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Speedrun
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Speedrun

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Speedrunning treats completion time as a competitive challenge. Communities create categories that define the route and rules, such as any%, which allows any amount of completion, or 100%,...

A speedrun is an attempt to complete a game or defined objective as quickly as possible.

Player versus Player (PvP)
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Player versus Player (PvP)

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Player versus player, abbreviated PvP, puts people on opposing sides of the game’s rules. It includes duels, team matches, battle royales, invasions, ranked ladders, open-world conflict, and many...

PvP means human players compete directly against other human players.

Nerf
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Nerf

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If a patch lowers a weapon’s damage, lengthens a cooldown, weakens an item, or removes a strong interaction, players call the change a nerf. Developers use nerfs to...

A nerf reduces the power or effectiveness of a game element through a balance change.

Metagame
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Metagame

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The metagame, often shortened to meta, develops around the game’s written rules rather than being one rule itself. Players study results, patches, maps, character matchups, item builds, and...

The metagame is the evolving set of strategies and choices considered strongest within a player community.

Input Lag
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Input Lag

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Press a button and several steps occur before the result appears: the controller scans the input, the game processes it, the CPU and GPU prepare a frame, and...

Input lag is the delay between a player’s action and the corresponding on-screen response.

Esports
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Esports

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Esports turns competitive video games into organized spectator competition. Players or teams meet under defined rules in leagues, tournaments, qualifiers, and championship events, often with coaches, broadcasters, sponsors,...

Esports are organized competitive video games played within structured tournaments, leagues, or professional circuits.

Anti-Cheat
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Anti-Cheat

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Anti-cheat is the combination of software, server rules, detection methods, and enforcement used to protect competitive integrity. It may scan for modified code, verify game files, analyze impossible...

Anti-cheat systems detect, prevent, and penalize unauthorized advantages in multiplayer games.