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  2. Star Wars: The Old Republic - Wikipedia

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    Star Wars: The Old Republic is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the Star Wars universe. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Developed by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was announced on October 21, 2008. [ 7 ]

  3. Private server - Wikipedia

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    A private server is a reimplementation in online game servers, typically as clones of proprietary commercial software by a third party of the game community. The private server is often not made or sanctioned by the original company. Private servers often host MMORPG genre games such as World of Warcraft, Runescape, and MapleStory. These ...

  4. Player versus environment - Wikipedia

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    Player versus environment (PvE, also known as player versus monster (PvM) and commonly misinterpreted as player versus entity) is a term used for both single player and online games, particularly MMORPGs, CORPGs, MUDs, other online role-playing video games and survival games to refer to fighting computer-controlled enemies [1] - in contrast to PvP (player versus player) which is fighting other ...

  5. PvP (webcomic) - Wikipedia

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    PvP, also known as Player vs Player, was a longrunning video game webcomic, written and drawn by Scott Kurtz.It was launched on May 4, 1998. The webcomic follows the events at a fictional video game magazine company, featuring many running gags and references with a focus on nerd culture.

  6. Elo hell - Wikipedia

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    Elo hell (also known as MMR hell) is a video gaming term used in MOBAs and other multiplayer online games with competitive modes. [1] It refers to portions of the matchmaking ranking spectrum where individual matches are of poor quality, and are often determined by factors such as poor team coordination which are perceived to be outside the individual player's control.

  7. Cheating in online games - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Practice of subverting video game rules or mechanics to gain an unfair advantage This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article possibly contains original research. Please ...

  8. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    A cloud gaming server runs the game, receiving controller input actions from and streaming audio and video to the player's thin client. cloud save The player's saved game is stored at a remote server. This may provide a backup, or enable access from a different game system. See also cross-save. clutch. Also clutching the game and coming in clutch.

  9. List of video games notable for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game Genres Action Shooter Action-adventure Adventure ...