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  2. Loot (video games) - Wikipedia

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    In multiplayer games, loot may be provided in such a manner that only one player may acquire any given item. "Ninja-looting" is the resulting practice of looting items off enemies defeated by other players. [3] Players may choose to employ a loot system to distribute their spoils. In a PVP situation, loot may be taken from a defeated player. [3]

  3. Loot box - Wikipedia

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    Mock-up image of opening a loot box in a video game. In video game terminology, a loot box (also called a loot crate or prize crate) is a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomised selection of further virtual items, or loot, ranging from simple customisation options for a player's avatar or character to game-changing equipment such as weapons and armour.

  4. Dragon kill points - Wikipedia

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    DKP systems were first designed for Everquest in 1999 by Thott as part of the creation of a guild called "Afterlife" and named for two dragons, Lady Vox and Lord Nagafen. [1] [2] [3] Since then, it has been adapted for use in other similar online games, in World of Warcraft for example an Avatar named Dragonkiller started its popular use and other programmers designed applications so that the ...

  5. Looting - Wikipedia

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    Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, [1] natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), [2] or rioting. [3] The proceeds of all these activities can be described as booty, loot, plunder, spoils, or ...

  6. Looting by Russian forces during the Russian invasion of ...

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    The raccoon was subject to numerous internet memes mocking Russian forces and their looting. [27] In June 2023 Russian media reported complaints of residents of Belgorod oblast in Russia sent to its governor about Russian troops looting their houses and property in the area after they were dispatched there to reinforce the border protection. [28]

  7. Archaeological looting - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological looting is the illicit removal of artifacts from an archaeological site. Such looting is the major source of artifacts for the antiquities market . [ 1 ] Looting typically involves either the illegal exportation of artifacts from their country of origin or the domestic distribution of looted goods. [ 2 ]

  8. List of best-selling video game franchises - Wikipedia

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    Grand Theft Auto is the most successful video game franchise originating from the United Kingdom and is the best-selling action-adventure and open-world series. The series's best-selling game, Grand Theft Auto V, is the second best-selling video game of all time with around 205 million copies shipped. [51] Minecraft: November 18, 2011: 350 ...

  9. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/October 2005 ...

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    Usually the causal relationship runs the other way—a cancer that affects the blood-forming tissue of the body (the bone marrow) leads to over- or under-proliferation of megakaryocytes–cells that turn into platelets and cause clotting–leading to clotting disorders.