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Words that keep the forum 'wheels' turning
Kyleran
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And burning in some cases. 
Threads recently have focused around terms that it seems there will never be a common agreement as to their "true" meaning.
Specifically the threads involved discussed "sand-box" and "theme-park" as they are used in reference to MMORPG's and it's clear we not only disagree on the meaning of the words, but where certain titles fall in regards to the two terms.
These aren't the only worlds that contribute to the thread counts here, F2P and the corresponding P2W get thrashed on a regular basis, as they mean different things depending on their implementation with respect to gaming.
So besides the ones I came up with, are there any other terms (or concepts perhaps) you can come up with which we'll likely never come to an agreement on (with regards to MMO's) which will likely be the subject of repeat thread postings for many years to come?
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Here are a few to get started:
OWPVP - "Open World Player Versus Player"
"Instance"
"Storyline"
"Questing"
"Crafting"
"Permadeath"
"Mobile"
"Virtual Reality"
"Persistent World"
"Niche"
"Raiding"
"Endgame"
"Gear"
"Skill"
"Twitch"
"Action Combat"
"Graphics"
"Playerbase"
"Carebears"
"Cash Shop"
"Advertising"
"Shill"
Try combining some of these in any particular order (random or no), prefixing the sentence with one of the games on the Hype-meter; e.g. try "Shroud of the Avatar Endgame Cash Shop in Virtual Reality!" as a thread title.
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Mini-map
Fast travel
"hero" or "the chosen one"
Is it MMORPG or just MMO?
PvE without consequences.
Fun.
"this is not really forum pvp"
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I think you hit the majority of them there.
edit: mis-read the OP
I want a mmorpg where people have gone through misery, have gone through school stuff and actually have had sex even. -sagil
Things are especially bad right now because it's summer and news has been pretty scarce in every gaming forum aside from the Sony/MS new console war and the indie game scene.So the wheels here haven't been so much turning as spinning in place.
But to the subject at hand :
WoW
WoW Killer
WoW Clone
Eve Clone
Payment Models(B2P,P2P,F2P etc)
Art style
Realism
Subscription Numbers
Whales
Active numbers
Xfire
Here is a few you guys missed and there is probably even more:
Solo
Grouping
Forced Grouping
Holy Trinity
Tank and Spank
DPS
Classes
Class Balance
Scripted encounter
Grinding
Leveling
Quest hub
FFA-PVP : Free For ALL Player vs Player
Full Loot PvP
Battlegrounds
Castle Siege
Player Driven Economy
Auction House
Crafting
Player housing
Guild halls
Contested Content
Linear Game play
Old school
Fanbois
Hype
Trolls
Developers
Greed
Profitable
Failure
Success