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 20 Essential Words All PC Gamers Should Know
The Book of Gaming Words


16. Ownage

Captain Falcon owns the competition with his fiery punch of doom

This term means that someone or something is really good. A player can be “owning” another person in any type of PvP (which will be covered later down in this list) game. Not like a slave, but more like they keep killing you and you suck in comparison. This is another example of gamer slang. Twisting words and giving it meaning to new things.

15. OP (Overpowered) 

This is not a fair fight!

This is pretty straightforward. Certain characters or classes are usually better than others. Most game developers try to balance their games to make them fair, but they don’t always succeed.

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Gamer Since: 1997
Favorite Genre: RPG
Currently Playing: Diablo 3, League of Legends, Dragon Age Inquisition
Top 3 Favorite Games:League of Legends, Diablo, Dark Souls II