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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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* Attacking an objective without the attacker's troopers reaching it first. | * Attacking an objective without the attacker's troopers reaching it first. | ||
'''Baron''' | |||
* The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Mid-Boss}} in ''League of Legends'' | |||
'''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 {{ItemIcon|Unstoppable}} | ||
'''BM''' | '''BM''' | ||
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* Initialism for "be right back" | * Initialism for "be right back" | ||
''' | '''Burst''' | ||
* | * Dealing a massive amount of damage in a very short window of time | ||
'''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 | ||
'''CC''' | |||
* Initialism for "Crowd Control", referring to [[Status Effects]] that limit a hero's ability to act or move (e.g., Stuns, Silences, Slows, and Roots) | |||
'''CD''' | '''CD''' | ||
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'''Creep''' | '''Creep''' | ||
* The equivalent term to | * The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Trooper}} in ''Dota''. Rarely used to refer to {{EntityIcon|Denizen}} | ||
'''CS''' | |||
* Initialism for "Creep Score." Borrowed from ''Dota'' and ''League of Legends'', heavily used to refer to the number of {{EntityIcon|Trooper|l1=Troopers}} a player has killed. | |||
'''Debuff Remover''' | '''Debuff Remover''' | ||
* Old name for | * Old name for {{ItemIcon|Dispel Magic}} | ||
'''Deny''' | |||
* The act of shooting the soul orb of a dying enemy {{AbilityIcon|Trooper}} before the enemy can, stealing the souls for yourself | |||
'''DoT''' | '''DoT''' | ||
* [[Status Effects]] that deal constant damage over time | * [[Status Effects]] that deal constant damage over time | ||
'''DPS''' | |||
* Initialism for "damage per second" | |||
'''Feed''' | '''Feed''' | ||
* Intentionally or unintentionally giving the enemy team souls | * Intentionally or unintentionally giving the enemy team souls | ||
'''Fountain''' | |||
* Spawn room | |||
'''Frontliner''' | '''Frontliner''' | ||
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* 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 | ||
''' | '''Gank''' | ||
* | * Ambushing one or more enemies, usually by rotating out of your assigned lane to create a numbers advantage | ||
'''Hook''' | '''Hook''' | ||
* | * {{HeroIcon|Bebop}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Grapple Arm}}. Rarely used to refer to {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Flying Slash}} | ||
'''Jungle''' | |||
* The area of the map between lanes, or the act of farming {{EntityIcon|Denizen|l1=Denizens}} (neutral camps) within those areas | |||
'''M1''' | '''M1''' | ||
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'''Mid''' | '''Mid''' | ||
* | * {{EntityIcon|Mid-Boss}} Sometimes used to refer to blue lane | ||
'''Minion''' | '''Minion''' | ||
* The equivalent term to | * The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Trooper}} in ''League of Legends'' and ''Smite'' | ||
'''Patron''' | |||
* The final core objective inside the enemy base. Equivalent to the "Ancient" in ''Dota'' or "Nexus" in ''League of Legends'' | |||
'''Remlings''' | '''Remlings''' | ||
* | * {{HeroIcon|Rem}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Lil Helpers}} | ||
'''Skillshot''' | '''Skillshot''' | ||
* An ability that requires aiming to hit | * An ability that requires aiming to hit | ||
'''Snowball''' | |||
* Using an early-game advantage to gain exponential momentum, becoming highly over-leveled and dominating the rest of the match | |||
'''Squishy''' | |||
* A hero with low maximum health and [[Damage Resistance|physical/spirit resistance]], making them very easy to kill quickly | |||
'''T1 / T2''' | |||
* Shorthand for objective tiers. T1 refers to {{EntityIcon|Guardian|l1=Guardians}} and T2 refers to {{EntityIcon|Walker|l1=Walkers}} | |||
'''Throw''' | '''Throw''' | ||
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'''Tower''' | '''Tower''' | ||
* The equivalent term to | * The equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Guardian}} in ''Dota'' | ||
'''TP''' | |||
* Initialism for "Teleport", commonly used to refer to the [[Teleporter|Teleporters]] scattered across the map and {{HeroIcon|Mirage}}'s {{AbilityIcon|Traveler}} | |||
'''Turret''' | '''Turret''' | ||
* | * {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' {{AbilityIcon|Mini Turret}}. Also the equivalent term to {{EntityIcon|Guardian}} in League of Legends | ||
'''Ult''' | |||
* Short for "Ultimate", referring to a hero's fourth ability | |||
'''Urn / Spirit Urn''' | |||
* The {{EntityIcon|Soul Urn|l1=objective}} that periodically spawns and must be carried to a drop-off point on the opposite side of the map to grant souls to the carrier. | |||
'''Zip''' | '''Zip''' | ||