From Buff to Ping: Understand Gaming Slangs Used in League of Legends
Learn the key slang terms used in League of Legends (LoL). Understanding jargon like aggro, gank, KDA, and more will improve your gameplay and team communication in this popular MOBA game.
The multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game League of Legend (LoL) has transformed the gaming business. his PC game, which debuted in 2009, has grown to be among millions of players' favourite so it is considered as one popular game on all platforms.
Overview:
The players form two teams each comprising of five members whose objective is to demolish their enemy’s Nexus or base. Over 150 exquisite champions are available for selection and each one comes with distinctiveness in terms of abilities, play styles and roles.
Like any other popular game, LoL comes with a unique list of jargon that enables its players to communicate effectively among themselves. In this article are some common slang terms used in LoL:
- Aggro: Anger or rage; also refers to the act of drawing attention from enemies.
- Assist: To assist your ally in eliminating an enemy champion.
- Baron: The Baron Nashor is a neutral creature found within the map which gives the strongest boost upon being taken down.
- Buff: Temporary enhancement of champions’ stats.
- CS: Creep score is also known as number of minions destroyed.
- Dive: To strike an opposing champion while within range of their own tower.
- Farm: Killing minions for gold and experience.
- Feed: Dying consistently meant giving away gold and experience for opponents.
- Gank: Ambushing and killing an enemy champion on their own lane.
- KDA: Kill/Death/Assist ratio is indicative of how well off a player is doing; basically, it highlights performance level.
- Lane: An area where automated units are birthed and heroes do farm.
- Nerf: Making a champion weaker in its potency or functionality.
- Ping: To inform comrades about the location or motion of an enemy.
- Roam: To leave one’s lane for assisting other lanes or ambush.
- Smite: A conjured spell for devouring beasts or champions.
- Snowball: To gain a massive edge over the adversary faction making it hard for them to recover.
- Tilt: When one gets upset or angry these results into bad performance.
- Tower dive: To attack an adversarial hero within their own tower’s limits risking damage from it.
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Understanding these slangs is key to having meaningful conversation with your team mates thus enhancing your play style. Whether you are a veteran player or just beginning, it will be important that you pick up on the language of LOL as it enables you play with more confidence.