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action game
AFK - away from keyboard
aggro
deathmatch
DKP - dragon kill points
DOT - damage over time
DPS - damage per second
camper
clan
FPS - first person shooter
frag
gone gold
griefer
guild
HPB - high ping bastard
lag
LPB - low ping bastard
MMORPG - massively multiplayer online roleplaying game
mod - modification
MUD - multiuser dungeon
newbie
PK - player kill
pwn - own
PBM/PBEM - play by email
PvP - player versus player
PvE - player versus environment
ping
RTS - real time strategy
spawn
XP - experience
zerg
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