Retake, dispel and paverspike - how well do you know gaming slang?

Most gamers learned English not only in schools, but also in computer clubs, conquering another non-Russianized game. And while we were memorizing the phrase “London is the capital of Great Britain” for lessons, our vocabulary was replenished with slang like “demage”, “healer”, “invite”. Cybersport.ru decided to check how well you have mastered the gaming “dialect” of the English language. Are you worthy of a linguist diploma from the world of video games – find out in our test.

How well do you know English gaming terms?

18 questions

To overclock, let’s start with something very simple: what does the abbreviation AFK mean?

1/18

Moved away from the keyboard

Created a new game

I am looking for a group to play

I’m tired of playing

Surely everyone has done a CS: GO retake at least once. And what is meant by this word?

2/18

Buying weapons for a teammate

Using the same tactic for several rounds in a row

Capturing a given point

Saving weapons in a lost round

When a teammate asks him to “summarize”, what does he want from you?

3/18

To be invited to the group

To be cured

To help with killing the enemy

To teleport him to you

What is called “cliff” in Dota 2?

4/18

Fountain

Place for ward

Rise from the river

Mountains in the forest

Nobody likes it when his team in the game comprehends “wipe”. And how is this word translated from English?

5/18

Erase

Humiliate

Fall apart

To become sad

If in CS: GO you have ever lost a round, being on the verge of winning in a 1v4 situation, then you probably received short messages “NT” from your teammates. How is this abbreviation deciphered in Russian?

6/18

Nice try

We will kick you

Bad luck

But in Dota 2, many often saw the message “FF”, what does it mean?

7/18

Fuck you

help me

We fight to the end

Finish faster

Many may remember a memorial from the teampeak of a Russian-speaking guild in World of Warcraft, in which the leader shouted menacingly: “Adda banim! Banim adda! ” So what is this add-on?

8/18

The underworld

Boss Minion

Debuffs on players

Powerful enemy spell

And what is the abbreviation for an effect spreading over an area?

9/18

HoT

DoT

AoE

AoM

In many online games, users often write the abbreviation “OP”. What does it mean?

10/18

Task Force

Random selection

Underappreciated

Too strong

Even before bloggers around the world started filming vines in the early 2010s, gamers often used the word “vine”. What does it mean?

11/18

Disappearing

Domination

Mistake

Nagging

In many games where there are spells and offensive abilities, the word “burst” can be heard. What does it mean?

12/18

Maximum level of learning ability

Ability no recharge

Maximum damage in a short period of time

Damage that takes a long time

And now it’s more difficult. Let’s go from the opposite and try to determine what it means in games by translating the English word. So why do we need a kite, for example in Dota 2?

13/18

To kite enemies

To split-push lines

To attack unexpectedly

To sacrifice support for carry

Dispel is a useful thing, but many people forget about it in the heat of battle. Perhaps because they do not know what this term means?

14/18

Using additional items

Command for an ally

Controlling controlled units

Dispelling negative effects

Professional Dota 2 players like to use the term “paverspike” in interviews. What does it mean?

15/18

Most efficient build

Successful draft

Unrealized advantage

Hero Power Peak

In many games, you may come across the word “cap” (not in the meaning of “cup”). What is meant by this term?

16/18

Reaching the limit

Getting bonuses from teammates

Waiting for allies

The most popular skin for a hero

Another difficult question, it seems to us. Doom has always had a lot of jeeps, even in Dota 2, you can sometimes see them. And how is this word translated?

17/18

Blood

Offal

Arthropod monsters

Decreased FPS in massive battles

At the end of the test, we would like to “tip” you for your efforts and attentiveness. By the way, what English word was this popular Dota 2 feature named after?

18/18

Mockery

Tip

Trifle

Thanks

Speak from may hart

0/eighteen

Believe it bad. Apparently, with the world of video games you are exclusively on “you”.

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Pasha Biceps would be proud

0/eighteen

Not bad, may friend. Wi ar proud of yu, bat yu steel nid to improv er skill e beat.

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0/eighteen

Good job, friend! Yu ar brestaking!

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Retake, dispel and paverspike – how well do you know gaming slang?

To overclock, let’s start with something very simple: what does the abbreviation AFK mean?

Surely everyone has done a CS: GO retake at least once. And what is meant by this word?

When a teammate asks him to “summarize”, what does he want from you?

What is called “cliff” in Dota 2?

Nobody likes it when his team in the game comprehends “wipe”. And how is this word translated from English?

If in CS: GO you have ever lost a round, being on the verge of winning in a 1v4 situation, then you probably received short messages “NT” from your teammates. How is this abbreviation deciphered in Russian?

But in Dota 2, many often saw the message “FF”, what does it mean?

Many may remember a memorial from the teampeak of a Russian-speaking guild in World of Warcraft, in which the leader shouted menacingly: “Adda banim! Banim adda! ” So what is this add-on?

And what is the abbreviation for an effect spreading over an area?

In many online games, users often write the abbreviation “OP”. What does it mean?

Even before bloggers around the world started filming vines in the early 2010s, gamers often used the word “vine”. What does it mean?

In many games where there are spells and offensive abilities, the word “burst” can be heard. What does it mean?

And now it’s more difficult. Let’s go from the opposite and try to determine what it means in games by translating the English word. So why do we need a kite, for example in Dota 2?

Dispel is a useful thing, but many people forget about it in the heat of battle. Perhaps because they do not know what this term means?

Professional Dota 2 players like to use the term “paverspike” in interviews. What does it mean?

In many games, you may come across the word “cap” (not in the meaning of “cup”). What is meant by this term?

Another difficult question, it seems to us. Doom has always had a lot of jeeps, even in Dota 2, you can sometimes see them. And how is this word translated?

At the end of the test, we would like to “tip” you for your efforts and attentiveness. By the way, what English word was this popular Dota 2 feature named after?

Speak from may hart

Pasha Biceps would be proud

Certified Gamer Linguist

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