Healer

Healer:

• A term that is often associated with MMORPGs, however it is not restricted to this.
• This term refers to an individual who acts as a team's support unit/medic. Their purpose in a fight is to constantly help, replenish the health of, and use spells/abilities to block the damage that is dealt to his friends.

Gank

Gank:

• A term referring to an unexpected attack or ambush.
• Gank is often used in connotation with an individual or group of individuals that is unexpectedly attacked by another team, very often leading to a major setback in points or "deaths" of the surprised group.

DPS

DPS

• A term that is often associated with MMORPGs, however it is not restricted to this.
• DPS translates directly into "Damage Per Second". This term comes from a statistic of the same name that simply refers to how much overall damage a character can do to an enemy in a given span of time.
• This term is often used as a title for an individual or character in a game that is meant to deal damage to an enemy. Their roles are to punch out as much damage as possible and down an enemy as quickly as possible.

MMORPG / Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game

MMORPG / Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game:

• A game that is played most-often exclusively via the internet and is played with a multitude of players, usually hundreds if not thousands, all interacting together within a single virtual world. These players do not have to know each other and are all connected by the fact they are enjoying the same title together.
• Examples of MMORPGS include World of Warcraft, Everquest, Guild Wars, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• MMORPGS often include a subscription fee where players must be monthly in order to continue using the game's online service.