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Game » consists of 9 releases. Released Nov 23, 2004
Some games feature the ability to switch the gameplay camera perspective between first and third person, either as an option or as a gameplay element.
AKA dreadlords are strategic and cunning demons who were recruited to the Burning Legion. They are responsible for diplomatic relations and are also well versed as tacticians for the battlefield.
Necromancers are spell casters who specializes in conjuring and controlling the undead.
Never Ending Games is a self-explanatory concept in which a game is unbeatable and never ends, due either to the game having no true ending or because the game is not saved (or truly continued) after the last section of the game.
AKA the kaldorei "Children of the Stars" in Darnassian are an ancient race. Creators of a unique and magically advanced civilization.
Games which allow players to interact with others over the internet.
An implementation of lore that is meant to flesh out the game world, without becoming a hindrance to the overall pacing of the game itself.
Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
The main character is an orc.
A paladin is a holy warrior, who gains extra abilities through faith and devotion to a deity.
A race of Anthropomorphic Pandas hailing from the mist-covered lands of Pandaria, The Pandaren are one of the most elusive races on Azeroth. They and their lands feature heavily in the World of Warcraft expansion Mists of Pandaria.
Parrying is a specialized block mechanic, often with a tight input window, which prevents the player from taking damage. While some games allow this through a timed directional input towards the opponent, other games tie this to deliberate block inputs as a "Perfect Guard".
Many online games, particularly MMORPGs, require a monthly payment to pay. This fee goes towards upkeep for the game, such as maintaining servers or the salaries of customer support,etc.
Some games include pets you can either ride on, battle with, or simply enjoy spending time with.
A variation on the Pay-to-Play business model that allows players to earn game time by doing things in game.
Player versus Environment, commonly abbreviated as PvE, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against computer controlled creatures or characters.
Player versus Player, commonly abbreviated as PvP, is a gaming term that originated in MMOs to refer to gameplay in which players fight against other player controlled characters.
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!
Referencing a TV show, celebrity, song, trend, historical event, etc. is one of the easiest ways to get a laugh. This can be either a throw-away gag, like the name of an achievement, or the main subject of the game.
Professional gaming is the world where players make a salary by playing games for a professional eSport organization. The professional gaming scene is built upon tournament managing organizations like TheCGS, ESWC, WCG and their sponsors.
A general term to describe a race or species that predates the civilisation/setting that the game takes place in, usually used in the game to provide hints or clues to the protagonist to help solve some sort of grand mystery or defeat an enemy through the help of relics left behind. Occasionally, there may still be traces of them, either through technology or lone survivors that have somehow managed to live to the present day.
In games, punctuation marks, especially question marks and exclamation marks are used for a number of reasons, including locating quest givers and indicating surprise.
A hub for quests.
Quest tracking is a common theme in RPGs and open-world adventure games, whereby the game monitors, records, and occasionally directs the player as to his next mission.
The act of taking on an in-game task; most often, these are provided to the player by an NPC. MMOs and RPGs are the primary users of this concept.
In MMORPGs and similar games, a raid is a (generally large) group of people working together to accomplish a goal.
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.
Rangers are wise, cunning, masters in archery and have vast wisdom in the concept of nature.
Video game combat in which combat actions are performed in real-time, rather than through a turn-based structure.
Games that make records. Often records like most played game, or critically acclaimed. There have been gaming records since the says of Pong and the Magnavox Oddysey.
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