by Dat Nigga Friez June 21, 2014
Used in MMORPGs, DPS stands for Damage Per Second, and has two meanings. 1) As an adjective, it describes how much damage a weapon or spell does each second. 2) As a noun, it refers to a character class or specialization which focuses on doing a lot of damage quickly, or in bursts.
1) A dagger has a rating of 112 DPS. That means that the damage it causes per hit, divided by the time it takes to swing with it, comes out to 112.
2) Mages, Rogues, Rangers, and the like focus on dealing a lot of damage, as opposed to tanks who take damage, or healers, who heal damage. Therefore, they are referred to as DPS classes
2) Mages, Rogues, Rangers, and the like focus on dealing a lot of damage, as opposed to tanks who take damage, or healers, who heal damage. Therefore, they are referred to as DPS classes
by Devator22 April 15, 2009
1) Damage per second. Often used to qualify how much damage weapons do in MMORPG's rather than by cryptic damage range and speed ratings
by Jeb December 28, 2005
A DP is where a gang jumps a member, and that member is not supposed to fight back, normally this is a punishment for fucking up.
by Menace. April 17, 2021
Acronym meaning Damage Per Second. Often used in role playing games such as World of Warcraft, Defense of the Ancients, and Diablo. Used to measure how much damage per second a player is inflicting.
Hero 1 hits once per second and deals 100 damage. His DPS is 100.
Hero 2 hits twice per second and deals 50 damage. His DPS is 100.
Both Heroes purchase an item that grants 100 bonus damage.
Hero 1 now hits once per second and deals 200 damage. His DPS is 200.
Hero 2 now hits twice per second and deals 150 damage. His DPS is 300.
Hero 2 hits twice per second and deals 50 damage. His DPS is 100.
Both Heroes purchase an item that grants 100 bonus damage.
Hero 1 now hits once per second and deals 200 damage. His DPS is 200.
Hero 2 now hits twice per second and deals 150 damage. His DPS is 300.
by EnjoiSkater February 21, 2008
DP, or short for Dynamic Programming (not to be confused with Double Penetration) is a methodology for solving complex problems by breaking them down to overlapping sub-problems. In most cases, DP problems are hard to solve by yourself, so learning DP with friends is extremely recommended -- in which case you may as well begin practicing the other DP variant as well.
My friends and I got stuck trying to solve this DP problem, so we just ended up DP'ing this girl instead.
by aaandrew December 17, 2014