crit
Informal evaluation shorthand
Crit is gamer slang for a critical hit—an attack that deals extra damage, usually by chance or by striking a vulnerable spot.
The term spread from tabletop roleplaying games to video games: I got a lucky crit and one-shotted the boss.
In other contexts, crit is shorthand for critique, especially in art and design circles: The professor gave harsh crits on our portfolios.
Successful contact or strike
- damageHarm or impairment
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- rollList of names
- diceMarked cubes for chance
bonus · multiplier · tabletop · RPG · dungeon · combat · attack · wound
Returned response data
- reviewCritical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
appraisal · observation · opinion · notes · session · workshop · peer review · art school
Determining worth or quality
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
breakdown · deconstruction · explication · close reading · assessment · inquiry · inspection · consideration
hit
Successful contact or strike
dice · bonus · multiplier · tabletop · RPG · dungeon · combat · attack · wound · headshot
feedback
Returned response data
- reviewCritical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
commentary · appraisal · observation · opinion · notes · session · workshop · peer review · art school · portfolio
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- examinationMethodical assessment or review
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
dissection · breakdown · deconstruction · explication · close reading · assessment · inquiry · inspection · consideration · diagnosis
- game termslevel, score, player, win, lose
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
- RPG mechanicsmin-maxing, level up, XP, HP, power leveling
- critique typespeer review, feedback, revision notes, final review, self-assessment
- game movesmove, dodge, play, pass, block
critcritical hit
Bonus damage on lucky strike
critique · criticism · critical · critical review · critical analysis
- theater criticEvaluator of stage productions
- critical conditionSeverely ill, unstable medically
- critical thinkingObjective evaluation of information
- food criticProfessional restaurant evaluator
- constructive criticismFault-finding aimed at improvement
- film criticEvaluates movies professionally
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