Dps Meaning?
5.0BRAINROT SCOREDPS "Damage per second" — either the metric measuring how much damage a character deals over time, or the role/player specialized in dealing that damage, one of the three core MMO party roles alongside tank and healer.
Origin:Standard MMO vocabulary from the late 1990s to early 2000s, formalizing damage output into both a specific numeric metric and a distinct player role within organized group content.
First Seen:1999
Peak Era:2026 (MMO Optimization Canon)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Topping the DPS Meter Through Genuine Skill) / -1 Aura (Sacrificing the Whole Team's Safety Just to Top DPS)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"He's the highest DPS on the team but keeps pulling aggro off the tank."
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