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What does map ban mean?
Watching StarCraft: Brood War leagues like ASL or KSL, I see that in the information panel of each player there are maps that under the category "BAN".
What does this this 'ban' mean, ...
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What is a 'clutch' in competitive gaming? (Not in the car sense)
I have heard this term being used to describe a particular Pokemon in a person's team. It comes out of the competitive scene, although I don't really get what it means.
For example, a blog post about ...
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Is there a term for "leaderboard" or "scorebased" competitive multiplayer?
I'm attempting to research competitive games of a specific type, where the players aren't ever in "direct" competition with each other, and having difficulty describing them. General examples include ...
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What does 'counter attack' actually mean? Shoutcasters seem to use it inconsistently
I have always thought that a counter attack meant an attack that Player A does as Player B is doing a big push. In other words, a counter attack by definition can only exist as a response to an ...
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