time gate
Chronological passage point
A time gate is a restricted window during which something must occur or becomes available.
In video games, time gates limit how often players can attempt content or force waiting periods before progression: The raid has a weekly time gate.
The term suggests artificial delays that frustrate players rather than challenge them.
In science fiction, a time gate is a portal allowing travel through time.
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- warpBend from true form
- temporalRelating to chronology
- temporal riftBreak in chronological continuity
- passageSegment of text
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