidding sales
- farmingCultivating land for food
- craftingSkillful manual creation
marketplace · inflation · currency · microtransactions · subscription · free-to-play · pay-to-win · cosmetics
Mythical small beings
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- dwarvesMythical small beings
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
kingdoms · lore · wizards · alchemy · trolls · goblins · orcs · paladins
One who attends tables
- latencyDelay in system response
- pingBrief metallic tone
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
instance · shard · patch · expansion · client · downtime · maintenance · rubberbanding
Venue for contests
- battlegroundLocation of armed combat
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- gankingSurprise multiplayer attack
- factionGroup within group
ranking · leaderboard · tournaments · flagged · honor · conquest · matchmaking · esports
raid
Sudden armed incursion
dungeon · bossfight · leveling · crafting · cooldown · hitpoints · mana · endgame · farming · respawn
guild
Professional mutual-aid society
squad · chat · teamwork · cooperation · collaboration · playerbase · forum · meetup · events · moderation
gold
Element seventy-nine
- tradingExchanging for value
- auction-houseBusiness conducting bidding sales
- farmingCultivating land for food
crafting · marketplace · inflation · currency · microtransactions · subscription · free-to-play · pay-to-win · cosmetics · premium
elves
Mythical small beings
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- dwarvesMythical small beings
sorcery · kingdoms · lore · wizards · alchemy · trolls · goblins · orcs · paladins · rangers
server
One who attends tables
bandwidth · instance · shard · patch · expansion · client · downtime · maintenance · rubberbanding · desync
arena
Venue for contests
- battlegroundLocation of armed combat
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
- gankingSurprise multiplayer attack
faction · ranking · leaderboard · tournaments · flagged · honor · conquest · matchmaking · esports · competitive
- gamesboard games, card games, board game, card game, video games
- video gamesvideo games, gameplay, Fortnite, mobile game, arcade
- interactive mediavideo games, video game, apps, interactive fiction, mobile apps
- online entertainmentstreaming services, video games, online gaming, YouTube, Netflix
- online gamesonline trivia, Among Us
- online gamingonline gaming, online multiplayer, co-op, multiplayer games, clans