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League of Legends (LOL) isn't solely a Vietnamese game, which is why players often encounter confusing abbreviations and terms in English. In this article, let's explore some common terms in LOL!
Here's a comprehensive list of the most basic gaming terms in League of Legends for your reference!
- 1v1: A solo battle where two players face off, often used by high-level players to test a champion or assess their mastery of any given champion.
- Auto Assassin (AA): Automatically strikes without the need for mouse clicks.
- All Draft All Mid (ADAM): A player-customized gameplay mode where all heroes are selected and exclusively fight in the Mid lane.
- Ace: A clean sweep. This title is earned when a player defeats the last surviving enemy hero.
- Attack Damage (AD): A measure of physical damage.
- ADC (Attack Damage Carry): A champion specialized in dealing high amounts of physical damage from a distance.
- AFK (Away From Keyboard): Player suddenly leaves the game without notice.
- AoE (Area of Effect): The range of effectiveness of a spell or ability.
- AP (Ability power): The measure of magical strength.
- ARAM (All Random All Mid): A map option allowing players to choose a random champion and exclusively play on the mid lane.
- ArPen (Armor penetration): The ability to pierce armor.
- AS (Attack Speed): The rate of attack.
- BE (Blue Essence): Blue Essence – the in-game currency used to purchase champions or skins...
- Indigo: Indigo charm - vanquishing the colossal azure fiend will bestow upon players an automatic 25% energy regeneration effect for 3 minutes.
- ROBOT: Any lane composition featuring 1 marksman and 1 support champion.
- Empowerment:
- Vigilance: Beware of sudden ambushes or other lurking dangers.
Stun (Crowd Control): Skills that render opponents dazed and unable to move.
Recharge (Cooldown): The duration until a skill can be used again.
Cooldown Reduction (CDR): Decreases the time it takes for skills to become available again.
Minion Score (CS): The count of enemy minions slain.
Mastering combos: Utilize keyboard combinations like Q+W+E, E+Q+W, E+Q+W+R... to efficiently eliminate opponents.
Engaging in combat: Participate in individual or team skirmishes.
Encountering DC (Disconnect): Experiencing network disconnection issues.
Calculating DPS (Damage per Second): Measuring the amount of damage dealt every second.
- Rating: Numerical score used for ranking in the game context.
- Experience Points (XP): Points indicating accumulated experience.
- Simple (Simplified): Easily understandable or done.
- Harvest: Focus on defeating enemies to earn gold and experience.
Gold Gainer: Players with abundant gold after defeating numerous opponents.
Victim of Vanquish: Players who have been defeated multiple times by opponents.
Veiled Terrain: Map obscured by fog, limiting visibility.
Fluid Gameplay: Indicator of frames per second during gaming. Higher values result in smoother gameplay.
In the Jungle: Roaming through the wilderness, players primarily hunt monsters in the jungle and provide backup to teammates in other lanes whenever possible.
Executing a Gank: Collaborating with teammates to swiftly take down and push the opposing lane faster.
Saying GG (Good Game): Acknowledging a well-played game, often used to describe a smoothly concluded match.
Being GOSU: Recognized for exceptional gaming skills.
- Vitality Points (VP): An indicator of physical health.
- HP Regen: Measure of health recovery every 5 seconds.
- Opponent Elimination (OE): Appropriating enemy kills from team efforts.
- Dragonfly Maneuver: A tactic utilizing ranged champions to both deal damage and retreat strategically.
Pathway: The route soldiers traverse.
Glitch: A gaming phenomenon causing delays or disruptions affecting gameplay and outcomes.
Final Strike: The decisive blow dealt to a minion to gain gold and experience.
LoL (League of Legends): Abbreviation for the legendary game League of Legends.
In the realm of gaming strategy, mastering character combinations and item builds hinges on adapting to every update rolled out by the developers.
The mid lane: a pivotal battleground where skill and strategy intertwine.
MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena): A strategic gaming genre set within the dynamic arenas of online warfare.
MP (Mana Point): The essence of magical prowess. Casting spells often requires a judicious expenditure of Mana points.
Magic Resistance (MR): Resistance against magical damage.
Movement Speed (MS): The rate at which a champion moves.
Nerf: A game update that reduces the power of a particular champion.
Orange Essence (OE): Used to exchange for skins or certain auxiliary items.
- Public Beta Environment (PBE): A testing ground before the official release.
- Pentakill (Penta): Achievement of eliminating five opponents in a short period by an individual.
- Ping: Signaling for warning/ requesting support/ approaching/ leaving for teammates to know.
- Player versus Player (PvP): A battle where players engage.
- Crimson: Red Potion - restores 20% health upon defeating Thorny Dust devil.
- SR (Summoner's Rift): A 5v5 map in the game League of Legends.
- SP (Support): A player who provides assistance, usually accompanying the marksman champion.
- Abilities: Main skills of champions consisting of Q, W, E, and R (ultimate) with corresponding shortcut keys on the keyboard.
Skin: The attire of the champion.
Tanker: A hero with healing abilities, excelling in endurance, often chosen by players as a frontline and initiator.
Tele/ TP (Teleport): A teleportation support spell enabling players to instantly move to any location with allied units or allied vision.
Top: The player in the top lane position.
- Troll: Behavior of disrupting other players' experience.
- TT (Twisted Treeline): A 3v3 map.
- Ulti/ Ultimate: A powerful ability unlocked when your champion reaches level 6. Some champions, like Nidalee and Jayce, have access to their Ultimate early on.
- Ys (Yasuo): A swordsman champion known for his swift and aggressive fighting style, favored by many gamers.
