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A character type found in RPGs, MMOs, and class based Multiplayer games that focuses on keeping friendly characters alive. Their general role is to heal/buff and resurrect fallen allies.
More effective than any hospital. These games let you heal damage; ranging from a black eye to a gunshot wound, just by having a snack.
In some games, health can be regenerated or bonus health acquired through romance of some kind, from flirting to kissing to sexual intercourse.
An attack that is fueled by the attacker's own health, causing it to decrease each time the attack is used.
An numeral indication of how much damage a character can sustain. The loss of all hit points results in the death of the character or another penalty.
A systematic style of growing vegetation. typically more organic due to unique soil deprivation.
Developed by BioWare for the first Baldur's Gate game, the Infinity Engine features an isometric perspective, pre-rendered 2D backgrounds and sprite-based characters.
The possibility for a character to sustain a permanent or temporary injury, thus lowering his abilities.
A situation where the player-controlled character loses their life immediately. The quickness of that demise is often a stark departure from the balance of power, and sometimes the rules, established by the developers during the rest of the game.
Whether it be a close up shotgun blast, far away sniper rifle, explosive, or backstab, the "one hit kill" is a popular kill strategy. Usually hard to master and even harder to avoid, the instant kill is loved and hated by gamers everywhere.
The final form of Sandile, it evolves from Krokorok.
Games that fill up the player's health upon leveling up.
A process by which one player/creature's health points are transferred to another, particularly via a spell, technique or item.
One of the smaller innovations in the gaming industry was making the player's targeting reticle change colours depending on the situation.
A powerful attack in the Final Fantasy series, useable mostly when a character's hp is low or a certain condition has been met.
The concept of lives in video games evolved to let the player get a second chance after failing once. The most recognizable symbol is the heart.
It's easy to lose oneself in the heat of battle. Luckily, some games will alert the player as to when they are close to death.
A meter measured much like HP that depletes when you use magic, and depending on the game, regenerates over time or can only be regenerated through rest or potions. Mana is usually displayed as a blue bar beneath it's red counterpart, the HP bar.
A new Terran support infantry unit equipped with massive grenade launchers on each arm.
The most basic infantry unit in the Terran army from the StarCraft series.
The Medic is a class in Etrian Odyssey and its sequel, EO II, and are the most powerful at healing of all the classes, enough to be remembered as "Heal" by some.
Meditating is often used as a means to regenerate mana faster.
Flouting well-known laws of mathematics, some games allow the player to possess over 100% health. Typically, the surplus amount cannot be restored in the same way as standard health.
The basic Zerg flyer unit from the StarCraft series. Infamously known for harassing ground units with their "bouncing" projectile attack.
The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.
Want to make your character grow how YOU want? These games let you develop whatever skills you want at any time, in any order.
The successor of the Aurora Engine. Created by Bioware for Knights of the Old Republic.
Obsidian's own in-house Onyx engine that powered Dungeon Siege III, cancelled Third-person survival horror Alien adaptation RPG title Aliens: Crucible and cancelled Microsoft exclusive Stormlands
In many games such as Devil May Cry and God of War, Orbs, or "Souls", if you will, spawn out of the enemies you destroy and provide you with either sweet life or power. Many times these "Orbs" can also be used as a currency of sorts to upgrade.
The Overseer functions as a detector, as well as an energy-based support unit for the Zerg army in Starcraft II. It is the evolved form of the Overlord.
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