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You should know these gaming abbreviations!

Again, the LoL ranked match didn't go well and your teammates just left you a dry "l2p" in chat. You start a CS:GO match and a fellow player asks you if you can take on the “ IGL

role”. Do these terms only evoke question marks in you? We'll help you get started!

To overcome language barriers, gamers nowadays mostly use the English language. Over time, certain terms have developed into abbreviations, which are still used today in professional esports. Such abbreviations are useful, for example, to facilitate communication or to ensure that information is passed on as quickly as possible in pressure situations.

If you haven't been around that long and don't understand right away what exactly is meant by meta

-play or the RNG factor, we'll help you with our gaming alphabet.

AD - Attack Damage = physical damage, opposite of ability damage

ADC - Attack Damage Carry = Ranged hero with physical damage

ADR - Average damage per round = average damage per round

Afk - Away from keyboard = literally "away from the keyboard", i.e. not on the computer

AoE – Area of effect = Flächenschaden

AP - Ability power = the strength/damage of your abilities

APM – Actions per minute = keyboard & mouse actions per minute

Bg - bad game = bad game

Bm - bad manners = inappropriate behavior

BR - Battle-Royale = game genre with a given number of players and map, the last survivor wins

Buff

- beneficial effect = a beneficial effect eg healing

Buff - the upgrading of a game element

Carry = a player who leads his team to victory

Cd - cooldown = cooldown of an ability

Cc - Crowd control = Abilities that change the opponent's movement state

CTF - Capture the Flag = game mode in which a flag must be captured

Dc - disconnect = Disconnection

DD - Damage Dealer = a hero or champion that deals a lot of damage

Debuff - harmful effect = a harmful effect eg decreases attack speed

DLC – Downloadable Content = additional content for video games

DPS - damage per second = damage per second

Dm - deathmatch = game mode where the team or player with the most kills wins

Exp - expirience = experience gained by completing quests or missions

F2P – Free-to-Play = free games

Ff – forfeit = give up a game

FGC – Fighting Game Community = online community for fighting games

FOV - Field of View = field of view of the player

FPS – First Person Shooter = First Person Shooter like CS:GO or COD

Ftw – for the win = to emphasize one thing e.g. esports.com ftw

Gh - good half, mainly used in CS:GO

Glhf

- good luck have fun = you wish the other players good luck and fun

Gg – good game = good game

HP - hit points = life points

He - high explosive grenade = mainly used in CS:GO, high explosive grenade

IGL - ingame leader = a kind of captain who leads the team with his announcements

Ign - in game name = the name in a video game

Imba - imbalanced = when one hero is too strong compared to others

- Kill/Death Ratio = the ratio of kills and deaths

L2p – learn to play = a provocation, “learn to play”

Lag

= delayed data transfer from the server

Leet – Elite = the elite, often abbreviated to 1337

Meta - most effective tactic available = the most effective tactic you can currently play

MMO - Massively Multiplayer Online = Games for a large player base, independent of genre

MOBA – Multiplayer Online Battle Arena = teams consisting of heroes compete against each other in an arena, e.g. LoL or Dota 2

Mod - Modification = extensions or improvements for games

N1 – nice one = very good, you did well

Nade – grenade = short for grenade

Nerf

= weakening of a game element

Noob/ Newbie – Not a pro = novice/ beginner

NPC – Non-Player Character = characters controlled by the computer

Ns - nice shot = commonly used in CS:GO, "that was a good shot"

Nt - nice try = good attempt to cheer up other players

Oom - out of mana = Player signals that he has no more mana

On – overpowered = siehe Imba

P2W - Pay-to-Win = Players who deposit money have an advantage

Pug – Pick

-Up-Group = a group of randomly assembled players

PvE

- Player vs. Environment = Player fights against NPCs

PvP

- Player vs. Player = Player fights against other players

QTE - Quick-Time-Event = Intermediate scenes in video games where players have to press certain combinations of keys quickly

Rez - Ressurect = Ask for a resuscitation

RNG – random number generator = random factor

RPG - Role-Playing Game = Role-playing games like The Wichter or Assassin's Creed

RTS – Real-Time Strategy = Real-time strategy games like Company of Heroes

S&D – Search and Destroy = Game mode in COD called Search & Destroy

SIM – simulation = simulations like FIFA or racing games

Supp - Support Role = role in MOBAs, supports the AD carry

TDM – Team Deathmatch = see DM

UI – user interface = the user interface that displays all character information

Wh - wallhack = a kind of cheat where the user can see through walls

- well played = well played, compliment to other players

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