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playstyle

playstyle

1 4.1
The typical way a person acts in a game, showing their usual moves and choices
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪˌstaɪl/
  • Jargon
: estilo de juego
  • Understanding your own playstyle is key to improving your performance in the game.

Examples

  • What exactly is the difference between the two playstyles, and how does that create the schism that exists between Madden players today?

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  • 2 -- Now free for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty Elite TV delivers a renewed community focus, featuring tips on loadouts and playstyles, strategies on the best ways to play the maps, and more.

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  • The game doesn't have a "good" playstyle, so to speak.

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  • The game will offer several different items for different playstyles.

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  • Blizzard is trying to make a game that is enjoyable for a lot of players with different playstyles.

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  • The depth comes from an endless focus on the refinement of roles, plays, and playstyles that have been built up by focusing really hard on specific aspects of the game.

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  • With Rift, I started to think about how to fill in different roles in the same class and started adjusting my playstyle/role as the area/group/event requires it.

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  • Since I tend to end up in guilds and/or chat channels with people who share my goals and playstyle choices, it's only from reading blogs and suchlike that I even know most end-game activities exist.

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  • FaZe Clan's fast and aggressive playstyle overwhelmed their opponents in the championship match.

  • Each player's playstyle affects the team's overall strategy during the tournament.

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playstyle
  • Jargon
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Surface Forms

playstyle singular
playstyles plural

Morphology

playstyle = play + style (transparent) = play + style

Clear compound of 'play' + 'style' meaning 'manner of playing', directly inferable for learners who know both components.

Etymology

Playstyle combines play ('to take part in a game or activity') and style ('a way of doing things'). So, playstyle is like a player's personal 'style' of playing, the usual habits, strategies, and choices that make their play different from others.