Games that let you gain better items to dominate other players when you level up by playing the game a lot.

The act of doing anything necessary to come out on top.

when playing domination on call of duty - world at war and you have very few kills. you aren't playing to get kills, you are playing for the win.

A patronizing remark to others' misfortune; c'est la vie.

when a game makes people grind for an expensive thing that is superior to everything else else in a the (eg, a shooting game or a pvp game. This is different from game progression in an rpg or practice to improve.