Gamer Glossary
A plain-English dictionary of the terms you'll run into when buying or selling game accounts. Know exactly what a listing is offering before you pay.
- Elo
- A rating system that measures a player's skill in competitive games. The higher the elo, the tougher the matchmaking.
- Ranked
- Competitive mode where players climb or drop tiers based on wins and losses.
- Elo Boost
- A service where a stronger player logs into someone else's account to raise its rank. Common in League of Legends, Valorant and Wild Rift.
- Farm
- Repeatedly killing minions, monsters or enemies to build up gold, XP or items.
- Roster
- The set of characters or heroes an account owns in gacha games such as Watcher of Realms, Raid Shadow Legends and Genshin Impact.
- Gacha
- A system where players spend in-game currency for randomised characters or items, named after Japanese capsule-toy machines.
- Pull
- A single draw in a gacha system. Accounts with a large stock of saved pulls usually sell for more.
- Meta
- Short for 'most effective tactics available' — the strongest strategies and characters in the current patch.
- Nerf
- A patch that reduces the power of a character, item or ability.
- Buff
- A patch that increases the power of a character, item or ability.
- Skin
- A cosmetic appearance for a character or weapon. Rare skins raise an account's market value significantly.
- Battle Pass
- A seasonal reward track earned through progression. Accounts with completed passes are worth more.
- F2P (Free-to-Play)
- A player who never spent real money on the game. Advanced F2P accounts are prized because they represent pure playtime.
- P2W (Pay-to-Win)
- Games or accounts where spending real money grants a real competitive edge.
- Whale
- A player who spends heavily in gacha games. Whale accounts carry near-complete rosters.
- AFK
- 'Away From Keyboard' — an absent player. In Watcher of Realms and AFK Arena it also refers to idle progression.
- Reroll
- Creating fresh accounts over and over until you land rare characters in the opening pulls.
- Ascend / Ascension
- A progression system that raises a character's level cap or rarity.
- SSR / SR / R
- Gacha rarity tiers. SSR (Super Super Rare) is the highest and the most sought after.
- Account Binding
- How an account is linked to an email, phone or platform ID. Unbound or fully transferable accounts are the safest to buy.