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This page has a glossary of gameplay terms commonly used by the Deadlock community. Most of these terms have been adopted from other MOBA games. | This page has a glossary of gameplay terms commonly used by the Deadlock community. Most of these terms have been adopted from other MOBA games. | ||
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'''AOE''' | '''AOE''' | ||
* Initialism for "area of effect" | * Initialism for "area of effect" | ||
'''Backdoor''' | '''Backdoor''' | ||
* Attacking an objective without the attacker's troopers reaching it first. | * Attacking an objective without the attacker's troopers reaching it first. | ||
'''BKB''' | '''BKB''' | ||
* Initialism for [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Black_King_Bar Black King Bar], ''Dota''<nowiki/>'s equivalent of | * Initialism for [https://liquipedia.net/dota2/Black_King_Bar Black King Bar], ''Dota''<nowiki/>'s equivalent of [[Unstoppable]] | ||
'''BM''' | '''BM''' | ||
* Initialism for "bad manners" | * Initialism for "bad manners" | ||
'''BRB''' | '''BRB''' | ||
* Initialism for "be right back" | * Initialism for "be right back" | ||
''' | '''DPS''' | ||
* | * Initialism for "damage per second" | ||
'''Carry''' | '''Carry''' | ||
* A type of hero who scales well with Souls and therefore is able to overpower most threats in the late game | * A type of hero who scales well with Souls and therefore is able to overpower most threats in the late game | ||
'''CD''' | '''CD''' | ||
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'''Creep''' | '''Creep''' | ||
* The equivalent term to | * The equivalent term to [[Trooper]] in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to [[Denizen]] | ||
'''Debuff Remover''' | '''Debuff Remover''' | ||
* Old name for | * Old name for [[Dispel Magic]] | ||
'''DoT''' | '''DoT''' | ||
* [[Status Effects]] that deal constant damage over time | * [[Status Effects]] that deal constant damage over time | ||
'''Feed''' | '''Feed''' | ||
* Intentionally or unintentionally giving the enemy team souls | * Intentionally or unintentionally giving the enemy team souls | ||
'''Frontliner''' | '''Frontliner''' | ||
* A type of hero who is relatively durable and seeks to disrupt enemy players | * A type of hero who is relatively durable and seeks to disrupt enemy players | ||
''' | '''Fountain''' | ||
* | * Spawn room | ||
'''Hook''' | '''Hook''' | ||
* | * [[Bebop|Bebop]]'s [[Bebop#Grapple Arm|Grapple Arm]]. Rarely used to refer to [[Yamato]]'s [[Yamato#Flying Slash|Flying Slash]] | ||
'''M1''' | '''M1''' | ||
* | * [[Gun]] | ||
'''Mid''' | '''Mid''' | ||
* | * [[Mid-Boss]]. Sometimes used to refer to blue lane | ||
'''Minion''' | '''Minion''' | ||
* The equivalent term to | * The equivalent term to [[Trooper]] in ''League of Legends'' and ''Smite'' | ||
'''Remlings''' | '''Remlings''' | ||
* | * [[Rem]]'s [[Rem#Lil Helpers|Lil Helpers]] | ||
'''Skillshot''' | '''Skillshot''' | ||
* An ability that requires aiming to hit | * An ability that requires aiming to hit | ||
'''Throw''' | '''Throw''' | ||
* Giving advantage to the initially losing team | * Giving advantage to the initially losing team | ||
'''Tower''' | '''Tower''' | ||
* The equivalent term to | * The equivalent term to [[Guardian]] in ''Dota'' | ||
'''Turret''' | '''Turret''' | ||
* | * [[McGinnis]]' [[McGinnis#Mini Turrets|Mini Turrets]]. Also the equivalent term to [[Guardian]] in League of Legends | ||
'''Zip''' | '''Zip''' | ||