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-->'''Heal:''' One ally recovers moderate life.
-->'''Holy Heal:''' One ally recovers major life and is cured of all status effects.

-->'''Revitalize:''' All allies recover moderate life.
--> 

* ''VideoGame/{{Transistor}}'': The Ping() passive says it boosts Turn() walking distance available by [[PercentBasedValues 200%]], but it actually turned walking cost from "0.05625" to "0.03625" by subtracting 0.02 from the cost, which is only a boost of 45 / 29, a.k.a ~155.172413793%, a ~50% different from 200%, but the lack of gradations in the Turn() Planning Cost meter, makes that hard to figure out that TheComputerIsALyingBastard.

* The first three ''VideoGame/PremierManager'' games gave you numeric values for your players' stats, but everything else (overall squad strengths, staff members' abilities, other teams' players) was ranked on a scale that went "Fair", "Good", "V. Good", "Superb", "Outstanding", and finally "World Class". The first three were subdivided into five ranks denoted by stars, so you could tell that a Good *** player was better than a Good *** player, but not by how much.

-->[Status: Itsuka Kendo. Lvl 7 Monk. Big Ass Fist Style
-->Strength: Man-Hands

* ''VideoGame/RemiLoreLostGirlInTheLandsOfLore'': MP and HP decrease items have vague size names, but fixed values, like Medium and Large.

-->'''Slash:''' Strong attack to one enemy.
-->'''Heal I:''' Heal a small amount of one ally's HP.

* ''VideoGame/{{Atelier}}'':

* ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaHarmonyOfDissonance'': Potions restore "some" HitPoints, a.k.a 70, and Mana Prisms restore "some" {{Mana}}.

-->'''Secret Alchemy Strike:''' Deal heavy damage to a single enemy with a strong alchemical reaction. MP Consumed: 24
-->'''Philosopher's Smash:''' Deal heavy damage to all surrounding enemies. MP Consumed: 74

{{Gaming Stat|Tropes}}s always have a way to measure how good they are compared to others in a numerical fashion, since games need to calculate things with them, especially when they're VideoGames, where everything is numbers.

But just because they are ranked numerically, doesn't mean they're ''presented'' numerically. That's what makes this trope. Someone or something gets a look at some gaming stats, but their values aren't numerical. If they're in an StarfishLanguage numbering system that doesn't count, unless the viewer thinks it's not numbers.

VagueHitPoints is a SubTrope, for when games don't present HitPoints with precision. Compare with IdiosyncraticComboLevels, which shows what numbers a label corresponds with / describes each number. Similar to the AbsoluteComparative advertising trope, because they also use comparatives.

* ''Fanfic/LevelUpMHA'': From the first chapter, when Izuku gets a look at Itsuka's stats, they given as descriptions, instead of numbers, except for her CharacterLevel, and her bust size, a.k.a Charisma, is in cup sizes:
--> [Status: Itsuka Kendo. Lvl 7 Monk. Big Ass Fist Style
--> Strength: Man-Hands
--> Dexterity: Can't dodge a brick. But can punch one.
--> Constitution: You'll tire out first.
--> Intelligence: Smart enough to know what you really should be doing.
--> Wisdom: Wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.
--> Charisma: C but currently in denial and thinks that she's still a B

---> '''XS''': Recovers target's HP by a very small amount.
---> '''S''': Recovers target's HP by a little.

---> Big: Effect: Slightly raises quality or enhances effects.
---> Quality S: Effect: Increases item quality by 20%.
* ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'': Stats are only shown as up to five tallies beside symbols in the pause menu, with more tallies equaling more of that stat. This is extremely inaccurate, since the game uses decimals, internal multipliers, and numbers that go way past 5, which are not shown at all. Downplayed as of the ''Afterbirth+'' expansion, which optionally lets you use Found HUD (an official adaptation of a mod called Missing HUD), putting accurate stats on the screen.

--> '''Shotgun:''' Function: Fires a wide, short-range pellet blast
--> '''Machinegun:''' Function: Fires weak but accurate long-range bullets

--> '''Double Blind:''' Deals [[blue:heavy ethos]] damage to all subjects.
--> '''Null Hypothesis:''' Deals [[blue:vast]] amounts of [[blue:ethos]] damage

--> '''Healing Optimism:''' Restores HP to one ally.
--> '''Pollyanna Cure:''' Restores more HP to one ally.

* ''VideoGame/OkikuStarApprentice'': The {{Evolving Attack}}s mainly change their descriptions in the adjective describing their damage / healing. For example, the Stun line at its first and last evolution:
--> '''Stun:''' Light physical damage to an enemy.
--> Stuns for 1 turn. [number]/5 to evolve.
-->  
--> '''Petrify:''' Severe physical damage to an enemy.
--> Stuns for 4 turns.

--> '''Secret Alchemy Strike:''' Deal heavy damage to a single enemy with a strong alchemical reaction. MP Consumed: 24
--> '''Philosopher's Smash:''' Deal heavy damage to all surrounding enemies. MP Consumed: 74

---> '''Attract:''' Automatically draws in nearby Gems and Hearts!
---> '''Super Attract:''' Automatically draws in Gems and Hearts from a greater distance!

--> '''Lvl. 1:''' Kills with this weapon have a chance of creating an area of effect blast that sets enemies on fire.
--> '''Lvl. 2:''' Kills with this weapon have a greater chance of creating an area of effect blast that set[[superscript:sic]] enemies on fire than the standard Burn, Baby Amp.

--> '''Slash:''' Strong attack to one enemy.
--> '''Heal I:''' Heal a small amount of one ally's HP.
* ''VideoGame/TitanQuest'': The player character starts with a Attack Speed stat of 100%, the speed of their bare fists. Weapons all have an Attack Speed stat, which seems to the comparison of the attack speed after equipping the weapon, compared to what it was like initially. For example, Maces have an Attack Speed of Slow, and using them gives sets the Attack Speed to be under 100%, while Short Swords are Fast and give an Attack Speed above 100%.

--> '''Vitalize:''' All allies recover some life.
--> '''Revitalize:''' All allies recover moderate life.
-->  
--> '''Heal:''' One ally recovers moderate life.
--> '''Holy Heal:''' One ally recovers major life and is cured of all status effects.

* ''VideoGame/WorkshopInTheIronwoodGrove'': Some of the TieredByName spells which label damage as just "weak" or "stronger". For example, Nell's:
--> '''Starlight I:''' A non-elemental spell that attacks with light.
--> '''Starlight II:''' A stronger spell that attacks with light.
--> '''Luna I:''' A weak spell that ignores magical defense.
--> '''Luna II:''' A stronger spell that ignores magical defense.

This is commonly done with damage descriptions of combat moves, to abstract away the damage is calculated, and enemies are usually easy enough that it's not RocketTagGameplay where getting the absolute most out of an attack is the thin line between winning and losing. To show how much of an effect an attack has, ShowsDamage numbers along with trusting the player to remember that "this move does about 1.5 times the damage of the weaker version" is usually sufficient for a player to realize which enemies have more defenses than others.

* ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'': Units' movement and attack speeds are listed in a range from Very Slow/Slow/Average/Fast/Very Fast, where each label itself covers a range of speeds. And the text color changes from white to green or red if the current value is due to a buff or debuff, respectively.