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Action RPG (Action Role-Playing Game), also known as ARPG, refers to RPGs (role-playing games) that use direct, real-time, reflex-oriented, action combat systems, instead of the more abstract turn-based or menu-based battle systems.
A rogue character who doesn't obey the law, bandits are known to steal from people for their own selfish gain.
A Concept mostly in MMORPGs. A Buff allows the player to increase their stats for a short period of time.
Currency has all forms in video games. It is used to buy characters, vehicles, weapons, and more.
A specific number that briefly floats above an enemy after an attack which displays the exact amount of damage the attack has done.
The concept of purchasing media and having it delivered over the internet. No physical representation of this content is given, and although the content resides on the user's hard drive they are typically granted a license to the product, rather than ownership of it.
A mechanic often featured in multiplayer games that allows a player to stay on the battlefield after being mortally wounded, until they bleed out or are revived by a teammate.
Frequently seen in RPGs and Fighting games, The EHI helps players calculate the current health of opponents.
"Horde" is a type of multiplayer game mode in which players battle co-operatively against increasingly difficult waves of computer-controlled enemies.
NPCs, enemies, loot, and/or quests change according to the level or stats of the player's character.
The process by which characters reach a new level, gain greater attributes, and learn more abilities. It usually involves earning enough experience points by completing a variety of tasks such as quests or by "farming" such as killing other characters for their experience points.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Who needs 2D when we've got 3D? 3D, or 3 dimensions, is what we're used to seeing in almost every game these days, letting us do all sorts of awesome stuff like run in circles!
Random Loot is a popular concept for dungeon crawler and MMO style games. In essence, monsters or objects drop something that is considered valuable to the player with random qualities.
Games which feature randomly generated missions, quests and/or tasks
Games with randomly (or rather, procedurally) generated environments create new levels from predetermined pieces each time the game is played.
A Role-Playing Shooter (RPS) is a game that rolls both Shooting and Role-Playing elements together.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
Skags are vicious, dog-like creatures found in Borderlands. Skags will attack anything that isn't another skag on sight, tearing into them with razor-sharp claws and teeth, and their ability to jump surprising distances for facial attacks. Some have even developed the ability to spit wads of corrosive acid at prey.
A set of skills and abilities displayed in a branching path. Skills in the tree open up after completing required prerequisites.
A game that takes gameplay mechanics, characters, or story elements from an existing series in a separate and different direction, sometimes changing genres along the way.
A game perspective that views the action from above, commonly at a fixed position and/or rotation.
Games that are controlled partially or entirely with a touch screen.
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